WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 28, 2025 NAVY Corvid Technologies LLC,* Mooresville, North Carolina, is awarded a $268,443,030 firm-fixed-price contract for the design, manufacture, and delivery of short/medium range sub-orbital vehicles configurations, including provision of ground test hardware, special test equipment, materials and required engineering support and launch support services. This contract includes opt  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * How next-gen telescopes could discover extraterrestrial oxygen The search for extraterrestrial life has entered a new phase, with University of Arizona researchers evaluating the potential of next-generation telescopes to detect biosignatures on distant worlds. Biosignatures are detectable signs of past or present life, such as specific molecules, isotopes, or structures. A new study published in   more