Astronomers Suggest Some Exoplanet Signals Are False Alarms
What if some of the Earth-like planets discovered by Kepler aren’t there at all?
Meet the Astronomer Who Has Chronicled the Field for 16 Years
For 16 years, Virginia Trimble read every astronomy paper in 23 journals. Now, her review papers are part of the canon.
DowDuPont Signs a Deal to Surveil Farms With Satellites
Photos from a network of 200 satellites will go into agricultural analytics tools, which could give farmers new insight.
Maybe Nobody Wants Your Space Internet
A growing group of companies believes satellites, balloons, and drones can help bring internet access to everyone on Earth. But what if not everybody wants it?
How Fast Can Gravitational Wave Detection Get?
With machine learning and other algorithmic approaches, researchers are increasing the speed at which they detect the undulations of spacetime.
GPS Isn’t Very Secure. Here’s Why We Need A Backup
The 24 satellites that keep GPS running in the US aren't especially secure. So private and federal groups are working on alternatives.
Inside Bigelow Aerospace Founder Robert Bigelow’s Decades-Long Obsession With UFOs
The budget hotel magnate and inflatable space habitat maker has a unique side project.
What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos?
The Department of Defense released two videos of so-called UFOs. Or did it?
China Wants to Make a Mark in Space—But It’ll Need a Little Help
When it comes to space, China has always come in third place. But a new partnership with Luxembourg might launch it into orbit.
How the Government Controls Sensitive Satellite Data
It might just buy exclusive rights to image it doesn't want out there.