Astra, now a public company, ran into a problem during its first commercial launch (the mission carried a test payload contracted by the U.S. Space Force as part of its Space Test Program) that meant
Blumira today announced it raised a $10.3 million Series A financing round. The Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity company says the capital will be used to expand its product offering, double its headcount
Meniga, the London fintech that provides digital banking technology to leading banks, has closed €10 million in additional funding.The round is led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures. Also parti
The probe of China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 had traveled more than 400 million kilometers by Sunday morning and is expected to enter Mars orbit next month, accord
SpaceX will try a significantly different approach to landing its future reusable rocket boosters, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. It will attempt to ‘catch’ the heavy booster, wh
Typically, there’s a bit of a delay between when astronauts launch from Earth to the International Space Station, and when they actually dock with the orbital lab. This has to do with the relati
The characteristics of the objects suggest it is a manmade object rather than an asteroid or moon rock.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is doing its part to help protect the Earth from any errant asteroids that may threaten terrestrial life, awarding a €129.4 million ($153 million) contract to an indus
Consumer financial services platform SoFi is making its first expansion outside of the United States with the acquisition of Hong Kong-based investing app 8 Securities.The terms of the deal were not d
Executives of two major U.S. airlines have said they are considering cutting flights in the coming months due to the precipitous drop in air traffic demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. "We've rece
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Iran failed on Sunday to put the indigenous satellite Zafar into orbit, state IRINN TV reported. The homemade satellite carrier Simorgh launched the satellite into spa