Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
Although the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is most often observed in March and September, it can appear at other times of the year if conditions…
L3Harris to sell majority stake in space propulsion unit to AE Industrial
WASHINGTON — L3Harris Technologies said Jan. 5 it will sell a majority stake in its space propulsion business to private equity firm AE…
Did any cat breeds develop naturally?
Of the more than 600 million cats across the globe, less than 10% belong to a specific breed. But are these purebred cats the result of human…
Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving to modernize the computer networks that underpin its operations, awarding new work under a $12.5…
SpaceX, China drive new record for orbital launches in 2025
WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that…
New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impact
WASHINGTON — A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as a “space particle,”…
SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite
MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation…
Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new st…
A unique cipher that uses playing cards and dice to turn languages into glyphs produces text eerily similar to the glyphs in the Voynich…
Eartheye Space reveals contract with Asia-Pacific customer
SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data to a customer in the…