Fires Char New Guinea – NASA Science
New Guinea, the world’s second-largest island, harbors an extraordinary variety of plant life across more than a dozen distinct ecoregions,…
Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation and…
Trump nominee: Closer Space Force-NRO integration ‘worth considering’
WASHINGTON — Marc Berkowitz, a veteran space policy strategist nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as assistant secretary of defense…
Shutdown could soon slow preparations for Artemis 2
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Preparations for NASA’s Artemis 2 launch could soon grind to a halt if the nearly month-long government shutdown continues,…
For the first time, James Webb telescope detects 5 ‘building blocks of life’ in ice outside the Milky Way
For the first time, scientists have spotted multiple complex building blocks of life in the ice around a star outside the Milky Way. Using the…
FCC proposes ‘licensing assembly line’ to accelerate satellite approvals
TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission voted Oct. 28 to propose creating a modular “licensing assembly line” that would overhaul…
Cambrian Works Announces Partnership with Aptos Orbital to Integrate the GigRouter and Aptos Terminal
LOS GATOS, CA—Cambrian Works is pleased to announce their partnership with Aptos Orbital to revolutionize space to space connections. This…
Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical…
Federating Europe’s Earth Observation Ground Segment: The DOMINO-E Proof of Concept
As Europe prepares its next generation of Earth-Observation (EO) missions, a less visible but equally strategic challenge unfolds on the…
Glowering ‘skull’ stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Trou au Natron, Tibesti Massif, Chad [20.96825691, 16.571382232] What’s in the photo? A skull-like structure…