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Student-led ‘beach ball’ space antenna aims to boost cubesat communications

Submit on Friday, March 17th, 2023 03:11

University of Arizona students’ inflatable “beach ball” antenna prototype could change the way small satellites send data back to Earth.

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Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says

Submit on Friday, March 17th, 2023 02:11

A new NASA report evaluates the costs and benefits of various space debris removal efforts for the estimated 100 trillion bits of space junk in orbit.

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Exclusive: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison stars in Disney+ episode of ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’

Submit on Friday, March 17th, 2023 01:11

Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, voices a fictional app in a new episode of ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ that runs March 18, during Women’s History Month.

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Virgin Orbit pauses operations while it looks for funding

Submit on Friday, March 17th, 2023 01:11

Launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily halted operations and furloughed most of its employees as it looks for funding, according to media reports.

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Asteroid feared to hit Earth in 2046 will almost certainly miss, NASA says

Submit on Friday, March 17th, 2023 01:11

An asteroid that was initially given 1-in-600 chance of wiping out an entire city on Valentine’s Day 2046 is now expected to almost definitely whizz past us without incident.

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Jupiter moon Europa’s buried ocean may alter rotation of its icy shell

Submit on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 22:11

The vast, swirling ocean within Jupiter’s moon Europa may be affecting the rotation of its icy crust, scientists say.

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SpaceX delivers new science experiments to ISS to explore origins of life on Earth

Submit on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 21:11

SpaceX delivered a fresh round of science payloads to the International Space Station that will explore topics such as how to minimize microbial contamination inside spacecraft.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ season 3 episode 5 features the brief return of another ‘TNG’ favorite

Submit on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 20:11

Who’s going to get wheeled out next week for their official Federation farewell? Keiko O’Brien perhaps, or how about Lt. Reginald Barclay?

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