Space Force eyes commercial satellites to boost surveillance in geostationary orbit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force will evaluate commercial alternatives to its bespoke military surveillance satellites in geostationary orbit, a...
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World’s largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for large icebergs,...
Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discovered
This snapshot shows the overall orbit and current position of Comet C/2025 D1 (Gröller) on March 11, 2025. Note that...
The NASA DC-8 Retires: Reflections on its Contributions to Earth System Science
Introduction Since 1987, a highly modified McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft has been a workhorse in NASA’s Airborne Science Program (ASP)—see...
Long March 8 launches Thousand Sails satellites from commercial spaceport
HELSINKI — A new group of 18 satellites entered orbit Tuesday for the Thousand Sails constellation with the first launch...
The special effects in Netflix’s ‘The Electric State’ look amazing, but we can’t stop thinking about the animatronic Mr Peanut cameo (video)
The Electric State | Final Trailer | Netflix - YouTube Watch On Ace directors Joe and Anthony Russo have already...
Canada’s technology helps repel lunar dust on Blue Ghost moon lander
Though the space sector has had some challenges of late—with the 8th Starship launch and second Intuitive Machines lunar landing...
Discovery Alert: ‘Super-Earth’ Swings from Super-Heated to Super-Chill
The Discovery A possible “super-Earth” orbits a relatively close, Sun-like star, and could be a habitable world – but one...
Working around ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks
WASHINGTON – Difficulty acquiring propulsion systems, radiation-hardened components and laser communications systems continue to vex satellite manufacturers.“Supply chains are critical...
Private mini rover aboard sideways Athena moon lander was ready to roll — but it couldn’t get out
Intuitive Machines' Athena mission is already over, but silver linings have emerged from the short-lived lunar south pole landing effort.Athena...
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