SpaceX launched 28 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday morning, just days after the space-based internet provider briefly went down. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:01 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
NASA announced Friday that Senegal has become the 56th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, which concern the peaceful exploration of outer space. The signing of the Artemis Accords is meant to conduct exploration in a peaceful and open manner,…
SpaceX has successfully launched two Falcon 9 rockets carrying satellite payloads after previous attempts were aborted less than a minute before liftoff in Florida and California the previous day. In both cases, the rockets and payloads were in excellent condition.…
The Artificial Intelligence Innovation Council was launched in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, aiming to help the United States become a global leader in AI. Former Department of Government Effectiveness General Counsel James Burnham has announced the creation of a…
Planned missions to the Moon and Mars require modern communications and navigation systems, prompting NASA officials to solicit ideas through proposals from American companies. On July 7, NASA issued a request for proposals for a “high-performance, highly reliable communications infrastructure”…
The International Space Station will pass over the eastern United States and parts of Canada just after sunset Thursday evening, an event that will be visible to millions of people in those areas. The station will be visible for several…
NASA’s project to develop a quieter supersonic jet has successfully completed preliminary testing when the X-59 was able to taxi at low speed at its California plant. The space agency on Tuesday announced the latest achievement for NASA’s X-59 program,…
NASA’s TRACERS mission is now scheduled to launch Wednesday using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, after SpaceX delayed Tuesday’s launch due to “airspace issues.” SpaceX officials canceled Tuesday’s launch from Vandenberg Space Base in California just 45 seconds before liftoff.…
The heatwave that has hit the central U.S. this week may feel worse than it did at the start of summer, and part of that has to do with corn. It may seem counterintuitive, but the common crop can actually…
Researchers have predicted that the day on Tuesday will be a tiny fraction of a second shorter than usual as the Earth’s rotation speeds up. The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service expects Tuesday to be just 1.34 milliseconds…
Firefighters continue search and rescue efforts among collapsed buildings in Hualien, Taiwan, in 2024. (Image courtesy of the Ministry of the Interior/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) Google has used motion sensors in more than 2 billion mobile devices to create an…
(Image credit: Evgeny Mymrin/Getty Images) Microchips are used in almost all modern devices, from mobile phones and laptops to refrigerators. However, their production is a complex process. Researchers claim to have found a way to use the power of quantum…