Synspective tapped to provide satellite imagery for Japan’s new military constellation
WASHINGTON — Japanese radar-imaging company Synspective has been selected as a partner in a Japan Ministry of Defense project to build and…
Stunning array of 400 rings in a ‘reflection’ nebula so…
Composite image of the star-forming region NGC 1333 obtained by combining data from the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope and the Digitized Sky Survey.…
Is the sun really a dwarf star?
The sun is the biggest object in the solar system; at about 865,000 miles (1.4 million kilometers) across, it’s more than 100 times…
Former ULA chief Bruno joins Blue Origin
SANTA FE, N.M. — Tory Bruno, who recently stepped down as chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is joining Blue Origin as head of the…
Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return
NEW ORLEANS — NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about how, when or even if those…
Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thri…
An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archeology at Simon Fraser University in the spring of 2024.…
Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — …
Milestone: James Webb Space Telescope launches Date: Dec. 25, 2021 Where: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana Who: NASA, European Space…
Innospace plans second launch in 2026 after failure of first Hanbit-Nano rocket
SANTA FE, N.M. — South Korean launch startup Innospace said it will attempt a second launch of its small rocket in the first half of 2026…
Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Clos…
For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of…
Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird 6 satellite
TAMPA, Fla. — An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a…