2nd launch of Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket delayed to Aug. 15 at the earliest
Blue Origin is now targeting Aug. 15 at the earliest for the second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, a slip of several months.
High Above the World
NASA NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a June 2002 spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. He was partnered with CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales)…
Frigid Exoplanet in Strange Orbit Imaged by NASA’s Webb
Explore Webb Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who…
Who is Franklin Richards, the superpowered baby shown in the new ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ trailer (video)
Blink and you’ll miss him! The immortal son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm is in the new ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ trailer, but who is this adorable little…
I Am Artemis: Ernesto Garcia
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Ernesto Garcia Ernesto Garcia, engineering manager at Rayotech Scientific, Inc., holds a test article of one of the windowpanes for the Orion spacecraft. Credits:…
NASA F-15s Validate Tools for Quesst Mission
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s F-15D research aircraft conducts a calibration flight of a shock-sensing probe near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…
Quebec backs Canadian launch startup Reaction Dynamics and partner Maya HTT
SAN FRANCISCO – Quebec’s government announced an award of $10 million Canadian dollars ($7.3 million) to Canadian rocket startup Reaction Dynamics and software developer Maya HTT. The funding will enable…
US rural broadband shift opens door wider for Starlink
The Trump administration has released new rules for distributing $42.5 billion in U.S. rural broadband funding, easing restrictions on Starlink and other satellite providers competing for support under the Biden-era…
NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once the highest impact risk ever recorded, now poses no threat to Earth but has a slightly increased chance of striking the moon in 2032.
How to see the ‘Horse and Rider’ in the Big Dipper’s handle this summer
Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper’s handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the “Horse and Rider.”