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Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR to help develop satcom payload for U.S. Space Force
Space News - 22 Mar 2020 15:23
SEAKR Engineering will join Lockheed Martin's team for the Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) program. SpaceNews.com
Is interstellar Comet Borisov breaking apart as it leaves our solar system?
SPACE.com - 22 Mar 2020 14:58
It's tough being in a new environment, even for comets. According to recent observations, interstellar Comet Borisov may be having outbursts triggered by flying past our sun.
The Parallels Between Space Missions And COVID-19 Isolation
SpaceRef - 22 Mar 2020 04:04
Jack Stuster has been conducting studies for NASA on how crews live and work in space and the parallels that can be found with expeditions on Earth for decades. He has provided this commentary about confinement and isola...
Coronavirus updates: The latest COVID-19 news for the global space industry
Space News - 22 Mar 2020 18:05
Ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the global space industry. Follow our reporters on Twitter for updates. Sign up for our newsletters. SpaceNews.com
NASA pauses work on James Webb Space Telescope due to coronavirus, weighs risk to other science missions
SPACE.com - 22 Mar 2020 15:11
As many NASA centers switch to mandatory telework to confront the spread of COVID-19, NASA leadership acknowledged that prized science missions may suffer delays.
Scientists trace famed 1987 supernova to weird blue supergiant star
SPACE.com - 22 Mar 2020 13:00
In 1987, astronomers observed an incredible star explosion in a galaxy not too far away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Now, researchers suggest that the supernova was created by a blue compact supergiant star.
Chandra Data Tests 'Theory of Everything'
SpaceRef - 22 Mar 2020 03:58
One of the biggest ideas in physics is the possibility that all known forces, particles, and interactions can be connected in one framework....
Hubble Gazes at Fluffy-Looking Galaxy
SpaceRef - 22 Mar 2020 03:55
This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 4237. Located about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair)...
National Space Council meeting postponed
Space News - 22 Mar 2020 00:25
The next meeting of the National Space Council, already scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic, has been postponed, the White House announced March 21. SpaceNews.com