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Europe’s Proba-3 satellites will launch early Dec. 4 to create artificial eclipses in space. Watch the liftoff live (Image Credit: Space.com) PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 Mission – YouTube Watch On A European mission that will use two satellites to create artificial eclipses in Earth orbit will launch early Wednesday morning (Dec. 4), and you can […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching on record-breaking 24th flight early Dec. 4 (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX is about to set a new rocket-reuse record. One of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday (Dec. 4), during a nearly two-hour window […]
‘Cosmic Fireflies’ Spotted From the ISS Turn Out to Be a Total Buzzkill (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A NASA astronaut captured brilliant specks of light floating above Earth’s horizon, dancing around in space. But rather than this being a celestial wonder, it’s actually a human-made phenomenon taking over Earth’s orbit. Earlier this week, […]
Umbra selected for NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III (Image Credit: Sat News) Umbra has been awarded the Stage III option of the National Reconnaissance Office‘s (NRO) Commercial Radar Capabilities contract — this contract, part of the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) initiative, evaluates and leverages innovative commercial ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and […]
Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have discovered that mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts (FRBs) may be created when asteroids slam into ultradense extreme dead stars called neutron stars. Such a collision releases enough energy to supply humanity’s […]
The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever (Image Credit: Space.com) Researchers in Birmingham have created the first image of a photon, a lemon-shaped particle of light emitted from the surface of a nanoparticle. The theory that made this image possible, reported Nov. 14 in […]
Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024 (Image Credit: Space.com) A tiny asteroid was detected on a collision course with Earth today (Dec. 3) and is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid measures around 27 inches (70 centimeters) wide and was detected […]
Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat? (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have suggested that tiny primordial black holes with the power to hollow out planets could be passing through everyday materials here on earth — rocks, glass, metal, and maybe even you or your cat. These minuscule black holes created during […]
Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats (Image Credit: Space.com) Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar soil. A recent video from China Central Television (CCTV) shows an animation of a robot working to construct […]
Busted Water Pipe Halts NASA’s Solar Observations at the Worst Possible Time (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been staring at the Sun for over a decade, collecting precious data about our host star and keeping an eye on its violent flareups. NASA’s close watch of the Sun is […]
