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Posted on July 5, 2017

Jill Tarter Never Found Aliens—But Her Successors Might

The long-time leader of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and inspiration for the movie Contact—has scores of astronomical devotees.
Posted on June 29, 2017

Your Connected Devices Are Screwing Up Astronomy

The radio spectrum is a limited commodity—and more and more of it is getting slurped up by consumer devices.
Posted on June 13, 2017

The Unknown Startups Fueling Aerospace With Fancy Tech

One aerospace accelerator doesn’t necessarily think of Silicon Valley as its incubator for genius, and it's willing to take on eat-your-vegetables inventions that could make rocket companies rich.
Posted on June 8, 2017

SpaceX Wants to Launch Thousands of Satellites. What on Earth For?

SpaceX plans to launch nearly 12,000 satellites to create fast internet access around the globe. But is that all it will do with its constellation?
Posted on May 26, 2017

For Modern Astronomers, It’s Learn to Code or Get Left Behind

For Modern Astronomers, It’s Learn to Code or Get Left Behind
Fledgling astronomers still don't take meaningful courses in modern coding, data science, or their best practices. The post For Modern Astronomers, It’s Learn to Code or Get Left Behind appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 26, 2017

For Modern Astronomers, It’s Learn to Code or Get Left Behind

Fledgling astronomers still don't take meaningful courses in modern coding, data science, or their best practices.
Posted on May 25, 2017

This New Goldilocks Rocket Is Juuust Right for Small Satellites

This New Goldilocks Rocket Is Juuust Right for Small Satellites
Rocket Lab's Electron is set to become the first launcher made for, and for sale to, small satellite startups. The post This New Goldilocks Rocket Is Juuust Right for Small Satellites appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 25, 2017

Rocket Lab Launches Its Electron Rocket, Just the Right Size for Small Satellites

Rocket Lab's Electron is set to become the first launcher made for, and for sale to, small satellite startups.
Posted on May 17, 2017

The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really

The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really
When you have nearly unfathomable depths of information, the quickest way to move it is still the actual highway, not the information-super-one. The post The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 17, 2017

The Best Way To Transmit Satellite Data? In Trucks. Really

When you have nearly unfathomable depths of information, the quickest way to move it is still the actual highway, not the information-super-one.

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