NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission
2 Min Read NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 4, 2022, a camera mounted on the Orion spacecraft…
A Blaze of Glory: SpaceX’s Starship Goes the Distance in 10th Flight Test
After a string of setbacks, SpaceX executed the most successful flight test of its Starship launch system to date, featuring a first-of-its-kind payload deployment and a thrilling Indian Ocean splashdown.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Studies Giant Sand Ripples on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has turned its attention to towering sand formations called megaripples at a site named Kerrlaguna on Mars. These windblown features, standing up to 1 metre tall, are…
JWST Improves Its Detection Techniques, But Fails To Find Planets at Epsilon Eridani
Sometimes in science a negative result is just as important as a positive one. And sometimes data artifacts get the better of even the best space observatories. Both of those…
Parabolic Flights to Test Electrolyzer for Future Moon and Mars Missions
What can parabolic flights teach scientists and engineers about electrolyzers and how the latter can help advance human missions to the Moon and Mars? This is the goal of a…
Mystery Objects in the Distant Universe Challenge Galaxy Formation Ideas
The early Universe continues to spring surprises on astronomers. In a recent study of dim, distant objects, astronomers at the University of Missouri found at least 300 of them that…
SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures.
Starship completes tenth test flight, breaking string of failures
SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its Starship vehicle Aug. 26, putting the vehicle’s development program back on track after a series of failures earlier this year. The…
Alpha launch failure blamed on structural failure from aeroheating
Firefly Aerospace said its most recent Alpha launch four months ago was lost because of structural failure linked to higher-than-normal heating during the vehicle’s ascent. The post Alpha launch failure…
EchoStar’s $23 billion spectrum sale clears path for direct-to-device constellation
EchoStar’s proposed direct-to-device satellite network got a major boost Aug. 26 with plans to sell $23 billion of spectrum to AT&T, closing the book on its bid to operate as…