Bitcoin (btc)$81,389.00↑ 4.00%
Ethereum (eth)$2,648.67↑ 5.41%
Tether (usdt)$0.999668↑ 0.05%
BNB (bnb)$767.79↑ 1.88%
XRP (xrp)$1.41↑ 5.88%
USDC (usdc)$0.999758↑ 0.02%
Solana (sol)$112.14↑ 5.67%
TRON (trx)$0.338102↑ 0.41%
Zcash (zec)$1,555.27↑ 5.90%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.03↑ 0.22%
Hyperliquid (hype)$92.06↑ 3.96%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.087238↑ 2.56%
Monero (xmr)$578.13↑ 6.78%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.45↑ 3.50%
Rain (rain)$0.013972↑ 7.85%
Bitcoin (btc)$81,389.00↑ 4.00%
Ethereum (eth)$2,648.67↑ 5.41%
Tether (usdt)$0.999668↑ 0.05%
BNB (bnb)$767.79↑ 1.88%
XRP (xrp)$1.41↑ 5.88%
USDC (usdc)$0.999758↑ 0.02%
Solana (sol)$112.14↑ 5.67%
TRON (trx)$0.338102↑ 0.41%
Zcash (zec)$1,555.27↑ 5.90%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.03↑ 0.22%
Hyperliquid (hype)$92.06↑ 3.96%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.087238↑ 2.56%
Monero (xmr)$578.13↑ 6.78%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.45↑ 3.50%
Rain (rain)$0.013972↑ 7.85%

NASA Picks SpaceX to Launch a New Cosmic Explosion Hunter

Published September 18, 2026

DeFiance Daily — NASA has selected SpaceX to launch StarBurst, a small satellite built to detect short gamma-ray bursts linked to neutron star mergers. The spacecraft is scheduled to ride a Falcon 9 Bandwagon mission no earlier than 2028, helping astronomers combine gamma-ray observations with gravitational-wave detections.