Polaris Dawn crew flies higher than 1966 Gemini 11 orbital record
The private SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew has now flown farther from Earth than any astronauts have traveled since the last Apollo mission left for the moon.
Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course With Each Other
Galaxy collisions are foundational events in the Universe. They happen when two systems mingle stars in a cosmic dance. They also cause spectacular mergers of supermassive black holes. The result…
Margin’ up the Crater Rim!
Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and…
The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Might Have Formed 9 Billion Years Ago
Large galaxies like ours are hosts to Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs.) They can be so massive that they resist comprehension, with some of them having billions of times more mass…
OneWeb launches alternative navigation service amid GPS vulnerability concerns
The new service uses a software-defined outdoor receiver that can access PNT signals from both traditional global navigation satellite systems and alternative sources such as Iridium satellites The post OneWeb…
Starliner Comes Home Empty
The Boeing Starliner module has been plagued with issues despite what seemed to be the dawning of a new commercial space giant. The module detached from the International Space Station…
What Did We Learn From Manufacturing the ACS3 Solar Sail Mission?
We recently reported on the successful deployment of the solar sail of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) technology demonstration mission. That huge achievement advances one of the most…
Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001
ISS003-E-5388 (11 September 2001) — One of a series of pictures taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) by one…
Watch 1st look clip from ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 (video)
Watch new exclusive clip for Season 5 of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” the final season of Paramount+’s sci-fi comedy animated series that premieres Oct. 24.
Space MacGyver: NASA astronaut and inventor Don Pettit eager to return to ISS on Sept. 11
NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, is set to return to space on Sept. 11. In his spare ISS time, he is known for stunning photography and tinkering with engineering.