What Will the Betelgeuse Supernova Be Like – And Will It Hurt Us?
When Beetlejuice goes off, it’s going to be the show of a lifetime. But it’s not going to hurt us.
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch…
Pallas Has a Very Blue Family
Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different spectroscopic profile than Psyche, for example. So it might come as no surprise…
JWST Cycle 4 Spotlight, Part 2: The Distant Universe
Earlier this week, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announced the science objectives for the fourth cycle of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) General Observations program – aka. Cycle…
Intelligence and dual-use commercial satellites launch on Transporter-13
Among the 74 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission was a technology demonstrator from the National Reconnaissance Office The post Intelligence and dual-use commercial satellites launch on Transporter-13 appeared first on…
A Mars Chopper Mission Over Glaciers and Canyons
Ingenuity proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that a helicopter can operate on another planet. Over 72 flights, the little quadcopter that could captivated the imagination of space exploration…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O’Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration
SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched more than 70 payloads in the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions that have reshaped the smallsat industry. The post SpaceX launches Transporter-13…
Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible in March 2025?
The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.