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Turn Down the Lights

Nearly every black hole in the universe has a black hole at its center, providing the axis around which the galaxy stars and gas and dust rotate. 

Q&A

A Q+A With Theresa Condor, COO of Spire

Spire Global ($SPIR) may be in the space-based RF sensing business, but to COO Theresa Condor, it’s all about solving problems for real people down on Earth.

Military

The Space Force Cuts Corners

Cut season isn’t ending with NASA: the Space Force’s budget request for FY2025 is ~$600M lower than its last ask for fiscal 2024.

VC/PE

Phantom Raises a Bridge Round

Phantom Space has raised a bridge round of funding to scale up hiring ahead of its first rocket launch next year. Balerion Space Ventures led the round, which also included participation from the Reaser Family Office, KOLH Capital, and a handful of existing and new investors. The new tranche of funding brings the company’s total […]

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Just Keep Breathing

Jupiter’s moon Europa creates enough oxygen every day to keep a million people breathing—but that’s less than researchers used to think.