Satellite Dishes (Defense One) By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 31 May 2024 Scientists fear cellular satellites from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile will interfere with and even damage their radio astronomy equipment. SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile are working to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones, but scientists say the technology risks disrupting
By Jackie Wattles, Published by CNN, 31 May 2024 CNN — Perhaps the greatest, mind-bending quirk of our universe is the inherent trouble with timekeeping: Seconds tick by ever so slightly faster atop a mountain than they do in the valleys of Earth. For practical purposes, most people don’t have to worry
Artist's illustration of NASA astronauts near the moon's south pole, a region thought to be rich in water ice. (Image credit: NASA) By Martin Elvis, Published by The Conversation, 30 May 2024 The 2020s have already seen many lunar landing attempts, although several of them have crashed or toppled over. With all the
SaxaVord spaceport with a completed launch stool visible. Photo: SaxaVord Spaceport By Christina O'NeillPublished by STV News, 29 May 2024 The UK’s first vertical rocket launch spaceport is set to formally open in the Shetland Islands. SaxaVord Spaceport, occupying a former military station on the Lamba Ness Peninsula of Unst,
Principles of operation of the Borshchevik, showing its capabilities in an urban environment (right) By Ilya Tsukanov, Published by Sputnik International, 24 May 2024 The Russian military possesses perhaps the most comprehensive, multilayered and multi-domain electronic warfare capabilities in the world, using an array of short, medium, long and ultra-long
Service members from the U.S. and Polish armies walk to the site of a Patriot missile system near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland in 2018. Two U.S. Patriot missile batteries were dispatched to Poland, March 9, 2022. (Aaron Good/U.S. Army) By Sreya Mundhra, Published by Firstpost, 24 May 2024 The European sky
The National Reconnaissance Office's sixth and final mission of 2020 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 19. (SpaceX) By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 22 May 2024 The agency wants to quadruple the number of its satellites in orbit. The National Reconnaissance Office launched an undisclosed
Image source: Blacklisted News By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 22 May 2024 Russia's permanent U.N. representative Vassily Nebenzia said it was "deeply regrettable" that the council would not vote in favor of "preserving space exclusively for peaceful use." The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution introduced
