What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up emptyhanded? A recent study led by ETH Zurich researchers including corresponding author and SETI Institute affiliate, Dr. Daniel Angerhausen,…
Category: 2. Space
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NASA+ to Stream Nomination Hearing for Next Agency Administrator
Jared Isaacman is set to participate in a hearing to become the next NASA administrator at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 9, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The nomination hearing will take place at…
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Space Force missile-tracking “Foo Fighter” satellites clear design milestone
COLORADO SPRINGS — Eight satellites designed by Millennium Space Systems with sensor payloads from L3Harris Technologies have cleared a key design review, paving the way for production and a planned late 2027 launch, the companies…
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Olsen targets US space boom with new Florida office
TAMPA, Fla. — British component maker Olsen Actuators and Drives announced plans April 7 to open an office at Cape Canaveral to chase growing demand in the U.S. space industry.
The company, which has been ramping up its presence in the…
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Space-based solar power is becoming reality — but the U.S. needs to help
For most, satellite connectivity means ensuring that people everywhere have access to telecommunications, data and the internet. Connecting this way is a noble goal, and innovators are finding new approaches to connect the world’s…
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Empty Skies, Big Answers: What Null Results Teach Us About Life in the Universe
Even if no life is found on other planets, smart survey design and careful statistics can still reveal how rare, or common, life really is in the universe. What happens if we scan dozens of distant planets for signs of life, and find nothing? A…
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Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns
After months of groundbreaking research, exploration, and teamwork aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 has returned to Earth.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos…
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Hubble Snaps Stunning Image of Little-Known Planetary Nebula
Officially named Kohoutek 4-55, this little-known planetary nebula lies within our Milky Way Galaxy.
This Hubble image shows Kohoutek 4-55, a planetary nebula located 4,600 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Image credit: NASA /…
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LeoLabs unveils mobile radar for space surveillance
LeoLabs, a California-based company specializing in space object tracking, introduced a mobile surveillance radar system aimed at military customers hoping for enhanced monitoring of low Earth orbit (LEO), particularly as the…
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Space has a communications problem
Was it Robert Heinlein, author of Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, who said that “everything was theoretically possible till it was done”? Whoever it was, thinkers and doers in the space sector seem to have…
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