The Search for Exomoons is On
Moons are the norm in our Solar System. The International Astronomical Union recognizes 288 planetary moons, and more keep being discovered. Saturn has a whopping 146 moons. Every planet except…
Destacado de la NASA: Felipe Valdez, un ingeniero inspirador
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Felipe Valdez, ingeniero de la NASA en el Laboratorio de Investigación de Vuelo a Subescala Dale Reed del Centro…
AST SpaceMobile unfolds debut production direct-to-smartphone satellites
AST SpaceMobile successfully unfolded its first five production satellites after compacting them for their SpaceX launch to low Earth orbit last month, the direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation developer announced Oct. 25.…
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.
SpaceX launches more satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation
A Falcon 9 deployed the fourth batch of satellites as the National Reconnaissance Office continues to expands its low Earth orbit architecture The post SpaceX launches more satellites for NRO’s…
‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episodes 1 and 2: Green Orions vs. Blue Orions, what’s the difference?
D’Vana Tendi gets back to her Orion roots in “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 5’s opening episodes — and her species has a very long history in “Star Trek.”
Crew-8 returns to Earth
A Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Oct. 25, wrapping up a record-setting mission. The post Crew-8 returns to Earth appeared first on…
Hubble Sees a Celestial Cannonball
Hubble Space Telescope Home Hubble Sees a Celestial… Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by…
Massive, bustling Perseus galaxy cluster dazzles in new telescope image
Deep in the heart of the massive Perseus cluster, giant galaxies stir, stars are torn from their homes and hot gas radiates at more than 1 million degrees Celsius.
Astra wins DIU contract to support Rocket 4 development
Astra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit worth up to $44 million to support development of its Rocket 4 launch vehicle. The post Astra wins DIU contract…