NASA employees advised to delay responses to “what did you do” email
NASA employees are being advised not to immediately respond to an OPM email despite a threat by Elon Musk that they could be fired if they did not. The post…
A Chinese Satellite Tests Orbital Refuelling
Satellites often face a disappointing end: despite having fully working systems, they are often de-orbited after their propellant runs out. However, a breakthrough is on the cards with the launch…
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California
SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).
Propellant leak blamed for Falcon 9 upper stage uncontrolled reentry
SpaceX said that a Falcon 9 upper stage that reentered over Europe earlier this week suffered a propellant leak that prevented a controlled reentry. The post Propellant leak blamed for…
China launches ChinaSat-10R communications satellite from Xichang
HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit Saturday to replace the aging ChinaSat-10 spacecraft. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 7:11 a.m. Eastern…
Sampling Enceladus’ Subsurface Ocean with TIGRE Mission Concept
How can we explore Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, to include its surface and subsurface ocean, with the goal of potentially discovering life as we know it? This is what a recent…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?
On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX’s plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space…
Astronomers discover ‘Quipu,’ the single largest structure in the known universe
Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.
How Astronomers Make Deep Maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it’s so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful tools is something called 21cm radiation. Hydrogen,…
20 years of satellite data reveal ‘staggering’ levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a…