Since July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and analyze otherwise invisible infrared light, Webb is making observations that were once impossible,…
Category: 2. Space
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Exoplanet sparks stellar fireworks
Scientists have discovered the first clear case of a planet causing its host star to flare, offering new insights into the dramatic interactions between stars and their closely orbiting planets.
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Cosmic Feast: Massive Star Spotted Devouring Gas at an Astounding Rate
Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NSF NRAO) Very Large Array (NSF VLA), astronomers have, for the first time, captured…
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Strategic Demand for Sovereign EO Satellites to Fuel $182.6B Market Surge
The global pivot toward government-backed satellite programs is redefining global EO strategies, shifting demand toward defense-grade, sovereign capabilities
Paris, France [July 2, 2025] – The 18th edition of Novaspace’s Earth…
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Engineer Dwayne Lavigne Takes Pride in Test Support Work
As a controls engineer at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Dwayne Lavigne does not just fix problems – he helps put pieces together at America’s largest rocket propulsion test site.
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Sonic Booms in the Sky: How Scientists Use “Bolides” To Improve Planetary Defense
Faint booms from space help track incoming debris. But the path matters more than you think. Earth gains a little mass each year as space dust rains down from above, adding thousands of metric tons to the planet’s surface. In addition, roughly…
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They Spotted a Flash in the Night Sky – It Turned Out to Be a Rare Exploding Star
A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help of everyday skywatchers through the Kilonova Seekers project. Often described as playing astronomical “spot the…
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Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites
WASHINGTON — Composite materials startup Atomic-6 secured a $2 million agreement with the U.S. Space Force to mature its solar power array for military satellite applications, the company announced July 2.
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