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The 'TacSat' mission marks the second launch under Lockheed Martin's multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace. The post Lockheed Martin to launch 5G demonstration on Firefly rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO - German thermal data startup constellr announced a multiyear contract Dec. 9 with the German Space Agency DLR. Under the contract, constellr will begin supplying 30-meter native resolution […] The post D...

The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have been finely tuned to support life. Whether this is true or not or whether it is even wor...

Dyson spheres and rings have always held a special fascination for me. The concept is simple: build a great big structure either as a sphere or ring to harness the energy from a star. Dyson rings are far more simple and ...

Sometimes in astronomy, a simple question has a difficult answer. One such question is this: what is the mass of our galaxy?

NASA's audio storytelling reached new frontiers in 2024, with Spotify Wrapped revealing the agency's podcasts as a favorite among listeners worldwide. In celebration of the milestone, NASA astronaut Nick Hague spoke with...

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object i...

On Dec. 4, 2024, NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli spent a moment in part of the Earth Information Center, an immersive experience combining live NASA data sets with innovative data visualization an...

Warmth on sunny days could be a major trigger for instigating dust storm activity on Mars.

At Pico Turquino, a bedrock mesa on the Jezero crater rim, the science and engineering teams planned proximity science on Percy's 30th abrasion patch, Rio Chiquito. SCAM and ZCAM characterized the rock near the abrasion,...

If Digital Transformation were a ship, the vessel for delivering on our missions and ensuring smooth passage into the future, our final Digital Transformer of 2024 would be the captain. Growing up sailing with her father...

Less than a week after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite has delivered its first radar images of Earth--offering a glimpse into its capabilities for environmental monitoring. These initial images feature r...

Knowing whether or not a planet elsewhere in the galaxy could potentially be habitable requires knowing a lot about that planet's sun. Sarah Peacock relies on computer models to assess stars' radiation, which can have a ...

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole's powerful jet striking an unidentified object i...

On Dec. 10, 1974, NASA launched Helios 1, the first of two spacecraft to make close observations of the Sun. In one of the largest international efforts at the time, the Federal Republic of Germany, also known as West Ge...

Using the Large Hadron Collider and the ALICE detector scientists have found the heavist antimatter particle yet, generated in Big Bang like conditions.

Ultra-high energy cosmic rays, which emerge in extreme astrophysical environments--like the roiling environments near black holes and neutron stars--have far more energy than the energetic particles that emerge from our ...

SAN FRANCISCO - French propulsion startup Ion-X raised 13 million euros ($13.67 million) in a Series A funding round announced Dec. 10. With the investment, the spinoff of the French […] The post Ion-X raises 13 millio...

Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication or pizza deliveries take to the skies, they will be safe. In July, the Federal Aviation Administration (...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missions to near space. Lau...

The Earth observation (EO) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) markets are growing rapidly. In a 2022 market report by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), it […] The post DOMINO-E White...