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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California on Oct. 30 (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California early on Wednesday (Oct. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell (DTC) capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:07 a.m. […]
1st image of our Milky Way’s black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say (Image Credit: Space.com) What does the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy look like?It’s a deceptively simple question. Although our local cosmic abyss, named Sgr A* (short for Sagittarius A*), resides just 26,000 light-years from Earth, it has […]
NASA to resume ISS spacewalks in 2025 after spacesuit leak (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA plans to resume spacewalks on the space station in 2025 after a leaky spacesuit suspended those activities in June. “We are planning our next set … early next year,” Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) […]
NASA rover climbs daunting slope, views its remarkable Mars adventure (Image Credit: Mashable) NASA’s car-sized Perseverance rover is making a hard slog. The space agency’s robot is fighting both steep and slippery terrain as it ascends the wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, the site of once vigorously flowing water. The Mars rover is headed to […]
A NASA telescope reveals a giant black hole jet like never before (Image Credit: Mashable) Particles blasting from a supermassive black hole jet appear to be traveling at nearly the speed of light — much faster than scientists had previously clocked them, according to new research. While most observations of black holes in space are […]
NRO shows continued interest in orbital transfer vehicles and spacecraft multimanifesting (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The National Reconnaissance Office is continuing to explore use of orbital transfer vehicles and improved multimanifesting approaches as it continues […]
Lockheed Martin completes acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp announced Oct. 30 it has completed the acquisition of small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital. The approximately $450 million acquisition deal […]
7 hidden gem horror films for Halloween — and their cosmic counterparts (Image Credit: Space.com) Halloween is approaching quickly, meaning many of us have turned our minds to the more ghoulish and macabre elements of life. So, settle in. It’s time to revel in tales of horror and suspense — both on Earth, and beyond. […]
NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule’s heat shield for Artemis moon missions (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere back on Dec. 11, 2022. The […]
China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) China’s next human spaceflight mission is on its way into orbit. A Long March 2F rocket topped with the Shenzhou 19 crew spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center today (Oct. 19) at 4:27 p.m. EDT (2027 […]
