Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

An automated cell culture system reduces hands-on time and improves seeding consistency in 96-well microplates. The research ...

NASA explains how a safely view a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse. WARNING: People should always use protective solar eclipse eyewear when viewing a solar eclipse. Credit: NASA Goddard Space ...

An innovative set of four small spacecraft were launched early Thursday aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia. The mission is designed to evaluate both the performance of ...

Sven Bilén founder and co-owner of Victoria Defense, which seeks to commercialize VLEO and other space technologies. He receives funding from DARPA and NASA related to VLEO technologies. Which is why ...

Texas startup AST SpaceMobile launched BlueBird 6, the first of its next-generation satellites, this week—and boy was it a big one. BlueBird 6 is roughly three times larger than its predecessors and ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. Eastern to test a new small-satellite architecture ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 9: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) stands ready for launch at pad 40 at Cape ...

Liftoff occurred at 12:25 a.m. EST on Monday (Dec. 15). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites ...