Explore the warped spiral galaxy NGC 3718 and its neighbor NGC 3729 — a dynamic duo of deep-sky oddities in the constellation ...

At the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Orbex chief executive Miguel Bello Mora announced that the company is now targeting next ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

"It's not just about the constraint for demand today, it's very much more about the increased demand we see in the future," ...

U.S.-based aerospace company Ursa Major has been awarded a $32.9 million contract to upgrade the rocket engines on Stratolaunch’s Talon-A Hypersonic test vehicle. Under the contract, the company will ...

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the "Horse and Rider." ...

DENVER, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major's Hadley liquid rocket engine designed for commercial space and national security needs, successfully achieved sustained hypersonic speeds during two ...

DENVER, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, Calif., has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for ...

Ursa Major Technologies Inc. and Raytheon’s Tucson, Arizona-based rocket unit have completed a successful missile flight test for the U.S. Army, using the companies’ advanced long-range solid ...

Ursa Major plans to next conduct more tests of this motor, including with an extended-range version, in 2025, according to Jablonsky. The system is expected to be qualified in 2026.

Ursa Major wants its work on this program to prove it can scale up its ability to produce solid rocket motors to industrial level and help meet U.S. defense needs, Jablonsky said. RTX was one of ...