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Image: SpaceX Sometime this year, SpaceX will officially hit the public market as what is the largest IPO in history. The company hopes to raise $75 million through share sales and continue to grow its valuation. But why does SpaceX think it’s worth so much? SpaceX has set its IPO, Initial Public Offering, valuation at…

What’s more, sunlight in summertime reaches the ground at an angle perpendicular to the surface — it comes straight at the ground. In winter, sunlight comes in at a sharper angle. This spreads the Sun’s light across a larger area, delivering less light — and therefore less warmth — per square meter.   The differences in…

The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) draws in over 2,000 attendees for five days of discussions on the latest results from the fleet of spacecraft exploring the Solar System. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute. Scientific conferences play an undervalued, yet essential, role in the exploration of the Solar System.  Since the end of the Apollo…

It looks there for the taking, doesn’t it? The third rock from the sun just sitting there, all defenceless, run by squabbling politicians ruling over a human race who’d rather be sharing “get ready with me” videos than vigilantly watching the skies as they should be. But next time you set your sights on invading…

  Introduction: In this article, I’ll delve into the captivating realm of exoplanetary exploration and its profound significance within the realm of astronomy. Over the past few decades, the discovery and study of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—have revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos. These distant worlds, often dramatically different from those within our solar…

Back to Article List Here’s what’s launching June 29–July 5: a Pegasus XL carries a servicing spacecraft to reboost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and ULA’s Atlas V delivers 29 more Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit. Katalyst Space Technologies engineers stabilize the LINK robotic servicing spacecraft as it enters a vibration chamber at NASA’s…