Italian researchers have packed up a new solar instrument, driven it carefully across the continent by road rather than risk it in an aircraft hold, and readied it for one of the more nerve-racking experiments in physics: a test that has to succeed on …
Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya project. The idea is to put […]
Europe has finalized plans for its €15.6 billion IRIS² satellite network, expanding it to 348 satellites with first launches scheduled for 2029.
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International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of…
Intel’s orbital data center architecture uses powerful higher-orbit satellites to manage LEO constellations, reducing reliance on terrestrial control centers.
NASA ensured that all laptops destined for use in the International Space Station had the same ‘cannon’ power connector by implementing a modification.
After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope wasn’t designed for asteroid hunting, but its massive field of view makes it a powerful addition to Earth’s planetary defense network.
The rocket drifted in space for over a year before finally plummeting to the moon’s surface.
Once, I had some questions about why SpaceX, Elon Musk’s healthiest company, acquired xAI, his sickliest one. Now I have some questions about why we’re calling the whole thing SpaceX. Look, what we have here, by revenue, is primarily a telecom company and a company that rents compute, according to SpaceX’s first quarterly earnings statement […]