SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight
SpaceX plans to launch 23 of its Starlink satellites from Florida tonight (May 12), adding to its huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation.Continue Reading
SpaceX plans to launch 23 of its Starlink satellites from Florida tonight (May 12), adding to its huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation.Continue Reading
Researchers have discovered a way to curve data-carrying terahertz signals around obstacles, paving the way for ultrafast 6G.Continue Reading
Researchers have discovered a way to curve data-carrying terahertz signals around obstacles, paving the way for ultrafast 6G.Continue Reading
Want to save all the calories from Mother’s Day brunch? You can still “sweeten” her holiday with an opportunity to see the northern lights again tonight!Continue Reading
Just when we think we’ve seen the most powerful of flares from a colossal sunspot, the sun unleashed kicked off the strongest eruption of the weekend yet and is still crackling with solar storms.Continue Reading
What do you do for an encore after you have virtually transported thousands of Houstonians to the International Space Station? If you are Felix & Paul, you invite them back, to fly to the moon.Continue Reading
Discover the ‘eclipse of the century’ with this comprehensive total solar eclipse 2027 guide. Find out where to see it, the timings of totality and possible weather conditions for key locations.Continue Reading
Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA.Continue Reading
Scientists engineer the ‘purest ever silicon’ to build reliable qubits that can be manufactured to the size of a pinhead on a chip and power million-qubit quantum computers in the future.Continue Reading
An aurora show like no other is playing out in the night sky this weekend, spawned by intense solar storms that are painting the sky spectacular hues of pinks, purples and greens.Continue Reading
On Episode 110 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Linda Spilker, Voyager project scientist, about the recent rescue of Voyager 1 from beyond the solar system.Continue Reading
NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy erupting, proving even quiet black holes like Sagittarius A* need to vent sometimes.Continue Reading
A beastly sunspot that’s 15 times the diameter of Earth remains highly active — and you might be able to spot it with your eclipse glasses!Continue Reading
Some black hole pairs roll around each other in wobbly, egg-shaped orbits that could hold clues about their origins, gravitational wave measurements suggest.Continue Reading
How to watch new ‘Doctor Who’ on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer, as 15th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS.Continue Reading
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for the universe’s first stars — or rather, what’s left of them after they’ve been ripped apart by black holes.Continue Reading
Astronomers find multiple streams of dust spiraling into the heart of the nearby Andromeda galaxy, where a supermassive black hole lurks.Continue Reading
Asteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts that could race to meet the space rock in April 2029.Continue Reading
The FAA announced May 10 that it will prepare an environmental impact statement for SpaceX’s planned work with Starship at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Continue Reading
Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen.Continue Reading
The Starmus music and science festival heads to Bratislava, Slovakia for a multi-day event from May 12 to May 17. Here’s what to expect.Continue Reading
Escape from the Empire in style with the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV.Continue Reading
Sunspot AR3664, over 15 Earths wide, has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet. Watch it erupt from the sun in this awesome video.Continue Reading
A review of Netflix’s new 12-episode dystopian sci-fi series, “Goodbye Earth.”Continue Reading
The spacecraft XRISM has examined light from a distant galaxy that houses a supermassive black hole to determine the fate of matter in the void’s gravitational thrall.Continue Reading
By retrieving rare volcanic samples from the lunar far side, Chang’e-6 aims to provide answers as to why volcanism was so limited on just one side of the moon.Continue Reading
The NOAA has bumped up its geomagnetic storm watch for May 11 to a “rare” level as solar activity continues at high levels and at least four coronal mass ejections propel toward Earth.Continue Reading
Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser space plane has finished rigorous environmental testing in Ohio and is being prepped for the journey to its Florida launch site.Continue Reading
Lucasfilm Animation’s second Star Wars anthology series often wows, but neither the tales chosen nor the structure feel like a good fit for the format.Continue Reading
Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.Continue Reading
A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare. Watch the eruption here and find out how to see the sunspot for yourself.Continue Reading
Last week, the chief scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope, Jane Rigby, was awarded the 2024 Medal of Freedom.Continue Reading
It’s been four years since it was made, but if you could smell it, you’d find it still retains the whiff of a DoubleTree Cookie. The first food item baked in space is now at the Smithsonian.Continue Reading
Elon Musk isn’t convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (May 7).Continue Reading
Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare ‘major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.Continue Reading
China launched its first Long March 6C rocket, helping the nation further its goal of launching 100 orbital missions this year.Continue Reading
With just three more episodes remaining after this one, “Star Trek: Discovery” offers us a surprisingly well-written installment.Continue Reading
Zombie white dwarf stars keep their heavy metal exteriors fresh by constantly cannibalizing any smaller objects in their dead planetary systems, like comets and asteroids, that get in their way.Continue Reading
Zombie white dwarf stars keep their heavy metal exteriors fresh by constantly cannibalizing any smaller objects in their dead planetary systems, like comets and asteroids, that get in their way.Continue Reading
SpaceX ignited the engines on the upper stage of its fifth Starship vehicle today (May 8), even though the fourth one has not yet left the ground.Continue Reading
The Ruko Veeniix V11 is a basic model full of promise but, unfortunately, doesn’t quite deliver.Continue Reading
The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.Continue Reading
The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.Continue Reading
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.Continue Reading
The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.Continue Reading
New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.Continue Reading
SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.Continue Reading
One of the Star Wars fandom’s most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.Continue Reading
NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.Continue Reading
Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it’s building the spacesuits for NASA’s Artemis moonwalkers.Continue Reading
