SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket…
NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a…
On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit
On Aug. 11, 1960, part of the Discoverer 13 satellite became the first human-made object to be recovered…
NASA Updates Voyager 2 To Extend The 1977 Probe’s Lifespan Yet Again
A software update, sent across 13 billion miles, gives it one more year of operation.
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Vietnam’s VinSpace announces deal with SpaceX to launch first satellite | Space News
Hanoi-based aerospace firm says it will partner with Elon Musk’s rocket company to deploy satellites next year. Published…
Russia accelerates roll out of Starlink rival
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Voyager Wins Space Force Tactical Data Link Comms Work
Voyager Wins Space Force Tactical Data Link Comms Work | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Guy…
Memories of watching the 1999 total solar eclipse in South West
Former BBC News correspondent Simon Hall reported from Alderney during the 1999 eclipse. The third-largest Channel Island had…
A dark rock picked off the gravel plains of Oman turned out to be a piece of Mars, blasted off the planet by an impact. It now rides aboard Perseverance as a calibration target, back on the world it came from
In 1999, out on the gravel flats of central Oman, someone picked up a dark, unremarkable rock. It…
‘Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise’: Rocket Lab unveils new ‘GHOST’ portable spaceport system
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system…
The Odds of Finding Water on Mars
Where would you land on Mars if the water had to be underneath you? It is not an…
Neutron Launch Chances This Year Narrowing, Rocket Lab Says
Neutron Launch Chances This Year Narrowing, Rocket Lab Says | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Michael…