Amount of cosmic debris reaching Earth has stayed surprisingly constant in last 500m years, say scientistsThis month it is worth turning your eyes to the night sky to watch the spectacular Perseid meteor shower. Peak viewing time will be around 12 Augu…
2 Red Objects Found In the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There.
Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot quotes the New York Times: Two red things are hiding in a part of the solar system where they shouldn’t be. The space rocks may have come from beyond Neptune, and potentially offer hints at the chaos of the early solar syste…
Space Juggling
Space juggling “The first rule of Space Juggling is that thrown balls move in straight lines.” Interview with Adam Dipert
Rocket Lab Successfully Carries a US Military Satellite Into Orbit
“Resuming launches after a mission failure two months ago, Rocket Lab successfully placed a small U.S. military research and development satellite into orbit Thursday following a fiery liftoff from New Zealand…” reports Spaceflight Now:
Heading east…
Eutelsat Quantum: breakthrough reprogrammable satellite launches
Transmission beams can be reconfigured from the ground, whereas most commercial satellites are hard-wired before launchThe world’s first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite has been launched, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications….
US government watchdog rejects Blue Origin’s protest over lunar lander contract
The Government Accountability Office said that it was denying both Blue Origin’s protest and a separate challenge filed by Dynetics.
ついに動き出した政府と残る謎：ペンタゴンはUFOの存在にいかにして向き合ったか (4)
2004年に米西海岸沖でパイロットがUAP（未確認空中現象）を目撃した「ニミッツの遭遇」が17年暮れに映像と共に『ニューヨークタイムズ』で記事になると、もはやペンタゴンのUAP関連のプロジェクトは「公然の秘密」となった。軍は公式にガイドラインを改定し、上院軍事委員会が正式に調査を求めたことで、ついに米国家情報長官室がUAPの調査報告書を公開するに至ったのだ。科学者やUFO研究者たちとペンタゴンとの半世紀におよぶ駆け引きに迫ったシリーズ最終回。
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Varda Space Industries closes $42M Series A for off-planet manufacturing
Varda Space Industries has raised a $42 million Series A to bring to manufacturing a key capability that can only be found off-world: microgravity. The eight-month-old startup is looking to establish its first manufacturing facility in space as early as 2023, and by doing so, bring back to Earth advanced products that can only be […]
On Earth, things evolve into crabs—could the same be true in space?
Evolution experts were kind enough to answer Ars’ questions about alien crabs.
Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers
The kit is an all-in-one product that includes a Swarm Tile, the company’s flagship modem device, a VHF antenna, a small solar panel, a tripod, a Feather S2 development board and an OLED.