Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Build Gas Turbine Parts to Meet AI Demand
SpaceX is building a gas turbine blade factory as it grapples with a global scramble to secure energy…
Brownsville faces higher tax bills as SpaceX presence grows
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Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds
Every telescope before it was built to look around. Kepler was built to stare. Launched in March 2009…
Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy
We are on the hunt for another small, northern summer constellation this week: Sagitta, the arrow. Although it…
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy
Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…
‘They watch and leave’: China’s rocket hub Wenchang wants launch-day crowds to stay longer, fuel tourism
Chen makes 3D-printed rocket models and aerospace education products. The money is modest for now – enough, he…
Have we got dark energy wrong? NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may help us find out
In the late 90s, a space telescope helped flip our understanding of the universe on its head. Data…
Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23
Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of…
James Webb telescope catches five galaxies colliding, just 800 million years after the Big Bang
The group of five galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet are also called the Hickson Compact Group 92 (HCG…
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy
From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecedented survey of the universe. Its field of view is…
Scientists discover a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars
Researchers have uncovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet’s southern interior appearing significantly hotter…
On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first time.…