• Watch SpaceX launch 52 Starlink satellites to orbit early Wednesday

    Updated: 2023-05-30 20:38:55
    SpaceX plans to launch 52 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (May 31), and you can watch the action live.

  • Watch SpaceX Dragon carrying private Ax-2 astronauts return to Earth tonight

    Updated: 2023-05-30 20:00:29
    The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to return to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30), and you can watch the action live.

  • Relive SpaceX Starship's epic launch with these amazing highlights (video)

    Updated: 2023-05-30 19:40:46
    Recently released footage gives new, highly detailed looks at the first-ever launch of a fully stacked Starship vehicle, which SpaceX conducted last month.

  • A massive sunspot is currently visible to the unaided eye. Here's how to see it safely before it's gone

    Updated: 2023-05-30 19:00:00
    A massive new sunspot is visible without using a telescope or binoculars, but you'll still need to protect your eyes when observing it.

  • SpaceX could launch this wild, origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year

    Updated: 2023-05-30 18:00:17
    A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.

  • New record! 17 people are in Earth orbit at the same time right now

    Updated: 2023-05-30 17:06:52
    The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.

  • Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe finishes deploying its instruments

    Updated: 2023-05-30 16:01:08
    Europe's JUICE spacecraft is now in its full flight configuration, six weeks after the flagship mission launched for Jupiter.

  • Live coverage: U.S.-Saudi commercial astronaut crew heading for Earth today

    Updated: 2023-05-30 14:46:59
    Wrapping up a nine-day mission, four commercial astronauts on Axiom Space's second flight to the International Space Station departed the orbiting research complex at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 UTC) Tuesday. The crew will ride back to Earth inside a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, targeting splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC).

  • Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests

    Updated: 2023-05-30 14:00:00
    Firing ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor-like state. Scientists are wondering if it could be used on humans.

  • NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns

    Updated: 2023-05-30 11:09:25
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  • Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station

    Updated: 2023-05-30 09:27:51
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  • Chinese astronaut launch breaks record for most people in orbit

    Updated: 2023-05-30 04:30:05
    The launch of the next crew to China's Tiangong space station late Monday (U.S. time) added three astronauts to the population of humans in space, which reached a record number of 17 people in orbit -- six Chinese citizens, five Americans, three Russians, two Saudis, and one Emirati astronaut.

  • Hungry black hole shoots out bright X-ray jet 60,000 times hotter than the sun

    Updated: 2023-05-30 00:00:00
    Observing a powerful feeding black hole in X-ray light has allowed astronomers to peer into the inner workings of what is the brightest quasar seen in the last 9 billion years of cosmic history.

  • China sets sights on crewed lunar landing before 2030

    Updated: 2023-05-29 11:33:19
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  • India launches first in new generation of navigation satellites

    Updated: 2023-05-29 05:05:05
    An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Monday with the first in a new generation of upgraded regional navigation satellites designed to be interoperable with other countries' global navigation networks.

  • NASA and Boeing say preparations continue for July Starliner test flight

    Updated: 2023-05-28 01:51:05
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  • Swiss company selects Arianespace to launch first space debris removal mission

    Updated: 2023-05-27 23:11:34
    Swiss-based in-orbit servicing startup ClearSpace has contracted Arianespace to launch its first debris removal mission to capture and deorbit a piece of space debris.

  • South Korean orbiter returning spectacular views of lunar landscapes

    Updated: 2023-05-27 21:46:08
    Nearly halfway through its primary mission, South Korea's first spacecraft to explore the moon has been collecting data and snapping pictures of lunar landscapes and craters since maneuvering into orbit late last year.

  • SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

    Updated: 2023-05-27 14:49:00
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  • SpaceX rocket sends Arabsat communications satellite into orbit

    Updated: 2023-05-27 00:50:25
    SpaceX kicked off Memorial Day weekend with an overnight launch Saturday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a nearly five-ton communications satellite into orbit for Arabsat, a multinational consortium providing TV and video broadcast services across the Middle East.

  • Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late June

    Updated: 2023-05-26 20:34:51
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  • NASA’s final two TROPICS CubeSats launched by Rocket Lab

    Updated: 2023-05-26 19:40:25
    The last two spacecraft in a four-satellite constellation of tropical cyclone research platforms took off late Thursday from New Zealand on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher, helping ensure NASA's TROPICS mission is ready for observations in time for the peak of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.

  • ULA delays Vulcan test-firing to troubleshoot engine ignition system

    Updated: 2023-05-26 17:38:13
    United Launch Alliance called off a test-firing of the company's first flight-rated Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral Thursday to troubleshoot a problem with the booster's engine ignition system.

  • DARPA seeks AI tools to automate tracking of satellite sensor data

    Updated: 2023-05-26 16:22:41
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  • Software problem blamed for ispace lunar lander crash

    Updated: 2023-05-26 16:08:29
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  • SpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion

    Updated: 2023-05-26 11:18:06
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  • Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

    Updated: 2023-05-26 10:51:14
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  • NASA safety panel skeptical of Starliner readiness for crewed flight

    Updated: 2023-05-26 01:03:15
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  • Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s orbital vehicle for in-space refueling demo

    Updated: 2023-05-25 21:19:01
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  • Northrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite

    Updated: 2023-05-25 20:38:17
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  • Virgin Galactic makes first suborbital spaceflight in nearly two years

    Updated: 2023-05-25 16:49:21
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  • South Korea’s KSLV-2 rocket launches seven satellites, one unaccounted for

    Updated: 2023-05-25 14:14:25
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  • First components of Mobile Launcher 2 arrive at KSC

    Updated: 2023-05-25 11:33:15
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  • Iceye introduces Dwell imaging mode

    Updated: 2023-05-25 01:07:16
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  • Impulse and Relativity target 2026 for launch of first Mars lander mission

    Updated: 2023-05-24 20:19:27
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  • Fleet Space secures $33 million for mineral exploration constellation

    Updated: 2023-05-24 19:51:36
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  • Axiom’s Second Flight Paves the Way for a Commercial Space Station

    Updated: 2023-05-22 14:08:21
    The spaceflight sets the stage for the aging International Space Station's private successors, and for an influx of paying customers.

  • Sounds Familiar

    Updated: 2023-05-11 10:32:00
    “They hung in the air exactly the same way that bricks don’t.” – The Book (Peter Jones), refer

  • Our answer to a weekly question: What if we could survive in space without protection?

    Updated: 2023-04-30 10:58:05
    As an AI language model, I do not have personal beliefs or opinions; however, I can provide you with

  • PIA25831: Lunar Trailblazer's Thermal Mapper Has Arrived at Lockheed Martin

    Updated: 2023-04-27 03:06:34
    PIA25831 : Lunar Trailblazer's Thermal Mapper Has Arrived at Lockheed Martin Mission : thinsp Lunar Trailblazer Instrument : thinsp Lunar Thermal Mapper LTM Product Size : thinsp 4132 x 3202 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp University of Oxford Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25831.tif 26.55 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25831.jpg 882.2 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : Figure A Seen here before being shipped from the U.K . to the U.S . the Lunar Thermal Mapper LTM is one of two instruments that will be carried by NASA's Lunar Trailblazer . Launching in 2023, the small spacecraft measuring only about 11 feet 3.5 meters wide with its solar panels fully deployed will also

  • PIA25782: Voyager's RTG

    Updated: 2023-04-27 03:06:34
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  Voyager Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • Are Flying saucers conjectural?

    Updated: 2023-04-22 13:02:38
    Alien ships are often thought of as flying saucers. That’s the traditional conjecture. What if flyin

  • Unmanned Starship explodes over gulf after liftoff |

    Updated: 2023-04-21 13:19:29
    SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully took off from a launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, b

  • PIA25860: Illustration of the Capture, Containment, and Return System for Mars Sample Return

    Updated: 2023-04-21 05:21:01
    PIA25860 : Illustration of the Capture , Containment , and Return System for Mars Sample Return Target Name : thinsp Mars Mission : thinsp Mars Sample Return MSR Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp Goddard Space Flight Center Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25860.tif 12.9 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25860.jpg 323.7 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This illustration shows the proposed Capture , Containment , and Return System , a NASA payload on the European Space Agency's Earth Return Orbiter . As part of the Mars Sample Return Campaign , samples collected by NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover would be launched into Mars orbit within sealed

  • ESA's JUICE mission headed towards Jupiter

    Updated: 2023-04-19 06:32:39
    On April 14 an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The payloa

  • PIA25833: International Collaboration for Early VERITAS Prototype Hardware Tests

    Updated: 2023-04-13 19:25:18
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  VERITAS Instrument:  VISAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • PIA25832: First Tests for the VERITAS' Venus Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar

    Updated: 2023-04-13 19:25:17
     nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Mission:  VERITAS Instrument:  VISAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • Kedr.

    Updated: 2023-04-12 00:29:02
    “The flight is proceeding successfully. Feeling of weightlessness is normal. Feeling good. All

  • Blog Post 6: Gravitational Slingshot

    Updated: 2023-04-10 04:04:47
    Gravitational Slingshot Have you ever played with a slingshot to shoot small items such as pebbles a

  • PIA25894: Artist's concept of the Capture, Containment, and Return System

    Updated: 2023-04-07 02:16:58
    PIA25894 : Artist's concept of the Capture , Containment , and Return System Target Name : thinsp Mars Mission : thinsp Mars Sample Return MSR Product Size : thinsp 3840 x 2160 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp Goddard Space Flight Center Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25894.tif 6.158 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25894.jpg 221.5 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : This artist's concept shows the proposed Capture , Containment , and Return System , a NASA payload on the European Space Agency's Earth Return Orbiter . The payload is tasked with capturing the Orbiting Sample container , orienting it , sterilizing its exterior , and transferring it into a clean zone for secondary

  • PIA25893: Artist's Concept of Earth Return Orbiter Releasing Capsule containing Martian Samples

    Updated: 2023-04-07 02:16:57
    PIA25893 : Artist's Concept of Earth Return Orbiter Releasing Capsule containing Martian Samples Target Name : thinsp Mars Mission : thinsp Mars Sample Return MSR Product Size : thinsp 2888 x 1624 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp Goddard Space Flight Center Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25893.tif 4.746 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25893.jpg 175.3 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : The Earth Return Orbiter ERO is one of the flight missions making up the Mars Sample Return campaign to bring martian rock and atmospheric samples back to Earth . The ESA orbiter would be the first interplanetary spacecraft to capture samples in orbit and make a return trip between Earth and .

  • PIA25892: Earth Return Orbiter Infographic

    Updated: 2023-04-07 02:16:57
    PIA25892 : Earth Return Orbiter Infographic Target Name : thinsp Mars Mission : thinsp Mars Sample Return MSR Product Size : thinsp 8000 x 4500 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp European Space Agency ESA Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25892.tif 7.031 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25892.jpg 1.048 MB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : The European Space Agency's ESA Earth Return Orbiter ERO would be the biggest spacecraft to ever orbit Mars . The spacecraft would also be the first interplanetary spacecraft to rendezvous and capture hardware launched from another planet and return it to the Earth's surface , making a full round trip to Mars and back . ERO would be a multi-stage

  • PIA25891: Artist's concept of the Earth Return Orbiter over Mars

    Updated: 2023-04-07 02:16:57
    PIA25891 : Artist's concept of the Earth Return Orbiter over Mars Target Name : thinsp Mars Mission : thinsp Mars Sample Return MSR Product Size : thinsp 2888 x 1624 pixels w x h Produced By : thinsp Goddard Space Flight Center Full-Res TIFF : thinsp PIA25891.tif 7.889 MB Full-Res JPEG : thinsp PIA25891.jpg 257.2 kB Click on the image above to download a moderately sized image in JPEG format possibly reduced in size from original Original Caption Released with Image : The Earth Return Orbiter ERO is one of the flight missions making up the Mars Sample Return campaign to bring martian rock and atmospheric samples back to . Earth This European Space Agency ESA orbiter would be the first interplanetary spacecraft to capture samples in orbit and make a return trip between Earth and Mars . ERO

  • Earth-like Exoplanet

    Updated: 2023-04-06 20:24:03
    The super cool story of a discovery of an exoplanet! It’s so cool that an exoplanet look like

  • An even grander Grand Canyon

    Updated: 2023-04-06 16:57:52
    Have you ever seen the Grand Canyon? Well take that image and toss it out because it’s not eve

  • Meet the Four Astronauts Who Will Soon Take a Trip to the Moon

    Updated: 2023-04-05 11:20:23
    PHOTO DATE: March 29, 2023. LOCATION: Bldg. 8, Room 183 – Photo Studio. SUBJECT: Official crew

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