WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force for the second time has taken ownership of a retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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WAIMEA, Hawaii — After a slow start, the Commerce Department says it is making progress on establishing a civil space…
[embedded content] Although it seems like a mundane material, the rich and varied behaviour of sand has long fascinated physicists…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Satellogic is relocating from Uruguay to the United States in a bid for more government business…
KIHEI, Hawaii — Sierra Space conducted another test of its inflatable habitat technology, demonstrating that the module exceeds its requirements…
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with the astrophysicist Victoria Grinberg, who is a…
Senjuti Mallick is a space law expert promoting space sustainability and responsible space exploration. She leads legal and compliance operations…
WASHINGTON — Maxar Technologies, a space technology firm that operates imaging satellites and manufactures spacecraft, has reorganized and eliminated executive…
Mirror image: artistic illustration of an Alice ring, which researchers have just observed for the first time in nature. (Courtesy:…
KIHEI, Hawaii — The Federal Communications Commission is requiring more operators of satellite constellations to work with astronomers to minimize…
TAMPA, Fla. — AST Space Mobile said Sept. 19 its Blue Walker 3 test satellite that’s been in orbit for…
Transformation: neutron stars could gather dark matter that turns them into small black holes.(Courtesy: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual…
WASHINGTON — CACI International’s optical communication terminal passed initial ground tests required to compete for Space Development Agency satellite contracts,…
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron failed during a launch of Capella Space radar imaging satellite Sept. 19. The Electron…
Magnetic map: image of the galaxy 9io9 showing the orientation of its magnetic field. (Courtesy: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/J Geach et al.)…
WASHINGTON — ABL Space Systems, a California-based launch startup that has yet to reach orbit, received a $15 million task…
PARIS – The rapid growth of European space startups is reflected in Young European Enterprises Syndicate for Space (YEESS), a…
The WT-PET team Stefaan Vandenberghe (back row, second from right) and colleagues at Ghent University are developing a walk-through total-body…