SpaceX Gives More Details on how their Starlink Internet Service Will Work. Less Satellites, Lower Orbit, Shorter Transmission times, Shorter Lifespans
Professor Mark Handley of University College London has created a simulation that demonstrates how SpaceX's space-based internet (Starlink) will work.
So Cool! Japanese Space Research Center will be Suspended Over a Moonlike Crater
The architectural design behind Japan's new space research center is mind-boggling. The futuristic building will incorporate elements of spacecraft design,…
Going 1 Million Miles per Hour With Advanced Propulsion
Advanced propulsion breakthroughs are near. Spacecraft have been stuck at slow chemical rocket speeds for years and weak ion drive…
Honey, Where’s the Space Sperm? It’s in Low-Earth Orbit, Dear
It's always wise to be prepared for a disaster, but space sperm is taking it a little too far. Having…
Scientists are Using Artificial Intelligence to See Inside Stars Using Sound Waves
How in the world could you possibly look inside a star? You could break out the scalpels and other tools…
ARCHIMEDES: Digging into the ice on Europa with lasers
To explore Europa for signs of life, NASA in investing in a number of technologies, which includes a laser-mining concept…
Gaia Spots an Enormous Ghost Galaxy Right Next Door that’s Being Dismantled by the Milky Way
Astronomers combing through data from the ESA's Gaia spacecraft have discovered what they're calling a ghost galaxy. The galaxy, named…
An Extremely Rare Gamma Ray Emitting Neutron Star Binary Has Been Found
The VERITAS collaboration recently discovered a binary system with a very high-energy gamma-ray neutron star, the rarest and most extreme…
Catching Asteroid 3 Juno at Its Best
Not all oppositions are created equal. This week's target offers a good case in point, as asteroid 3 Juno reaches…
Direct Observations of a Planet Orbiting a Star 63 Light-Years Away
Using the Very Large Telescope, a team of ESO astronomers directly observed Beta Pictoris b over the course of four…