TAMPA, Fla. — Telesat has contracted 14 launches from SpaceX starting in mid-2026 to deploy its entire Lightspeed broadband constellation…
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Most people outside physics probably have no idea what condensed-matter science even means. Physicist and popular-science author James Kakalios is…
WASHINGTON — A National Reconnaissance Office mission flew to geostationary Earth orbit Sept. 10 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas…
SAN FRANCISCO — Rubicon Space Systems won a series of contracts with a combined value of about $6 million to…
Going with the flow: Björn Hof in his lab. (Courtesy: Nadine Poncioni/ISTA) Pumping patterns that mimic the human heartbeat can…
WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial…
TAMPA, Fla. — Viasat’s U.K. subsidiary is partnering with Oxford Space Systems, a British satellite antenna specialist, to develop a…
Elaborate structure: this pitcher plant grows at the Oxford Botanic Garden (Courtesy: Chris Thorogood) Carnivorous pitcher plants consist of hollow,…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has completed the mishap investigation in SpaceX’s first integrated Starship launch in April but…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force should overhaul its current approach to procuring commercial satellite communications services, the RAND Corp.…
Speedy SNAIL: The experimental structure housing the two cavities and the SNAIL coupling element. (Courtesy: Stijn de Graaf and Sophia…
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital in 2024 plans to accelerate production at its factory in California, promising deliveries in…
ARLINGTON, Va. — Under a new strategy to counter China’s military buildup, the Pentagon is advocating the use of low-cost…
Fluid situation: composite image of the remnant of SN 1987A. Neutrinos from such supernovae could provide clues about physics beyond…
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup announced a successful hot-fire test of the core stage of the Ariane…
TAMPA, Fla. — Vodafone plans to test beta services from Amazon’s planned Project Kuiper broadband constellation next year to extend…
Cool idea: NIST’s Daniel Barker, Steve Eckel, Jim Fedchak, Julia Scherschligt and colleagues have developed and tested a technique that…