An Epic View of the Seasons
Most kids learn in elementary school that the seasons are caused by Earth rotating on a tilted axis during its yearly orbit around the Sun. The…
NASA extends agreement with CASIS for ISS national lab
WASHINGTON — NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the International Space Station designated…
Guetlein defends Golden Dome secrecy, says industry is ‘well informed’ despite criticism
WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael Guetlein, the Pentagon official running the Golden Dome missile defense program, pushed back on criticism that the…
China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls
WASHINGTON — A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of U.S. space policy, including NASA’s…
2,400-year-old ‘sacrificial complex’ uncovered in Russi…
A unique “sacrificial complex” discovered between two burial mounds in Russia has revealed new information about the funerary…
SpaceX gets approval to build Starship launch complex at Cape Canaveral
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force has approved plans to convert a former Delta 4 launch site at Cape Canaveral into a complex for…
Science news this week: A human population isolated for…
This week’s biggest science news took us to a region 140 million-light-years away, where scientists have discovered the largest spinning…
Castelion raises $350 million to scale hypersonic missile production
WASHINGTON — Castelion, a defense technology startup led by former SpaceX engineers, announced Dec. 5 it raised $350 million in Series B…
Mobile networks want to use the satellite airwaves we need to track climate change
At next year’s World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-25), governments will face a choice that goes to the heart of how we monitor our…
Surprisingly, this space economy isn’t for everyone
Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue looks destined…