“It vanished without a trace” — NASA loses sights of a star after it flared to a million times the Sun’s brightness
Stars don’t usually just disappear. They burn for millions of years, slowly changing, fading, or exploding in dramatic…
NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like…
Spaceport’s milestone a major boost for Hainan space industry
A bird”s-eye view of the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan province. China Daily China’s primary spaceport…
Explosion of a SpaceX satellite in orbit what we know about the incident worrying experts
SpaceX is one of the earliest and most dominant players in low Earth orbit, a massive presence that…
A SpaceX Dragon capsule just nudged the ISS to a record altitude
The International Space Station (ISS) is now orbiting Earth at a record altitude of 262 miles (422 km).…
Next-gen lunar spacesuit redefines mobility
As NASA gears up to send four astronauts on a crewed flight around the moon in the imminent…
Starwatch: Moon occultation will ‘wink out’ Pleiades star cluster | Astronomy
On the night of 27 January, the moon passes in front of the Pleiades star cluster, temporarily hiding…
‘Now the dream has come true’
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Milky Way shines over Gemini South Observatory photo of the day for Jan. 26, 2025
On a lonely ridge in Chile, the giant silver dome of the Gemini South Observatory opens each night…
Astranis adds Oman customer to summer GEO launch lineup
TAMPA, Fla. — Oman-based industrial conglomerate MB Group has ordered a small geostationary broadband satellite from Astranis that…
As the next full Moon approaches, we’ll get to see it pass in front of a beautiful blue star cluster
There’s a chance to catch the Moon passing through the northern portion of the Pleiades open star cluster…
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Leo satellites disrupt astronomy, like Starlink
A team of scientists has found that, unsurprisingly, Amazon’s new internet mega constellation, Amazon Leo, has a strong…