Unusual “hood” is the first known biological armor that protects against traumatic brain injury

Amazon received approval Feb. 10 to deploy thousands more broadband satellites, weeks after seeking relief from a July milestone for its first-generation network after reaching only about 11% of the required deployment.

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Iron salt toothpaste darkened pearly whites

Learn more about the Bergstrom site in Montana, which was abandoned by bison hunters in response to their changing climate.

Learn how a second pair of eyes helped this 518-million-year-old fish evade predators.

Manufacturers of small satellites that lack opportunities to build very large constellations say they are seeing growing interest from customers seeking smaller systems tailored to specific needs.

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Learn about the Amsterdam Island cows, who against all odds took over a subantarctic ocean island deep in the southern Indian Ocean.

“The NRO is always looking for innovative ways to bring on new partners,” said Chris Scolese, director of the NRO

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Learn more about Tyrannoroter heberti, a football-shaped land vertebrate who may have enjoyed snacking on plants.

Learn how an ancient fish gene was repurposed to shape the anatomy of human hands.

Learn how boar populations in Fukushima’s evacuation zone are evolving rapidly after mating with abandoned domesticated pigs.

Executives say customers care less about how data moves than what it enables

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Australia is applying space-related products and services to national and regional challenges through an independent not-for-profit organization, the Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII). ASII, which began operations in January, builds on the work of the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre, a consortium established in 2019 to bolster research and development of space […]

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COO Mark Peller said ULA is aiming for between 18 and 22 launches in 2026

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MILAN — Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder announced Feb. 4 that the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will receive 58 million euros ($69 million) to build a Human Exploration Control Center to support future robotic and human exploration missions. The total cost of the facility is 78 million euros and in addition to the Bavarian funding, DLR […]

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Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do more than four full rotations in the air.

The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines.

Learn how a fever-related molecule activates emotional brain circuits, which intensify chills and drive warmth-seeking behavior during infection.

Landslide win by Liberal Democratic Party clears path for targeted R&D spending plan

Amazon announced its first LEO maritime broadband reseller agreements Feb. 10, as it prepares to deploy another batch of satellites this week on the inaugural flight of Europe’s Ariane 64 rocket.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – The Aerospace Corp. is sharing DiskSat technology with industry partners as the first four pancake-shaped spacecraft undergo commissioning. Orbotic Systems, a Southern California startup focused on space debris remediation, and San Francisco-based edge computing startup Satylt have signed the first DiskSat commercial licensing agreements. “This is an opportunity for commercial, international, […]

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Non-venture investment in space startups surged last year to its highest level since a 2021 spike driven by a wave of special purpose acquisition company mergers, according to BryceTech analysis.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceium, a startup planning to establish a network of in-space refueling and repair stations, demonstrated the actuator for its robotic arm in space.   Extensive testing of Spaceium’s actuator, which flew on Transporter-15, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare launched in November, confirmed its accuracy.“We tested the actuator first, because our technology revolves […]

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A satellite to be built by Canadian startup Galaxia for launch in 2027 is being lined up for a study aimed at improving California-based Apolink’s proposed in-orbit data relay services.

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