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India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon’s south pole (Image Credit: Space.com) India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lander and rover in collaboration with Japan. S. Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), discussed the upcoming missions during an invited […]
North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude (Image Credit: Space.com) North Korea reportedly reached space on Wednesday with its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched in nearly a year. The ICBM‘s launch on Oct. 30, just days before the U.S. federal election on Nov. 5, was likely not coincidental, according to […]
Stare into the ‘blood-soaked eyes’ of 2 spooky galaxies in new Hubble, JWST images (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Two of the world’s most powerful space telescopes have spied a “spooky pair” of galaxies in deep space, staring out like a pair of “blood-soaked” eyes — and just in time for Halloween. The James Webb Space […]
Decrepit Voyager 1 Probe Runs Into Trouble Again (Image Credit: futurism-com) But it keeps on ticking. Radio Silence The Voyager 1 probe refuses to die. But ye olde spacecraft has had some scares during the more recent portions of its 47-and-counting year journey, and NASA engineers are constantly checking in to make sure it doesn’t […]
Halloween is today! Don’t miss these 7 hidden gem horror films — and their cosmic counterparts (Image Credit: Space.com) Halloween is approaching quickly, meaning many of us have turned our minds to the more ghoulish and macabre elements of life. So, settle in. It’s time to revel in tales of horror and suspense — both […]
Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does? (Image Credit: Space.com) It appears that China has moved up its agenda for bringing Mars samples to Earth, and aims to do so before the U.S. achieves this same goal. NASA’s Mars sample return plan, a joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA), […]
The creepiest skulls ever seen in space (Image Credit: Mashable) The universe is rife with mystery. Ambitious space missions, like the James Webb Space Telescope and Martian rovers, are helping scientists grasp what’s out there: Could any of the rocky, Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST solar system host life? How did galaxies teeming with stars […]
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video, photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this afternoon (Oct. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:10 p.m. EDT (2110 GMT). […]
Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump for president (Image Credit: Space.com) One of the United States’ most famous space explorers is backing Donald Trump for president. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person ever to walk on the moon, endorsed Trump in a statement today (Oct. 30), less than a week before the […]
Can ‘failed stars’ have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues (Image Credit: Space.com) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula actually surround “failed stars,” or brown dwarfs. This is the first confirmation that planet-forming, flattened clouds of gas and dust called “protoplanetary disks” surround these […]
