Open Cosmos and Astroscale Ltd. have been awarded a contract worth £5.15 million by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence […]
Space Weather
ESA: Striking images tell the story of space weather
A compelling collection of images that illustrates humanity’s efforts to mitigate the far-reaching impacts of violent solar outbursts has been unveiled in London by the European Space Agency. This exhibition […]
NASA’s EZIE launching to study magnetic fingerprints of Earth’s aurora
High above Earth’s poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky. These auroral electrojets push about a million amps of electrical […]
SpaceX to send Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the moon on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 15 for Falcon 9’s launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in Florida. Also on board […]
Lynker Space unveils new operational space weather forecasting capability
Lynker Space has introduced a new capability for predicting and mitigating space weather threats to numerous industries and critical services. Leading the effort is Scott McIntosh, a solar and astrophysical researcher […]
Rocket Lab’s New Zealand success deploys satellites to separate orbits 500km apart for KAIST and NASA
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) , a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th […]
Scientists use NASA data to predict solar corona before Eclipse
Our Sun, like many stars, is adorned with a crown. It’s called a corona (Latin for “crown” or “wreath”) and consists of long, thread-like strands of plasma billowing out from […]
ESA to develop two new Scout satellites NanoMagSat and Tango for the New Space era
Further embracing the New Space era, ESA is to develop two new Scout satellites: NanoMagSat and Tango. NanoMagSat will measure Earth’s magnetic field to help assess space weather hazards and […]
Spire Global awarded million$ contract by NOAA
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded $9.4 million by NOAA to provide radio occultation (RO) data for an 8-month period. The award is part of an Indefinite Delivery […]
Spire Global’s $6.5 Million NASA contract renewal for Earth Observation Data
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced it was awarded a $6.5 million, 12-month contract renewal […]