Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

Archive for February 24th, 2021

The search for dark matter gets a speed boost from quantum technology

February 24th, 2021 by

Nearly a century after dark matter was first proposed to explain the motion of galaxy clusters, physicists still have no idea what it’s made of.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Scintillating discovery: These distant ‘baby’ black holes seem to be misbehaving — and experts are perplexed

February 24th, 2021 by

Radio images of the sky have revealed hundreds of “baby” and supermassive black holes in distant galaxies, with the galaxies’ light bouncing around in unexpected ways.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Relativity Space readies for its first launch of 3D-printed rocket later this year

February 24th, 2021 by

As Relativity Space plans to launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket late this year, key market indicators show a company growing so quickly that it’s attracting massive investor attention.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

SpaceX fires up SN10 Starship prototype for 1st time to prep for test flight

February 24th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s Starship SN10 vehicle performed its first static fire test on Tuesday (Feb. 23), lighting up its three Raptor engines for a few seconds at SpaceX’s South Texas site.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »