Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out (Image Credit: Space.com) Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool red dwarf, located about 40 light-years away in the […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched a new batch of its Starlink satellites today (Dec. 7). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 29 internet broadband relays lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
Watch 3 astronauts head home to Earth from the International Space Station tonight (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Undocking – YouTube Watch On Three astronauts will head back to Earth from the International Space Station tonight (Dec. 8), and you can watch their homecoming live. NASA’s Jonny Kim […]
Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit on Dec. 8 (Image Credit: Space.com) Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite on Monday night (Dec. 8), and you can watch the action live. A 59-foot-tall (18 meters) Electron rocket is scheduled to launch the “RAISE and Shine” mission from Rocket […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched a new batch of its Starlink satellites today (Dec. 7). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 29 internet broadband relays lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California […]
Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit tonight (Image Credit: Space.com) Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite tonight (Dec. 6), and you can watch the action live. A 59-foot-tall (18 meters) Electron rocket is scheduled to launch the “RAISE and Shine” mission from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand site […]
NASA’s next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected? (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready to begin launch preparations this summer. The final integration of the telescope’s major observatory components took place on Nov. 25 inside NASA’s Goddard […]
3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025 (Image Credit: Space.com) The newly arrived and soon-to-depart crew members of Expedition 73 prepared for what is to come next during this, their final week all together aboard the International Space Station, […]
Brian O’Toole BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) CEO Brian O’Toole was named “Executive of the Year” by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council (PSC) at the annual 2025 Greater Washington GovCon awards. The award recognized O’Toole in the $75 to $300 million annual revenue category for his contributions to […]
