The Sky This Week from December 13 to 20: 2024’s last Full Moon
Friday, December 13The bright gibbous Moon passes 4° north of Uranus at 5 A.M. EST. At that time, the Moon...
Space Exploration
Space Force to test modular satellite technology in upcoming mission
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force plans to use a “plug and play” satellite interface developed by The Aerospace...
Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope have witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in...
SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California – Spaceflight Now
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch its...
NASA conducts first otherworldly aircraft accident investigation
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter rests on the sandy dunes of the Red Planet’s surface following a crash during its final...
Astronomers discover 7 new ‘dark comets,’ but what exactly are they?
Scientists have discovered seven more "dark comets," and analysis of this haul suggests that the puzzling planetoids are divided into...
MDA Space Partners with Indspire to Launch Indigenous Student Scholarship Program
Today MDA Space launched a new Indigenous Student Scholarship program with Indspire to provide opportunities for students from Indigenous communities....
Sun-like stars experience superflares roughly once per century
A superflare erupts from a young sunlike star in this artist’s impression. Credit: CfA/Melissa Weiss Solar flares are bright flashes...
Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we...
Locus Lock to expand GNSS receiver production with new funding
SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado startup Locus Lock has raised venture capital to produce global navigation satellite system receivers for maritime,...
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