Astronauts will wriggle into their spacesuits next week to swab outside the International Space Station and see if the lab orbiting 250 miles above Earth is releasing microorganisms into space. The experiment will focus on collecting samples of bacteria and fungi near vents. NASA wants to know whether germs can survive the harsh environment and, […]
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) ships its first Gen-3 satellite to launch provider Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) today. The satellite is planned for launch in February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The Gen-3 constellation will offer customers new mission critical insights with the addition of very high-resolution, rapid-revisit 35-centimeter imagery and […]
En route to land on the moon, a spacecraft snapped views of Earth eclipsing the sun. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and is slated to attempt a challenging moon landing on March 2. Now in Earth’s orbit, the robotic craft […]
A meteorite fell at their doorstep. The doorbell camera caught it all. (Image Credit: Mashable) As a space rock slammed into the walkway in front of a Canadian couple’s house, it screeched like a sheet of ice shattering. Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly, who live on Prince Edward Island, caught a meteorite […]
Starlink is having a profitable time in at least five African countries where its broadband-by-satellite service is available. The five key nations (Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe) have seen sales paused in the main urban cities because of user demand. Sales will be improved as SpaceX’s Starlink system launches more satellites and thus improves […]
Stunning weather found on another world. It’s never been seen before. (Image Credit: Mashable) Astronomers discovered the huge planet WASP-127b nearly a decade ago. Now, they’ve found this world harbors winds of some 20,500 mph, or 33,000 km/h. That’s nearly 19 times faster than the strongest planetary winds in our solar system […]
NASA built new tires for Mars. They’re nothing like your tires. (Image Credit: Mashable) The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA‘s Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire, that would be capable of […]
A tiny galaxy ceased making stars for billions of years. Then it rebooted. (Image Credit: Mashable) Most small galaxies that stopped making new stars in the early universe never resumed operations. Something caused their celestial factories to shutter. But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and […]
Scientists capture absolutely stunning image of the Andromeda galaxy (Image Credit: Mashable) The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 trillion stars. Now, astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture hundreds of detailed images of our vast galactic neighbor, creating the largest-ever photomosaic of the […]
Analysts at Barclays have joined a growing number of researchers favoring AST SpaceMobile (AST). A report from the bank explains to investors the background to AST’s recent agreement with Ligado Networks, and says the additional L-band spectrum acquired by AST to be meaningful. The bank says that while the agreement, permitting access by AST to […]
