Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launched A NASA Mars Mission
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at Blue Origin’s successful Mars mission, learning new languages…
How was the first full-colour photograph of Earth captured by NASA |
The first full-colour photograph of Earth marked a turning point in how humanity understood its planet, shifting the…
NASA’s 230-Foot Antenna Damaged, Further Straining Deep Space Communications
A massive antenna used to communicate with Martian spacecraft and track near-Earth asteroids has been offline for nearly…
Everybody Wants a Piece of Webb
Since launching into space in December 2021 and starting operations the following July, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
What’s this about the intergalactic 3I/Atlas, Earth and December? Here’s what we know
For four months, social media has drawn skywatchers and lovers of galactic lure to a speck spotted in…
How to see the Taurid meteor shower on Nov. 12
If conditions are optimal, the Taurid meteor shower will be visible the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 12. Study…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX beats Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin into the record books yet again
Elon Musk’s SpaceX swooped in Monday to complete Florida’s 94th liftoff of the year, breaking the state’s yearly…
Is a ‘nearly interstellar comet’ connected to 3I/ATLAS? What we know
A newly discovered comet named C/2025 V1 (Borisov) is due to make its closest approach to Earth on…
Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged
WASHINGTON — One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may…
3 Chinese astronauts stranded in space. Everything to know
The Shenzhou-20 capsule was hit by fragments of space debris that hindered the ability of 3 Chinese astronauts…
In a first, China calls US to avoid satellite collision in space
In a rare instance of collaboration between the space programs of China and the US, the former recently…
Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute
World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three…