Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center
Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite
‘Crash Clock’ reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it’s pretty scary
Satellites would likely begin colliding with each other or space junk in less than three days if they were to lose the ability to maneuver, for example due to an intense solar storm.
An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth’s darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it
"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."
NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.
Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth’s atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say
Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.
Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts
The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.
1st European to fly to the moon will be German
A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a future NASA-led Artemis mission.
NASA renews commitment to Europe’s life-hunting Mars rover despite Trump budget cuts
"These confirmations have been given to us in writing, so this is a very important step."
Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX’s Starlink obsolete?
"When the Stratomast is flying, all these old satellites are going to be in museums."