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These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution (Image Credit: Space.com) Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) located in the Atacama desert region of Northern Chile, astronomers have revealed five stunning portraits of galaxies in the local universe. The images of these galaxies show their shapes, structures and […]
SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) A veteran NASA astronaut caught SpaceX satellites in action from the space station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped shots of some SpaceX Starlink satellites from the International Space Station (ISS) recently, capturing them as bright white flashes in […]
Dark matter might make space-time ring like a bell around black holes — and we might be able to ‘hear’ it (Image Credit: Space.com) It turns out that dark matter can sing, but only if it’s given a microphone made of a black hole. The true nature of dark matter has eluded […]
Trump to attend SpaceX Starship’s 6th flight test today: reports (Image Credit: Space.com) President-elect Donald Trump may watch the sixth SpaceX Starship launch in person on Tuesday (Nov. 19), according to media reports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued “temporary flight restrictions for VIP [very important person] movement” near Starship‘s launch site […]
New Roadmap Sets the Stage for Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft by the 2030s (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A consortium of companies just completed its initial foray into an 11-year project that could put the first nuclear-powered space tug into space. The project is called RocketRoll, and it paves the way for a futuristic mission concept […]
Trump Reportedly Set to Attend Sixth SpaceX Starship Launch Today (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Donald Trump is reportedly attending the highly-anticipated sixth test launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, as the president elect gets more chummy with rocket billionaire Elon Musk. Starship is getting ready to fly for its sixth test flight on Tuesday. […]
How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today (Image Credit: Space.com) Just before sunset this evening (Nov. 19) on the outskirts of the southernmost town in Texas, SpaceX’s Starship rocket is scheduled to launch on its sixth test flight to space, and you can watch it live on […]
Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Another High-Stakes Starship Booster Catch (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) SpaceX is preparing for its second attempt to catch a massive rocket booster using its giant “chopstick” arms, as the company gears up for Starship’s sixth test flight. Starship is set to launch on Tuesday, November 19, with a […]
The space station has a risky leak. How bad is it? (Image Credit: Mashable) Some of the main modules of the International Space Station are nearly a quarter-century old. “That’s considered classic for a car,” said Bennett Maruca, an astronomer and physicist at the University of Delaware. So it’s little surprise one […]
Panel report on China’s tech developments calls for U.S. action on space and AI (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — A congressional advisory body is calling for urgent measures to counter China’s rapid advancements in […]
