Cool idea: images of the bolometer on a silicon chip. (Courtesy: Jean-Philippe Girard/Aalto University) A new type of bolometer that…
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WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to launch a small satellite aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle. The…
Split ties: the so-called China Initiative has led to many Chinese scientists in the US to consider leaving (courtesy: iStock)…
WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency on June 28 released a final request for proposals for its next procurement of…
WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals from commercial launch companies that can provide “responsive and precise point-to-point…
Brother-and-sister duo Eugenia Viti and Ivan Viti ponder the limits of the everyday Have you ever stood in an apparently endless queue, or been…
TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile is continuing to search for funds ahead of deploying commercial direct-to-device satellites next year after…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A European mission to unravel some of the biggest mysteries in the universe is underway thanks…
Time to fly: Euclid will spend some six years observing the universe (Courtesy: SpaceX) A craft to explore the nature…
HELSINKI — A Chinese satellite manufacturer and constellation operator says it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground high-speed laser communications which could…
WASHINGTON — After completing an upgrade to the International Space Station’s power system in June, NASA is moving ahead with…
Message projection: the IOP’s â€Å“Bin the Boffin†slogan has lit up the Daily Star’s offices in Canary Wharf. (Courtesy: David…
WASHINGTON — A European spacecraft is set to launch on a mission to help astronomers resolve an “embarrassing situation” in…
WASHINGTON — A solid rocket motor for Europe’s Vega C rocket malfunctioned during a static-fire test June 28, likely pushing…
Type-1 diabetes is a disease that arises from a person’s inability to produce insulin, which normally regulates glucose levels in…
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — After nearly two decades of development, Virgin Galactic conducted its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight June…
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic is set to conduct its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight June 29, one that…
Augmented scanning Adding an AWSM-PET device (seen here attached to a clinical PET/CT scanner) enhances the resolution and sensitivity of…