29 June 2020
Black hole collision may have exploded with light
...black holes. The merger was identified on 21 May 2019 by two gravitational wave detectors - the US National Science Foundation's Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European Virgo detector - in an event called GW190521g...
31 July 2020
Amazon's Kuiper mega constellation gets FCC approval
... use. “Although not a condition to the authorization, Kuiper should be aware of these facts and contact the National Science Foundation Spectrum Management Unit (esm@nsf.gov) to assist with coordination and information on radio astronomy sites,” the...
29 September 2021
Orbit Fab to launch first geostationary fuel tanker
... including a $3 million US Air Force contract last year to flight qualify RAFTI and a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant to refine the requirements of a cooperative satellite docking system. US defense giants Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman...
01 December 2020
The main platform at Arecibo has collapsed
... Atlantic Standard Time (11:55 GMT) on 1 December. No injuries were reported as a result of the collapse. The U.S. National Science Foundation ordered the area around the telescope to be cleared of unauthorized personnel since the failure of a cable...
