On its fifth try, SpaceX manages launch of competitor Amazon’s satellites
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX was not one of Amazon’s original choices to fly its Project Kuiper broadband…
Lucy spacecraft could visit an additional sub-km asteroid with a course correction
Artist’s conception of Lucy visiting the Patroclus-Menoetius system. Credit: NASA GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab/Adriana Gutierrez The Lucy spacecraft is…
Stargazers prepare for meteor shower of the year as the Perseids peak | Meteors
It is time for stargazers to dig out the deckchairs to try to enjoy what is considered to…
NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit
To drive the development of key space-based capabilities for the United States, NASA is exploring an opportunity to…
Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
Skyrora has become the first British company to secure a license to launch a rocket from the United…
The Europa Clipper Mission Tests it Radar Instrument at Mars
On October 14th, 2024, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission began its long journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. On…
Mars Curiosity rover finds rock that looks like coral after 13 years
More than thirteen years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is still hard at work. But like…
These 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Monday
Topline The majority of states along the U.S.-Canada border could have a shot at seeing the northern lights…
Niger investigating $5 million sale of largest Mars rock
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite…
Scientists Design Huge Spacecraft That Could Carry 2,400 Colonists to Alpha Centauri
A team of engineers has come up with designs of a 36-mile spacecraft, dubbed Chrysalis, designed to carry…