This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off…
Nikon 5×15 HG monocular review
The Nikon 5×15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon’s other optical devices.
Satellites watch ‘ghost island’ solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.
New Glenn Reaches Orbit, but Doesn’t Recover the Booster
On Thursday, January 16th, at 02:03 AM EST, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket took off on its maiden flight from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This…
Thaicom pushes back against takeover bid
Thaicom’s board is urging shareholders to reject a takeover bid for the Thai geostationary satellite operator if its stock remains above the share offer. The post Thaicom pushes back against…
Astronomers are Watching a Newly Forming Super Star Cluster
Six or seven billion years ago, most stars formed in super star clusters. That type of star formation has largely died out now. Astronomers know of two of these SSCs…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.
Sticks and Stones: The Molecular Clouds in the Heart of the Milky Way
The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) at the heart of the Milky Way holds a lot of gas. It contains about 60 million solar masses of molecular gas in complexes of…
Space Force to march in Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation’s newest military branch.
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) AS16-116-18653 (23 April 1972) — Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, stands at a big…