Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland's ice
In 1963, inside a covert U.S. military base in northern Greenland, a team of scientists began drilling down through the Greenland ice sheet. Piece by piece, they extracted an ice core 4 inches across and nearly a mile long. At the very end, they pulled up something else - 12 feet of frozen soil.
The ice told a story of Earth's climate history. The frozen soil was examined, set aside and th The world's oldest crater from a meteorite isn't an impact crater after all
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found it's actually the result of normal geological processes.
During fieldwork at the Archean Maniitsoq structure in Greenland, an international team of scientists led by the University of Waterloo's Chris Yakymchuk found the features of this region are inconsistent Nelson expected to be nominated for NASA administrator
WASHINGTON — The White House plans to nominate Bill Nelson to be the next administrator of NASA, putting the former senator in charge of the agency he once advocated for on Capitol Hill.
According to several sources, the administration is expected to formally announce the nomination as soon as March 19.
NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try
NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.
Wi-Fi on planes boosted by satellite constellation
Flight passengers will soon be able to connect to their families and colleagues on Earth via low-orbit telecommunications satellites.
Earth from Space: Amazon rainforest
Ahead of the International Day of Forests, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Amazon rainforest in the Amazonas – the largest state in Brazil.
Chang’e-5 orbiter reaches Lagrange point on extended mission
HELSINKI — A spacecraft involved in China’s 2020 lunar sample return mission has entered orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 as part of an extended mission.
Week in images: 15 - 19 March 2021
Week in images: 15 - 19 March 2021
Discover our week through the lens
Vacancy for the post of ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes
The European Space Agency is currently looking for a new Director of Earth Observation Programmes, to join its Executive Board and support the Director General, with responsibility for relevant ESA programmes and overall objectives.
Satellite veterans warn of space SPAC downside
TAMPA, Fla. — The frenzy of activity swirling around SPACs is pushing space into a new era of risk-taking, according to two satellite industry veterans.
The past decade’s flow of private capital into megaconstellations and launch startups was a sedate “tea party” in comparison to what’s happening now, Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch told SpaceNews in an interview.