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China’s moon-bound Chang’e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon’s far side, remains a mystery.Continue Reading
Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two of the most powerful: X-class.Continue Reading
China’s Chang’e 6 has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its upcoming landing attempt on the lunar far side where it will collect samples that will be returned to Earth.Continue Reading
55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has “grown” a second atmosphere.Continue Reading
ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2 later this year.Continue Reading
SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (May 8), on the first leg of a planned spaceflight doubleheader for the company.Continue Reading
Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.Continue Reading
The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been pushed to May 17 so teams can replace a valve on its Atlas V rocket.Continue Reading
From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA’s GeoXO series continues on the legacy of the GOES-R series — but with exciting upgrades.Continue Reading
The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of “heavy seeds.”Continue Reading
The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures?Continue Reading
The Dark Energy Camera has imaged a ghostly hand claw reaching out to grab a distant galaxy. There’s nothing supernatural about this structure known as “God’s Hand,” but it’s awe-inspiring nonetheless.Continue Reading
Disney+ releases a new trailer for its upcoming series “Star Wars: The Acolyte” that delves into the High Republic era and seems to depict a deep awakening of the Sith.Continue Reading
Astronomers will be alerted to gravitational waves faster than ever before as LIGO and other detectors “listen” to a universal symphony.Continue Reading
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how taking a high resolution solar image like this one represents an enormous amount of personal and professional effort and months of planning.Continue Reading
To launch Black Hole Week, NASA released this new Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 4951.Continue Reading
The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of winter sink below the horizon.Continue Reading
Scientists fighting to save coral reefs amid the climate crisis suggest sending genetic coral material to be preserved on the moon. Is it a good idea?Continue Reading
A new study provides some theoretical underpinning to sci-fi warp drives, suggesting that the superfast propulsion tech may not forever elude humanity.Continue Reading
The historic first crewed launch of Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed to no earlier than Friday (May 10), due to an issue with the vehicle’s rocket ride.Continue Reading
A rocket issue with United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V caused Boeing Starliner to wave off its historic 1st launch attempt with astronauts on May 6. A backup launch date has not been announced.Continue Reading
What has one horn, two crewmates and shares a name with its ride into orbit? “Calypso,” the plush sequined narwhal that is flying on the crew flight test of “Calypso,” Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.Continue Reading
Two asteroids are expected to make close but safe approaches to Earth this week, and you can watch them live.Continue Reading
NASA and Boeing are working together to send the first astronauts to space on Starliner on May 6. Among the Mission Control support team is Kennedy Space Center’s chief engineer.Continue Reading
The video gives an insight into the energetic events that transfer energy and plasma into the solar corona that ultimately drives the solar wind.Continue Reading
SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside the spacecraft.Continue Reading
NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the long-running rocket ready for humans took thousands of checks.Continue Reading
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company’s 46th orbital mission of the year already.Continue Reading
A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.Continue Reading
A patch created to honor Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spacecraft, features a geometric pattern representing the glow of her space shuttle lifting off into the night sky.Continue Reading
The International Space Station, the largest and brightest object now orbiting Earth, will provide excellent views for skywatchers across much of the Northern Hemisphere for much of May.Continue Reading
The launch of astronauts on a Boeing spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site after more than 50 years.Continue Reading
New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth’s twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.Continue Reading
Clumps of dark matter reveal their presence by distorting the shapes of more distant galaxies, just like waves on the surface of a swimming pool distort the pattern of tiles on the bottom.Continue Reading
Boeing’s Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft.Continue Reading
After 25 years of drifting undetected in space, an experimental satellite that launched in 1974 has been found using tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.Continue Reading
A new study calls for “geoconservation” principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don’t compromise future scientific work.Continue Reading
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk says Boeing Starliner is “important strategically” for America’s space program.Continue Reading
The path of annularity on Oct. 2, 2024, passes through the Pacific Ocean and South America. View detailed maps of where the eclipse will be visible here.Continue Reading
Thanks to XMM-Newton, astronomers may know the powerful event that gave rise to the Cloverleaf odd radio circle.Continue Reading
The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States’ highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Continue Reading
The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States’ highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Continue Reading
Two NASA astronauts waited several extra years for their ride aboard Boeing Starliner, but the wait was not fully unexpected, the former test pilots recently shared with reporters.Continue Reading
For National Astronaut Day 2024, we have an exclusive interview with Uniphi Good’s Annie Balliro on why she founded the holiday honoring America’s spaceflyers.Continue Reading
Starliner is at last at its Florida launch pad for its historic 1st mission with astronauts. The Boeing spacecraft made a brief journey there May 4 to coincide with Star Wars Day.Continue Reading
All aboard this lightspeed tour of the history of the Jedi Order, the peacekeepers of the galaxy.Continue Reading
On Episode 109 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, about the long history of music influencing how we think about spaceflight.Continue Reading
A preview of Marvel Comics’ new miniseries, “Star Wars: Inquisitors #1.”Continue Reading
For the first time ever, May the 4th coincides with Free Comic Book Day. So in perfect synchronicity, Marvel is offering up “Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1.”Continue Reading
Privacy Policy Designed using Magazine News Byte. Powered by WordPress.