USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)
The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.
SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)
SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle’s sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).
What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 19?
SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world’s largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here’s when to…
NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
Credit: NASA For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements. The rating is the best…
FAA moves forward with committee to review launch licensing regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with a long-awaited committee to evaluate ways to improve launch licensing regulations as one executive calls for far greater changes. The post FAA…
Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch ‘Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli
Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are ‘Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.
Scientists Develop Technique to Create 3D Models of Cosmic Structures
For decades, astronomers have used powerful instruments to capture images of the cosmos in various wavelengths. This includes optical images, where visible light is observed, and images that capture non-visible…
Europe’s Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn
Europe’s Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA’s DART impactor.
Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet
“We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars…
The Best Way to Find Planet Nine Might Be Hundreds of Tiny Telescopes
Ever since William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, astronomers have been eager to find new planets on the outer edge of the solar system. But after the discovery of Neptune…