Rocket Lab sets the launch window for Synspective satellite deployment (Image Credit: Sat News) Photo of a previous Rocket Lab Electron launch of a Synspective mission, photo courtesy of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite […]
Comets probably delivered Earth its water long ago, new study reveals (Image Credit: Space.com) Water. All life on Earth requires it in some way or another, and it’s hard to miss that roughly 70% of our planet’s surface is covered in the stuff. Thus, understanding where Earth’s water came from is a […]
‘Spectacular’ asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected (Image Credit: Space.com) A small asteroid lit up the skies over northern Siberia Wednesday (Dec. 4) after burning up in Earth’s atmosphere in a “spectacular” (yet harmless) fireball. Astronomers spotted the space rock, measuring 28 inches (70 centimeters) in diameter, in […]
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027 (Image Credit: Space.com) We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era lift off. NASA announced today (Dec. 5) that it’s delaying the planned launch of Artemis 2, a […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Sirius XM radio satellite (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Stay tuned, SiriusXM radio listeners, your program is getting a signal boost. SpaceX launched the SXM-9 satellite Thursday morning (Dec. 5), for SiriusXM satellite radio. The payload is the tenth spacecraft launched for SiriusXM, and the third of the […]
Trump may cancel NASA’s powerful SLS moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel (Image Credit: Space.com) Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that NASA’s giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. The […]
Satellites find likely cause of mysterious African elephant deaths of 2020 (Image Credit: Space.com) The staggering and unexplained deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 — one of the largest mass mortality events of wild mammals in recent history — was most likely due to toxins in water that proliferated […]
China debuts $553 million spaceport with launch of new Long March-12 rocket (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Last week, China successfully debuted its new launch vehicle Long March-12, delivering two experimental satellites into orbit and marking the inaugural flight from the country’s first commercial spaceport that will support the country’s upcoming surge in […]
Gigantic ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars are the next big target for NASA’s Curiosity rover, agency reveals (Image Credit: Space.com) The ever-reliable Curiosity rover is about to begin a new quest to study giant “spiderwebs” on Mars’ surface, after successfully concluding its previous mission, NASA has announced. The web-like rocks span for miles and […]
SpaceX launch Wednesday marks record 24th flight of booster (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX set a new standard for its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday using a first-stage booster for a record 24th time. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 […]
