ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the…
Beyond the ground station: Why space data centers require a distributed RAID
Low Earth orbit is undergoing the fastest expansion in its history. However, the nature of the payload is changing. We are moving past simple…
GomSpace to provide RF subsystem for Apolink LEO relay demonstrator
TAMPA, Fla. — Palo Alto startup Apolink has picked GomSpace to build the radio frequency subsystem for its first relay cubesat, aiming to show…
Why the Space Force says 2025 changes everything
In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss sits down with Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, one of the U.S. Space Force’s most influential…
Starfish Space and Impulse Space demonstrate autonomous spacecraft proximity operations
WASHINGTON — Two space companies have collaborated to demonstrate automated close approaches between spacecraft using a single camera as the…
Today’s biggest science news: ‘Little Foot’ potential u…
Refresh 2025-12-15T12:55:50.754Z Live Science weekend news roundup Here are some of the best Live Science stories from the weekend:…
MetaSeismic material mitigates vibration and shock in NASA Marshall testing
SAN FRANCISCO – University of California spinoff MetaSeismic wasn’t focused on space applications when it began using an artificial…
Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
Strange burst of energy traveling at 99% the speed of l…
quick facts What it is: Gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B Where it is: 8 billion light-years away, in the constellation Scutum When it was shared:…