Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellite
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron successfully placed a BlackSky high-resolution imaging satellite into orbit on a June 2 launch.The...
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Satellites are polluting Earth’s atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?
The world at large is working to stop the fast-progressing degradation of Earth's environment. In the space sector, however, one-use-only...
AI could solve puzzles posed by twin stars in ‘mere minutes or seconds on a single laptop’
A new artificial intelligence program could revolutionize our understanding of binary star systems, deeply reducing the time it takes to...
China Adds Shijian 26 Satellite to Its Growing Remote-Sensing Fleet
China Adds Shijian 26 Satellite to Its Growing Remote-Sensing Fleet by Riko Seibo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 ...
The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 3: A trio of craters
Back to Article List The ever-moving lunar terminator has shifted to throw three prominent craters into contrast: Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and...
U.S. Space Force awards BAE Systems $1.2 billion contract for missile-tracking satellites
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems a $1.2 billion contract for 10 missile-tracking satellites for a constellation...
Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony on Saturday (May 31), but one of this year's...
Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky’s next Gen-3 satellite on Electron rocket from New Zealand – Spaceflight Now
Rocket Lab conducted a wet dress rehearsal tanking test of its Electron rocket at Pad A at its launch complex...
Deep-Sky Dreams: Open cluster NGC 225
Back to Article List NGC 225 in Cassiopeia is also known as the Sailboat Cluster or the Halloween Cat. The...
A Star Like No Other
An unusual star (circled in white at right) behaving like no other seen before and its surroundings are featured in...
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