Severe solar storm postpones Blue Origin’s launch of NASA Mars missions.

  • November 12, 2025
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Intense solar storm delays Blue Origin launch of NASA Mars probes (Image Credit: Space.com) Blue Origin has scrubbed today’s launch attempt of its second-ever New Glenn rocket. The delay today (Nov. 11) follows a Nov. 9 launch attempt that was also called off due to bad weather. Now, extreme solar storms, which […]

A newly found superheated star formation region from the early universe.

  • November 12, 2025
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Superheated star factory discovered in early universe (Image Credit: Phys.org) Glowing deep red from the distant past, the galaxy Y1 shines because of dust grains heated by newly-formed stars (circled in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope). Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), […]

Pleiades star cluster shown to be merely one component of a large stellar family.

  • November 12, 2025
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Pleiades star cluster revealed as just one part of a vast stellar family (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the “Seven Sisters” often spotted on winter nights, is just the bright tip of […]

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in a record-setting 94th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast (video)

  • November 12, 2025
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 94th liftoff of the year from Florida’s Space Coast (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX extended its single-year launch record on Monday night (Nov. 10), sending yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites up from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off off Monday […]

India conducts parachute tests for the Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video)

  • November 12, 2025
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India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule. The test occurred on Nov. 3, using an Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft and a capsule mass simulator that tipped […]

With new FAA restrictions in place, SpaceX aims for a record-setting launch.

  • November 11, 2025
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Amid new FAA restraints, SpaceX goes for record launch (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The government shutdown’s strain on air traffic control has not only led to limitations on airlines, but spaceflight too. Despite the Federal Aviation Administration having implemented space launch limits, commercial launches aim to fall between 10 […]