NASA shuts down NEOWISE asteroid hunter after almost 15 years in space
– NASA has shut down the NEOWISE spacecraft after nearly 15 years of operations tracking near-Earth asteroids and comets in space. – NEOWISE was originally called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission and launched in 2009 to scan the entire infrared sky. – In 2011 it was given a new mission called NEOWISE to […]
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
– Microsoft reported that Iran is accelerating its cyber activities that appear aimed at influencing the 2024 US election. – In June, Iranian hackers targeted a high-ranking official from a presidential campaign with a phishing email. They also attempted to access the account of a former presidential candidate. – Iranian groups have set up fake […]
Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says
– A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart after launching on Tuesday, creating a cloud of space debris in low-Earth orbit. – US Space Command and other space debris tracking entities have detected over 300 pieces of debris from the breakup. – The breakup occurred at an altitude of around 503 miles. The debris […]