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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
During the World Space Business Week (WSBW), U.S. aerospace company Sceye announced the successful close of its Series C funding round. The round was led by Mawarid Holding Company ("Mawarid"), a leading Saudi entity in information technology, satellite services, and digital solutions. This latest funding round places Sceye's pre-money valuation at $525 million. The capital will be directe
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
BCN, a U.S.-based leader in communications technology solutions for multi-location businesses, has expanded its Network as a Service (NaaS) portfolio to include Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite fixed wireless internet. This fully managed service is now available across the U.S., offering a turnkey solution for enterprises that require reliable, high-speed internet at multiple locations. BCN's new
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Sirius Space Services has entered into a significant multi-year launch contract with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA). The agreement, announced during the World Space Business Week conference in Paris, secures Sirius as a 'Resident Launcher' at the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) beginning in 2025. Sirius will operate from their own Space Launch Complex (SLC) at ASC under the 'full service' pac
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2024
While tree planting is often promoted as a solution to climate change, planted forests can sometimes encroach on natural habitats such as forests, wetlands, and grasslands. This can lead to decreased biodiversity and disrupt essential processes like carbon and water cycling. Although global forest cover has been increasing, it has been difficult to determine whether this growth is due to the exp
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Washington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2024
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have announced. The celestial visitor, dubbed 2024 PT5, is from the Arjuna asteroid belt, according to researchers at the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, an asteroid monitoring system in South Africa.
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Boston MA (SPX) Sep 18, 2024
A new study by MIT physicists proposes that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how the early universe evolved. One puzzle in question is the "Hubble tension," which refers to a mismatch in measurements of how fast the universe is expanding. The other involves observations of n
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London, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Windracers, a producer of cost-effective autonomous cargo aircraft, has secured a contract with the Norwegian independent research institute, NORCE, to deliver two ULTRA aircraft. These aircraft will be deployed to support scientific survey missions in Antarctica. The Windracers ULTRAs are set to contribute to the Troll Observing Network (TONe), a cutting-edge observation network focused o
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) has introduced the inReach Messenger Plus, its first satellite communicator featuring both photo and voice messaging, alongside its established global two-way texting, location sharing, and SOS functions. Known for its rugged and temperature-resistant design, Garmin's inReach devices are ideal for users venturing beyond cellular coverage on land, in the air, or at sea. The in
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
A team of international astronomers, including members from the University of Geneva, NCCR PlanetS, and the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB), has discovered the "Neptunian Ridge," a newly recognized feature in the distribution of exoplanets. This finding offers fresh insights into the Neptunian Desert, a region largely devoid of hot Neptune-like planets, and the Neptunian Savanna, where such planet
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National Harbor, MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Though the Space Force is not yet 5-years-old, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, told a large audience of Guardians and Airmen Sept. 17 that the nation's youngest military service must continue evolving, adapting and innovating. "What we were is not what we must become, and so our only choice is to transform ourselves to thrive in this new environment, optimized for Great Pow
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Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
Researchers from Monash University's School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment have uncovered evidence suggesting that Earth may have once had a ring system around it, dating back 466 million years. This surprising discovery comes from an analysis of asteroid impact craters and points to the existence of a debris ring during a period of intense meteorite bombardment known as the Ordovician imp
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024
NASA, acting on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. from Littleton, Colorado, to design and build a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA's Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. The contract, valued at approximately $297.1 million, covers the development of two flight instruments, with options fo
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