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SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s central coast on Thursday (Nov. 14). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:23 a.m. EST (0323 GMT; 9:23 p.m. local California time on Nov. 13). A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14) in the second half of a spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 24 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral […]
Could a supernova ever destroy Earth? (Image Credit: Space.com) When the bright star Betelgeuse explodes, it will be an impressive sight. The stellar explosion, known as a supernova, will be brighter than any planet and almost as bright as the full moon. It will be visible during the day, and you could […]
Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) Blue Origin’s massive new rocket is getting closer to being ready to fly. The company shared a new photo of the two stages of its New Glenn rocket being joined together for the first time in the […]
Webb telescope scientists forced to reckon with enormous galaxy outliers (Image Credit: Mashable) Modern astronomers have speculated that, in the beginning, all galaxies formed in large halos of dark matter, a mysterious-yet-abundant substance that doesn’t shine or interact with light. These halos would have captured gas into gravitationally bound structures, turning about […]
Scientists compile library for evaluating exoplanet water (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth’s hot mantle, Cornell scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of planets outside of our solar system but could […]
SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites today on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX plans to launch 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14) on the second half of a spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 24 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to […]
Northrop Grumman eyes 2026 launch of robot-armed satellite servicer (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary is eyeing a 2026 launch for its next-generation satellite servicing vehicle, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV). […]
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it’s wearing a banana (photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now less than a week away. Elon Musk‘s company has rolled the sixth Starship […]
Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress (Image Credit: Space.com) Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides is headed to Capitol Hill. Whitesides, who also has “NASA chief of staff” on his resume, won his U.S. House of Representatives race to represent California’s 27th district, which covers a big […]
