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NASA hired a startup to catch its falling telescope

NASA has contracted Katalyst Space Technologies to rescue its aging Swift telescope, which is slowly drifting out of control in orbit. The mission, set to begin as early as Tuesday, is both urgent and technically complex.

Jun 2924

tech

NASA picked Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space to fly to Mars. It has never reached orbit.

NASA has selected Relativity Space, founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, to launch a Mars science mission named Aeolus. The company’s Terran R rocket has yet to reach orbit.

Jun 1839

science

The Pentagon published 162 UFO files on war.gov/ufo. Two-thirds are redacted. The government says it is being transparent.

The Pentagon has released 162 UFO-related files on war.gov/ufo, with two-thirds redacted. The move is seen as a step toward transparency in UAP investigations.

May 865

tech

Argentine wildfire AI startup raises $2.7M after building a detection system that beats NASA’s alerts by 35 minutes

Argentine startup Satellites on Fire has raised $2.7 million to scale its wildfire detection platform, which outperforms NASA's FIRMS system by 35 minutes.

Apr 686