Molybdenum Was Scarce, But Early Life Chose It Anyway
Life on Earth depends on a critical dance of elements throughout the biosphere. One of these elements is Molybdenum, a transition metal that speeds up important biochemical reactions in cells.…
Satellite spies one of Russia’s most active volcanoes melting snow from the inside out
Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia’s relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part III: Dyson and Kardashev
By the 1960s, two major contributions were made to the field of SETI, both of which considered how more advanced civilizations could be found based on the types of structures…
BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne on using satellite imagery to solve problems
In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne about AI’s role in the imagery sector, how international partners are thinking about sovereignty and the quest…
China’s Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station
The Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to China’s Tiangong space station early Monday morning (May 10), about five hours after launching atop a Long March 7…
Creotech plans $118 million capital raise, investment in new satellite factory
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space technology company Creotech Instruments has announced plans for a $118 million fundraise that will allow the company to open a new satellite production facility in…
How NASA lunar scientists taught Artemis 2 astronauts to see the moon with different eyes
The astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis 2 mission that flew around the moon had to learn to describe their observations using language that would help lunar scientists gain a deeper understanding…
Special Operations Forces test mobile platform for direct satellite imagery access
The software, developed by SkyFi, operates on tactical Android devices
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages…
New Model Finds the Lower Size Limit for Habitable Exoplanets
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there’s a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only…