During the total solar eclipse, bright solar prominences or filaments were visible on the outskirts of the sun’s surface. They appeared as vivid pink or red phenomena.
TechCrunch Space: Happy eclipse day!
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy Eclipse Day for everyone celebrating! I’m fortunate to be living in a part of the country that’s in the path […]
DataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder Langflow
DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops […]
Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing
Footage obtained by TechCrunch shows the catastrophic ending that Astra’s Rocket 3.0 suffered during prelaunch testing in March 2020. The explosion, which occurred at Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex, […]
TechCrunch Space: RIP $ASTR | TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy South by Southwest week for all who celebrate. On to the news. Want to reach out with a tip? Email […]
Astra is the space industry’s first SPAC bust of 2024
Astra Space, the launch company that went public in 2021 at a $2.1 billion valuation, is going private again after months of burning cash and failing to secure […]
Drone couriers and virtual faces among Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day highlights
Today is demo day at Alchemist Accelerator, which focuses on very early stage startups from technical founders. 15 companies are presenting in this batch, but here are four […]
Innovation Endeavors closes $630M for Fund V to invest at intersection of science, tech
Innovation Endeavors joins other venture capital firms like Thomvest Ventures and Myriad Venture Partners in announcing a new fund. This is the firm’s fifth fund and a whopping […]
SPAC delays $350M merger with stratospheric balloon startup World View – again
The special-purpose acquisition company poised to take stratospheric balloon startup World View public is now under official deadline as shareholders voted to again push back the date by […]
Astra founders propose purchasing outstanding stock to take space company private
Astra founders Chris Kemp and Adam London have proposed taking the company private, with the two saying they would acquire all the outstanding stock themselves, according to a […]