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A black hole’s secrets could hide in its dizzying light ‘echoes’ (Image Credit: Space.com) To measure the masses and spins of black holes, scientists want to follow clues left behind by light that takes a round-a-bout journey, bends around these voids, and ultimately shines toward us. The crew, from Princeton University and […]
Trump’s Re-Election Could Reignite Battle Over Space Command Headquarters (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Despite a months-long battle that finally settled the U.S. Space Command in Colorado, the military branch may be at risk of relocating to Alabama once again. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to move the Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, […]
Voyager found a mystery on Uranus. Decades later, NASA solved it. (Image Credit: Mashable) NASA’s Voyager mission beamed back unprecedented views. It also sent back some mysteries. One of these came in 1986, when the Voyager 2 probe — one of a duo of Voyager craft sent into deep space — journeyed […]
Space Force new GPS satellites are running months behind schedule (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Pentagon’s first batch of new and more capable GPS satellites is as much as eight to 11 months behind the desired delivery schedule because contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. is having difficulty manufacturing some complex […]
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea, after weather delay (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched 24 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast and landed a rocket at sea in the second of back-to-back launches today (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the […]
What a 2nd Trump administration could mean for NASA and space exploration (Image Credit: Space.com) President-elect Trump’s return to the White House next January will likely bring big changes to NASA’s Artemis program and a renewed sense of urgency to land a crew on the moon, in part to keep up with […]
US Congress will hold another UFO hearing this week. Here’s how to watch (Image Credit: Space.com) Watch live! 2nd UFO hearing held by US congress, witnesses include fmr. miltary – YouTube Watch On The U.S. government is holding another hearing on UFOs this week, and you can watch it live. The U.S. […]
SpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record today (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today at 12:25 p.m. EST (1625 GMT). It […]
At 60 years, monument to NASA’s Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule? (Image Credit: Space.com) A 60-year-old tribute to America’s first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464? The […]
Star cities: New 3D view of globular clusters illuminates their origins (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) Looking out into the Milky Way, it’s possible to see all sorts of strange cosmic structures — tentacle-like spiraling arms of stars in the outer regions of the galaxy, dark clouds of gas and dust that block […]
