SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)
SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies’ sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.
En Route to Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Images of Stars
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This mosaic of a star field was made from three images captured Dec. 4, 2024, by star tracker cameras…
Sci-fi thriller ‘Ash’ gets terrifying 1st trailer that’s dripping with Lovecraftian cosmic horror vibes
Aaron Paul and Eiza González star in the new trailer for ‘Ash,’ an upcoming sci-fi film about astronauts fighting for survival on a hostile planet.
VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover
NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.
Burrowing Mole-Bot Could Characterize Other Planet’s Soil
Burrowing under soil opens up a whole new world, especially when that soil is on other planets. Getting under the top layer of regolith on a world such as Mars…
Persevering Through Science
Explore This Section Mars Home Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars…
Sols 4441-4442: Winter is Coming
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New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours
If all five of today’s (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.
Boeing reports Starliner losses of more than half a billion dollars in 2024
Boeing took more than a half-billion dollars in charges on its CST-100 Starliner program in 2024, bringing its cumulative losses on the vehicle to just over $2 billion. The post…
The Hubble Space Telescope is a Powerful Science Instrument Despite its Age
This Hubble image shows a supernova named SN 2022aajn in a distant galaxy about 600 million light-years away with the unwieldy name of WISEA J070815.11+210422.3. However, the obtuse yet scientifically…