Researchers at NASA have validated the existence of a planet orbiting another star using the Northrop Grumman-developed James Webb Space Telescope. The exoplanet marks NASA’s first such discovery made using the Webb
MoreCol. Eric Felt, director of space architecture and integration at the U.S. Space Force, said investments in high-priority technologies and commercially available platforms are instrumental to maintaining the U.S. technological leadership in
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The U.S. Space Force will launch its National Security Space Launch-67 mission using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on January 14 at 5:00 p.m. Scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, the mission
MoreNASA will grant $175,000 worth of funding to 14 initial-stage studies under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program as it continues to foster space technology developments that could support future missions. The
MoreThe third spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series, dubbed GOES-18, officially became GOES West on Thursday following its transition into operational service. GOES West will
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Space Systems Command has launched a small satellite onboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission to showcase the capability of space-based electro-optical/infrared weather systems to provide weather imagery data from low Earth orbit. The demonstration,
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NASA and the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program have completed an experiment aimed at understanding the interior of an asteroid in hopes of supporting efforts to develop a potential defense against near-Earth
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would authorize a NASA-run demonstration program to remove dangerous orbital debris from space. The Orbital Sustainability or ORBITS Act was proposed in September by Sen.
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As numerous entities make efforts to move into space, common practices must be established to ensure the safety of the domain for those who wish to operate there, according to John Plumb, assistant
MoreNASA has halted the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport robotic lander mission after the system failed to respond to two communication attempts. The mission took its final self-photograph
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