Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network
WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian defense technology company and a Danish satellite manufacturer have begun operating an experimental communications satellite in…
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
TAMPA, Fla. — Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2…
Special Operations Forces test mobile platform for direct satellite imagery access
WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command is evaluating a mobile software platform that would allow operators in the field to access…
‘More than 100 million years of evolution’: How snakes …
Back when dinosaurs stomped the Earth, dinky mammals scurried about in their shadows. The little furballs, hiding out in underground burrows,…
Former NASA chief of staff returns to lead agency launch operations
WASHINGTON — NASA’s former chief of staff has returned to the agency in a new role overseeing launch operations, a move that raised some…
Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station
HELSINKI — China launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft late Sunday, docking with the Tiangong space station hours later to deliver…
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…
James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that coul…
A unique, X-ray-spewing black hole may help to confirm the enigmatic identity of “little red dots,” a curious class of objects…
MDA Space continues work on Gateway robotic arm
WASHINGTON — MDA Space is continuing work on a robotic arm for the lunar Gateway while it discusses the future of the project with the…
Viasat wins $307 million Marine Corps satellite communications contract
WASHINGTON — The Space Systems Command’s commercial space office awarded Viasat a $307 million contract to provide satellite communications…
Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship h…
This week’s science news was dominated by coverage of a cluster of hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV…