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Scientists propose a bold new reason for Betelgeuse’s volatile behavior (Image Credit: Mashable) A brilliant red star beaming through our night sky is Betelgeuse, an aging supergiant on the shoulder of the Orion constellation. For years astronomers have watched this star — pronounced “Beetlejuice” just like the Michael Keaton character — with some convinced it’s […]
James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe (Image Credit: Space.com) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered back 13 billion years to discover surprisingly lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars. The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) observations are confusing because isolated black holes should struggle to gather […]
A spectacular new video shows a set of SpaceX satellites ready to deploy into space. SpaceX‘s in-space video shows a stacked group of Starlink satellites being revealed after two pieces of protective hardware, known as payload fairings, fall away from the Falcon 9 rocket that launched the group. “View from the active and passive halves […]
SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday evening (Oct. 23). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight, during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). SpaceX had […]
Silicon Sensing celebrates its IMU’s fourth year on the iQPS’ small SAR satellite (Image Credit: Sat News) Silicon Sensing Systems’ DMU30 high performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) continues to perform within the control system of Japan’s first X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) small satellite from the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. […]
NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources. The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission is led by ESA (European Space Agency) in partnership with NASA […]
NOAA releases imagery from world’s first operational space-based coronagraph (Image Credit: Phys.org) NOAA today shared the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope onboard the new GOES-19 satellite. CCOR-1, the world’s first operational, space-based coronagraph, began observing the sun’s corona, the faint outermost layer of the solar atmosphere, on September 19, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a $2 million contract to radar imaging satellite operator Umbra as part of a study to assess how the company’s satellites could integrate into the military’s next-generation satellite network. Under the Small Business Innovation Research contract, SDA will evaluate the compatibility of Umbra’s radar […]
WASHINGTON — As China continues to deploy advanced satellites in space, the U.S. Space Force is being increasingly called upon to bolster its presence in the Indo-Pacific, sparking debate over whether the nascent military branch is adequately equipped to address evolving threats in the region. Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, […]
See the ‘comet of the century’ light up the night sky in breathtaking photos (Image Credit: Space.com) Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has not disappointed photographers. The photogenic comet is currently speeding away from Earth but is still visible in the Northern Hemisphere night sky for another week or so. It’s grown fairly dim, but can […]
