SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)
More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida.
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
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The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster
Scientists using the Euclid space telescope found a red-dwarf brightness “gap” in the population of a globular cluster—an ancient, crowded collection of stars. A similar gap was detected by the…
12 of the weirdest ‘Masters of the Universe’ characters
By the power of… what the hell is that? If you thought the patrons of the Mos Eisley Cantina were strange, they’ve got nothing on He-Man and Skeletor’s entourages.
AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year. The post AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft…
Most exoplanets might be ‘soot factories,’ scientists say: ‘Like you have a natural diesel engine’
A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by combustion engines.
Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing by Gary Eason © CC BY NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on…
Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers
This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to…
Cosmic Tryst: Venus Meets Jupiter at Dusk
It’s a familiar annual question, that we’re already hearing as we enter into June. “What are those two bright objects in the west?” They’re none other than the two brightest…
NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission
NASA is working on a streamlined management approach for a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission the agency wants to launch in two and a half years. The post NASA working…