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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites early Nov. 7 (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX will launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Thursday morning (Nov. 7). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which have direct-to-cell capability — is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday, […]
Space Force General: We Need More Guardians in Joint Roles (Image Credit: airandspaceforces) Nov. 6, 2024 | By Greg Hadley Share Article The Space Force needs more Guardians in joint roles, and U.S. Space Command needs more non-Guardians in its ranks to make sure the U.S. military is making full use of […]
Hera asteroid probe ‘waves goodbye’ at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image) (Image Credit: Space.com) Goodnight room, goodnight moon. The Hera spacecraft, speeding on to an asteroid, took a look back at Earth’s moon — and in a new animation, you can see our neighbor shrinking as Hera flies […]
Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that (Image Credit: Space.com) In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social requirements for selection. But in recent years, that has all been […]
Go Centaur! Space Force stands up rocket stage at Los Angeles base (Image Credit: Space.com) A towering propellant tank and its rocket engine now stand on display at Los Angeles Air Force Base as a testament to its service to both the United States’ military and civilian space missions. The Centaur III […]
SpaceX launching 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida today (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this afternoon (Nov. 6) from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today during […]
New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS (Image Credit: Space.com) On Earth, we have weather because we have an atmosphere. Electromagnetic radiation from the sun heats up molecules and gases in the atmosphere, which causes the dynamic weather systems that cover the globe on a daily basis. […]
US military test-launches unarmed nuclear missile on election night (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) The United States military test-launched another unarmed nuclear-capable missile last night (Nov. 6). The launch took place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:01 p.m. local time (2:01 EDT or 0601 GMT on Nov. 6). A team […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to fly by Venus today before historic sun encounter (Image Credit: Space.com) Today, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its seventh swing past Venus — the spacecraft’s final maneuver around the amber planet — in a flyby that will nudge the probe on a trajectory that will take […]
Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy ‘light show’ image (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, called NGC 1672, is a barred spiral galaxy located […]
