Meet ‘Blackbird’: A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system (Image Credit: Space.com) A new type of flying car could soon be ferrying passengers through the skies using a novel propulsion technology, engineers say. On Nov. 5, CycloTech, an Austrian company that builds flying car […]
Iran launches military satellite, sending nation’s largest-ever payload to orbit: reports (Image Credit: Space.com) Iran’s space program continues to make progress as the nation announces the successful launch of its largest payload yet. Iranian state media says one of the nation’s two-stage Simorgh rockets launched on Friday (Dec. 6) with payloads weighing […]
Watch SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth Dec. 12 (Image Credit: Space.com) A SpaceX cargo capsule is set to head back toward Earth this morning (Dec. 6), and you can watch the action live. A robotic Dragon freighter will undock from the International Space Station‘s (ISS) Harmony module on […]
Watch the sun rise on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video (Image Credit: Space.com) A new video from humanity’s largest orbital laboratory is a good reminder of why spaceflight continues to captivate us. In this one-minute clip posted to X from the International Space […]
NASA leader doubts Elon Musk will push Trump to axe moon rocket (Image Credit: Mashable) NASA will not launch astronauts around the moon next year as planned, pushing the Artemis II mission back another six months to April 2026, space officials said Thursday. The new timeline also will postpone the first human […]
At 2 a.m., an unexpected event led to a surprise planet discovery (Image Credit: Mashable) The astronomical confusion started at 2 a.m ET on June 26, 2023. Scientists using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope sought to observe a planet beyond our solar system (an exoplanet) called Kepler-51d, an unusual “puffy” world […]
Rocket Lab sets the launch window for Synspective satellite deployment (Image Credit: Sat News) Photo of a previous Rocket Lab Electron launch of a Synspective mission, photo courtesy of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite […]
Comets probably delivered Earth its water long ago, new study reveals (Image Credit: Space.com) Water. All life on Earth requires it in some way or another, and it’s hard to miss that roughly 70% of our planet’s surface is covered in the stuff. Thus, understanding where Earth’s water came from is a […]
‘Spectacular’ asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected (Image Credit: Space.com) A small asteroid lit up the skies over northern Siberia Wednesday (Dec. 4) after burning up in Earth’s atmosphere in a “spectacular” (yet harmless) fireball. Astronomers spotted the space rock, measuring 28 inches (70 centimeters) in diameter, in […]
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027 (Image Credit: Space.com) We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era lift off. NASA announced today (Dec. 5) that it’s delaying the planned launch of Artemis 2, a […]
