SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Passes Its First Flight Test Despite Snags
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship V3 rocket got off to a glorious start for its first test flight, and although not all of its engines fired fully according to plan, SpaceX CEO…
Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network
The companies will build four small geostationary satellites for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global program The post Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network appeared first on…
Is Dust the Best Thing in the Universe? Part 4: We Owe Dust Our Lives
No dust, no way to cool a collapsing gas cloud. No way to cool it, no stars. No dust, no first rung on the ladder from grain to pebble to…
Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling
Credit: NASA As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering Artemis Moon missions,…
NASA’S Juno Makes Closest Ever Approach To Jupiter’s Moon Of Thebe
NASA’S Juno spacecraft images Jupiter’s tiny moon of Thebe in a recent close approach.
‘Once you try these, you won’t want anything else’— Our binoculars expert rated these as the best small binoculars they’d ever tested. Now at their best price of the year
Expert tester Jase Parnell-Brookes rated the Nikon 12×25 Binoculars with a flawless review and was impressed with the image stabilization, their small, lightweight and pocketable versatility that makes them perfect…
NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is pictured at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a six‑hour, nine‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space…
A Beautiful Death: How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula
Planetary nebula are created when a dying star sheds it outer layers. The gas is lit up by the star and all the gorgeous, changing detail is exposed. NGC 1514,…
‘For All Mankind’s’ Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those ‘clunky’ cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)
“The spacesuits are like real spacesuits! They’re so complicated and much heavier than you’d ever expect.”
Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad
A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of SpaceX’s first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.