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The Vulcan and Atlas V use similar composite payload fairings, both made by Beyond Gravity, the space division of the Swiss company RUAG. The same company also supplies payload fairings … Read More
The breakthrough came last month, about 600 miles above Earth. For the first time, the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency used lasers transmitting data at light speed to communicate between military … Read More
What does the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy look like?It’s a deceptively simple question. Although our local cosmic abyss, named Sgr A* (short for Sagittarius … Read More
The Voyager 2 spacecraft took this image of the Uranus moon Miranda on January 24, 1986. New research shows that Miranda might have an ocean beneath its surface. Image via … Read More
Every year, billions of capelins migrate to the Norwegian coast to spawn, and predators take advantage and feast. Scientists analyzing one migration witnessed the largest single act of predation humans … Read More
A growing leak on the International Space Station has sparked fears that astronauts on board may need to evacuate, including the two stranded by Boeing’s Starliner. All seven astronauts have … Read More
In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to … Read More
NASA is delaying making a final decision about potential cost cuts that will determine the fate of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and affect the Hubble Space Telescope’s science program. Although … Read More
Regular exercise is generally good for us, but the ins and outs of how to work out, and how long for, is still a matter of costs and benefits. In … Read More
Your support helps us to tell the story This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on … Read More
