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When SpaceX launched SiriusXM's SXM-11 satellite from Cape Canaveral, witnesses from Georgia to Miami saw a luminous jellyfish bloom silently in the dark. The cause is chemiluminescence and near-vacuum gas expansion in the upper atmosphere — and this launch was a near-perfect real-time case study.
NASA Awards Satlantis U.S. a Commercial SmallSat Data Contract
NASA has named Satlantis U.S. among eight new awardees under its $476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition On-Ramp 2 contract, marking a structural move toward purchasing Earth-observation science data from briefcase-sized commercial satellites rather than operating dedicated agency spacecraft.
Herculaneum Scroll Read for First Time Using X-Ray AI — Uncut
Researchers have completely deciphered Pherc. 1667, a carbonized scroll from Herculaneum's ancient library, using virtual unwrapping powered by X-ray tomography and AI — the first intact burned scroll ever fully read without being physically opened.
9 Ways NASA Satellite Farming Tools Are Reshaping Crop Monitoring
Nebraska producer Roric Paulman has joined NASA Acres' Farm Innovation Ambassador Team, bringing Great Plains farming expertise into a national program that uses satellite remote sensing to deliver real-time crop, soil, and water data to working producers.
Asteroid Day: Impact Odds, DART Results, and How We’d Stop a Strike
Asteroid Day, observed every June 30, marks humanity's growing ability to detect and deflect space rocks. From DART's validated kinetic-impactor results to the 40% detection gap for mid-size impactors, here's what the science actually says about the risk — and the plan.
NASA Lunar Spacesuit Design: Why Prada Is Solving the AxEMU’s Hardest Problems
The Axiom AxEMU spacesuit for NASA's 2028 Artemis III lunar landing faces near-impossible engineering demands — from managing 500 watts of body heat in a vacuum to moving freely inside a pressurised shell that wants to become a rigid sphere. Prada's role in solving the thermal layer explains why aerospace and luxury textiles turned out to share the same tolerances.Load More
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