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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). (Image […]
‘Cosmic Dandelion’: A Mysterious 900-Year-Old Nebula Gets Mapped in Stunning Detail (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Somewhere out in deep space, there’s a beautiful cosmic weed, blasting its metaphorical pollen away from its core at ludicrous speeds. For almost 900 years, the massive space explosion that caused this weed to bloom was a mystery. Now, a cutting […]
Earth from space: Bizarre ‘pet cloud’ reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand (Image Credit: Space.com) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Otago region, New Zealand [-45.39649095, 170.20379599] What’s in the photo? An elongated lenticular cloud known as the “Taieri Pet” Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? Sept. 7, 2024 […]
New study of Apollo 16 moon samples reveals hidden lunar history (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists continue to piece together the moon’s complex history using lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions over half a century ago. A fresh analysis of lunar dust collected by Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972 offers a clearer picture of the […]
What next for NASA’s Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons (Image Credit: Space.com) On Oct. 14, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there. Though not on an “alien hunting” […]
Nearly two months after Boeing’s Starliner returned to Earth without its astronauts, NASA is still working on the issues that complicated the spacecraft’s first crewed test flight, agency officials said on Friday (Oct. 25). Starliner‘s Crew Flight Test (CFT) concluded on Sept. 6, with the capsule touching down in New Mexico autonomously. NASA astronauts Butch […]
Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility (Image Credit: Space.com) What if we dropped the “terrestrial” from “extraterrestrial”? Scientists recently explored the intriguing possibility that alien life may not need a planet to support itself. At first glance, planets seem like the ideal locations to find life. After all, the […]
SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida this evening (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast this evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today […]
Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert (Image Credit: Space.com) Lakes have appeared in the Sahara after a cyclone brought a deluge of rain to northern Africa that drenched swathes of the largest hot desert on Earth, satellite images show. An extratropical cyclone hit parts of […]
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). The first […]
