Category: 2. Space

Since childhood, Derrick Bailey always had an early fascination with aeronautics. Military fighter jet pilots were his childhood heroes, and he dreamed of joining the aerospace industry. This passion was a springboard into his 17-year career at…

Present-day disk galaxies often contain a thick, star-filled outer disk and an embedded thin disk of stars. For instance, our own Milky Way galaxy’s thick disk is approximately 3,000 light-years in height, and its thin disk is roughly…

In-flight connectivity (IFC) is fast becoming a major arena for innovation and growth. As airlines seek new ways to differentiate and drive revenue through enhanced passenger experiences, seamless satellite connectivity will be essential…

As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are collaborating with The Australian National University (ANU) to prove inventive, cost-saving laser communications technologies in…

WASHINGTON — NASA’s acting administrator expects to decide on a new “top-level” structure for the agency within weeks, but a Senate-confirmed administrator may not be in place until next year.

Agency leadership, including acting…

WASHINGTON — Muon Space has released the first thermal infrared images from its FireSat Protoflight satellite, marking a milestone for the company’s dedicated wildfire detection constellation. The images, captured using a six-channel…

HELSINKI — China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the rocky body approaches Earth in 2029.

Scientists from a number of Chinese universities, including Beihang, Tsinghua…