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Space Force to brief industry on its future architecture for space-based missile warning
Space News - 21 Sep 2021 01:02
The Space Warfighting Analysis Center will brief industry representatives Oct. 27 on the results of its first "force design" study focused on space-based missile warning and missile tracking SpaceNews
Tomorrow.io orders demo satellites for rain-tracking constellation
Space News - 21 Sep 2021 14:41
Meteorological intelligence startup Tomorrow.io says it picked California-based Astro Digital to build the first two of potentially dozens of small satellites equipped with storm-tracking radars to improve weather foreca...
Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 13:10
Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.
New film finds 'The Wonderful' aboard the space station: director Q&A
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 02:00
Clare Lewins did not think she was the right director for a film about the International Space Station.
NASA unveils landing site on the moon for ice-hunting VIPER rover
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 00:45
The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced today (Sept. 20).
Disney opens Space 220 restaurant with (g)astronomical menu, views
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 00:09
Disney is now serving up its own take on "space food," and to try it all you need to do is take a quick trip off the planet.
Retro 51 rolls out space shuttle Enterprise limited edition Tornado pen
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 23:34
Forty-five years after it made its public debut, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen. Retro 51 announced its new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado.
Drones are accelerating OneWeb's antenna tests
Space News - 21 Sep 2021 22:35
TAMPA, Fla. -- OneWeb is using drones from Danish startup QuadSat to accelerate ground segment tests as it aims to bring part of its low Earth orbit broadband constellation online this year. QuadSat's quadcopters helped ...
NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions
NASA Breaking news - 21 Sep 2021 22:25Scores of internet-providing satellites will soon streak across Canada's skies, but at what cost?
Phys.org - 21 Sep 2021 22:03
The night sky is going to get much busier thanks to thousands of new internet satellites set to launch over the next few years--and researchers say it's going to affect Canada more than most places on Earth.
Op-ed | GPS Offers Lessons for the Infrastructure of Tomorrow
Space News - 21 Sep 2021 21:42
Today, some of the more innovative uses of GPS are those that work together with other emerging technologies, thereby enabling smarter, more efficient functionality. SpaceNews
New York, New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA's Space Station Crew
NASA Breaking news - 21 Sep 2021 21:19Why do the planets in the solar system orbit on the same plane?
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 21:00
About 4.5 billion years ago, the solar system was just a giant, spinning cloud of gas and dust. Today, it's flat. Here's how that happened.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 20 September, 2021 - How Microgravity Affects Normal Skin and Healing Functions
SpaceRef - 21 Sep 2021 19:50
Expedition 65 is kicking off the week with a host of space biology and robotics activities aboard the International Space Station today....
NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two new branches
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 19:46
NASA is reorganizing its human spaceflight office, a move the agency believes will aid its push to put boots on the moon and Mars.
Hasbro has released an awesome new Nerf M41-A Blaster from the film 'Aliens'
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 19:00
Hasbro is releasing a new Nerf M41-A blaster from the film 'Aliens' and it measures over two feet long.
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 18:18
Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Dashcam detective work leads to recovery of space rocks from fireball over Slovenia
Phys.org - 21 Sep 2021 18:06
On 28 February 2020, at 10:30 CET, hundreds of people across Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria and Hungary observed a bright ball of light hurtling across the morning sky. This delivery of rocks from a distant asteroid t...
A new understanding of galaxy evolution with NASA's Roman Space Telescope
Phys.org - 21 Sep 2021 18:04
When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in the mid-2020s, it will revolutionize astronomy by providing a panoramic field of view at least 100 times greater than Hubble's at similar image sharpness, or reso...
Harvest Moon 2021 offers stunning views to skywatchers around the globe (photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Sep 2021 18:04
Stargazers across the globe celebrated this year's magical Harvest Moon, which marked the end of the summer season just two days before the autumnal equinox.
NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future
NASA Breaking news - 21 Sep 2021 17:15Space Force talent strategy is a departure from the norm
Space News - 21 Sep 2021 17:05
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond unveiled the "Guardian Ideal" document Sept. 21 at the Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber conference SpaceNews