We took a test-drive of NASA's new moon rover candidates

A retro-futuristic space truck. A nimble crustacean on wheels. A space-age dune buggy. One will win a multibillion-dollar prize to deploy on a future NASA Artemis mission. But first, we took a ride on ...

Space-Based Laser Communication Market Expanding at a 16.5% CAGR on Rising Demand for High-Speed Satellite Data Links - Market Research Intellect

The Space-based Laser Communication Market reached a valuation of USD 1.2 billion in 2024 and is projected to witness ...
SpaceNews

Duffy says NASA will open Artemis 3 lander contract to competition

SpaceX won a NASA Human Landing System award in 2021 to develop a lunar lander version of Starship for the Artemis 3 mission. Credit: SpaceX Updated 6:10 p.m. Eastern with NASA statement. WASHINGTON — ...
Florida Today

NASA reopens competition for Artemis lunar lander contract

NASA is reopening the contract for its Artemis III moon lander to ensure it beats China to the lunar surface. SpaceX's Starship, the current lander contractor, has yet to fly a full mission, prompting ...
NH Business Review

29 teams from across NH compete at 8th Annual Governor’s Cup Robotics Competition

Twenty-nine robotics teams comprising more than 300 students and 60 volunteers from across New Hampshire gathered at Plymouth State University on Saturday, October 4, for the eighth annual Governor’s ...
Reuters

Former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman in talks to become agency's chief

Oct 14 - Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year, met with Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy last week as a ...
The Desert Sun

NASA's renowned Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena lays off 550 employees

NASA's famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena laid off more than 500 employees on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The job cuts come as part of the institution's efforts to "best position JPL going forward" as ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...
The Hill

Bill Nye visits DC to fight proposed cuts to NASA budget

Former television host Bill Nye “The Science Guy” visited Capitol Hill on Monday to advocate against President Trump’s budget for NASA. He’s the CEO of the Planetary Society, a non-profit space ...
BGR

NASA's Voyager 1 Revealed A Stunning Discovery At The Edge Of Our Solar System

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has traveled farther than any spacecraft in human history. After more than four decades of silent endurance through space, it now sails beyond the orbit of the outer ...
Wired

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission. NASA’s VIPER lunar rover ...