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Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space

Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space

Albert Wagner

A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its ...

Musk’s Starlink gets deployed at the White House

Musk’s Starlink gets deployed at the White House

Albert Wagner

The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed ...

It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

Albert Wagner

Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s second Space Launch System ...

Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge

Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge

Albert Wagner

The space science community has long prided itself on its ability to inspire and move people of all backgrounds, but ...

Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor 

Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor 

Albert Wagner

The world has a more detailed map of the seafloor than ever before thanks to observations taken from space. NASA ...

After 9 Months in Space, Stranded NASA Astronauts Return Home

After 9 Months in Space, Stranded NASA Astronauts Return Home

Albert Wagner

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the US astronauts stranded for nine months on the International Space Station, finally made it ...

The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left

The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left

John Ray

1. Delays in getting broadband to the people. Some states are on the 1 yard line. A bunch are on ...

Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution 

Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution 

Albert Wagner

Greenhouse gas emissions could affect satellite launches in the future, new research suggests. As it builds up, the pollution causes ...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission prepares to help bring the Starliner astronauts home

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission prepares to help bring the Starliner astronauts home

Albert Wagner

With favorable weather forecast at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission was scheduled to launch at ...

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the newest Big Tech-to-space exec

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the newest Big Tech-to-space exec

John Ray

Eric Schmidt, who was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, is now the CEO of rocket startup Relativity ...

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