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The Long-Lived Chicxulub Hydrothermal System Lasted 8 Million Years
6+ min ago (272+ words) The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than previously suspected. While previous research showed the buried hydrothermal…...
NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (997+ words) More than four months after NASA released a report classifying the 2024 Crew Flight Test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as a Type A mishap, the timing of the return to flight mission remains up in the air and could be…...
Interstellar Visitor 3 I/ATLAS Is Bursting With an Unexpected Chemical
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (74+ words) Astronomers have found that interstellar comet 3 I/ATLAS contains an unusually large amount of methanol....
'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
26+ min ago (220+ words) A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3. 47 billion years old. Earth's oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now…...
World's Oldest Known Asteroid Crater Is 3 Billion Years Old, Study Confirms
26+ min ago (625+ words) When scientists disagree, sometimes the truth is somewhere in the middle....
Boeing wins $2 B contract for two MUOS satellites and launch support
36+ min ago (17+ words) Boeing wins a $2 B MUOS satellite contract: details on scope, timeline to 2035, and FY2026 funding impact....
Space X says construction on Memphis water recycling plant to resume in 2027
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (110+ words) On April 9, Elon Musk said construction on the wastewater recycling facility was put on hold to focus on finishing the Colossus 2 data center. Space X says construction on Memphis water recycling plant to resume in 2027 Editor's note: This story has…...
Aether Aerospace Appoints Doug Cook to Lead Rapidly Growing U. S. Air & Space / Fed Civ Business Unit
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (546+ words) Aether Aerospace (Aether), a global defense technology company, today announced that Doug Cook has joined the company to lead its U. S. Air & Space / Fed Civ Business Unit. A proven industry executive, Cook brings 30 years of combined experience in the private sector,…...
Xiaohongshu tests market sentiment with Hong Kong IPO plans
48+ min ago (333+ words) China's 'Little Red Book' targets a valuation above $70 billion in what could become one of Hong Kong's largest tech listings in years Xiaohongshu, the Shanghai-based social media and e-commerce platform that most people outside China know as Red Note or…...
Elon Musk wants to raise 75 billion dollars in Space X's record IPO
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (438+ words) Musk looks set to become the first person with a trillion-dollar fortune following the IPO of his space company Space X. (archive picture) Tech billionaire Elon Musk's space company Space X doesn't make a lot of revenue and is deep in…...