Emerging Tech
NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid
For the mission, NASA attempted to move an asteroid in space as part of the agency’s planetary defense strategy.
Ideas
Vredefort Crater Asteroid Was Bigger Than One That Killed Off Dinosaurs
A long time on a planet not far away...
Emerging Tech
Planned Next-Gen Satellites Can Help Address Extreme Weather Challenges, Officials Say
A Wednesday hearing explored the capabilities of the new GeoXO satellites to provide better data for weather forecasting and modeling.
Ideas
Mars Is Littered with 15,694 Pounds of Human Trash from 50 Years of Robotic Exploration
Discarded pieces of landing gear, crashed spacecraft and wear and tear have produced a lot of debris that is now scattered around the Martian surface.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Gaming the (Solar) System
Advances in virtual reality and graphics processing have led NASA to partner with gamers on the path to preparing astronauts for a mission to Mars.
Digital Government
NASA, FCC Address Growing Issue of Orbital Debris
The agencies are respectively funding research to study this issue and proposing new rules to reduce debris in space.
Defense
Space chief nominee worried about launchpad ‘traffic jams’
The Space Force will “need to look at other opportunities” as launch cadence grows, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers.
Ideas
Frank Drake has Passed Away But His Equation for Alien Intelligence is More Important Than Ever
The equation gives a blueprint for estimating how many alien civilizations may exist.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How NASA Might One Day Send Humans Into Outer Space
NASA futurist Michael LaPointe joins the podcast to talk about what it will take—in technology, time and treasure—to get a human out of our solar system.
Digital Government
NASA Awards SpaceX $1.4B for Five More Missions
The addition brings SpaceX’s total contract value to more than $4.9 billion.
Digital Government
Artemis I Launch Scrubbed Following Engine Issues
The soonest the next launch could occur is Friday, if the engine bleed issues are addressed.
Ideas
Lunar Mining and Moon Land Claims Fall Into a Gray Area of International Law, But Negotiation are Underway to Avoid Conflict and Damage to Spacecraft
The Moon is about to be a busy place.
Emerging Tech
China Could Overtake US in Space Without ‘Urgent Action,’ Warns New Pentagon Report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
Defense
China could overtake U.S. in space without ‘urgent action,’ warns new Pentagon report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
Podcasts
Critical Update: The Information Constellation—How NOAA Data Ends up in Forecasts
The environmental agency collects vast amounts of data each day from its constellation of satellites.
Digital Government
Strong Solar Storm Could Impact U.S. Communications This Week
The geomagnetic storm could also make auroras visible in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
Defense
New missile defense tech comes with acquisition risks
Space Systems Command is seeking guidance on how to manage the procurement of a ground-based command and control system that combines legacy systems with the next generation of missile defense satellites.
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