When astronauts return to Earth, it can take some time for them to adjust to the return of gravity. A viral video of NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn cursing gravity while trying to place a pen in the air was actually a parody. But that’s not the case too much As a new study nearly 20 … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Space Force once again has no plans to fund future iterations of its Space Development Agency (SDA)-managed data relay constellation, choosing instead to build a new constellation dubbed the “backbone” of the service’s budding Space Data Network (SDN), officials revealed. “Tranche 3’s transportation layer is not funded,” Space Force officials said Tuesday. … Read more
Northrop Grumman said it will apply artificial intelligence to significantly accelerate spacecraft development. The company says that integrating AI into the engineering process will shorten design cycles from years to hours. This approach combines mission expertise with advanced AI technology to improve speed and accuracy. It is intended to enable more complex and mission-critical space … Read more
summary: Space Systems Command has awarded the first commercial solution opening prototype contracts under the Kronos program to MapLarge and Leidos. It is implemented under the Department of the Army’s software acquisition pathway and is configured to rapidly deliver operationally relevant software to the joint force. El Segundo, California – The U.S. Space … Read more
This Earth Day, we reflect on our home planet and look at our planet from space throughout its history. “It’s like watching a sunset on a beach from the most exotic seat in space,” said NASA astronaut Reed Wiseman, Artemis 2’s commander. I wrote We recently talked about witnessing the Earth slip behind the Moon. … Read more
Activation and support 2026/04/22 758 view 13 like Simply put The first full-scale test model of the European Space Agency’s reusable spacecraft SpaceRider is completed The model was completed at the Italian Aerospace Research Center in Capua, Italy. The model will be dropped from a helicopter later this year and will glide to landing to … Read more
The universe appears to be mostly empty space. Once you remove the stars, planets, dust, and gas, there is nothing left. Physics tells a strange story. A vacuum isn’t really empty. It is full of restless energy and momentary quantum fluctuations. These are short disturbances that can generate pairs of virtual particles before disappearing again. … Read more
The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the Crab Nebula for the first time in 25 years to reveal detailed images and track its rapid expansion. located 6,500 light years away The Crab Nebula in Taurus is the remains of a supernova that exploded about 1000 years ago. This fresh set of images provides an unparalleled perspective … Read more
Crude oil rose to $98 per barrel this morning from $95 the day before. S&P 500 futures rose 0.52% in early New York trading. Yesterday, the index closed 0.63% lower at 7,064. Asia almost rose today. Europe was flat in early trading. Bitcoin remains stuck at $74,000. Many banks have raised their price targets for … Read more
GREENBELT, Md. — On Tuesday (April 21) here at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, I saw scientists standing proudly around a metal device with towering orange solar panels and a gleaming silver pedestal. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is finally completed, shining brightly before my eyes in a sterile white clean room. Julie McEnery, … Read more