Japan aims to launch its new H3 rocket on Sunday evening (March 5). It will be the second try for the H3, after an aborted attempt on Feb. 16.
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Astra rocket lost 2 NASA satellites due to 'runaway' cooling system error
The company is no longer flying the flawed Rocket 3 line that made its last flight in June 2022, when it failed to deliver two NASA cubesats to orbit after a second-stage failure.
Why are Earth’s Hemispheres the Same Brightness? New Research Solves a 50-year-old Mystery.
NASA’s Apollo program most notably explored the Moon. But it also helped us study the Earth as well, as it provided some of the first high-resolution images of our whole planet, like the famous “Blue Marble” photo taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
Ultra-Massive Black Holes: How Does the Universe Produce Objects So Massive?
Black holes are the most massive objects that we know of in the Universe. Not stellar mass black holes, not supermassive black holes (SMBHs,) but ultra-massive black holes (UMBHs.) UMBHs sit in the center of galaxies like SMBHs, but they have more than five billion solar masses, an astonishingly large amount of mass. The largest black hole we know of is Phoenix A, a UMBH with up to 100 billion solar masses.
Earth's mysterious innermost core is a 400-mile-wide metallic ball
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that the mysterious innermost inner core is a distinct metallic ball deep inside Earth.
Europe's Vega C rocket launch failure caused by nozzle flaw, investigators say
The Vega C failed Dec. 20, 2022 while carrying two spacecraft for Airbus' Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging constellation.
Here's how to catch up on The Mandalorian according to its showrunner
"The Mandalorian" showrunner Jon Favreau explains where to find helpful videos to help you catch up ahead of Season 3.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California after delays
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 2-7 mission. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 51 more Starlink internet satellites from California on Friday after a delay of several days to wait for liftoff of a higher-priority crew mission from Florida.
China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts perform 2nd spacewalk and 1st 'fire in space' test (video)
China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts conducted the second spacewalk of their mission and the first 'fire in space' test aboard the Tiangong space station.
Week in images: 27 February - 03 March 2023
Week in images: 27 February - 03 March 2023
China selects mystery astronauts for 2023 missions to Tiangong space station
China has selected the astronauts that will fly a pair of crewed missions to its Tiangong space station this year.
SpaceX Crew 6 liftoff lights up the sky in stunning photos
SpaceX's Crew-6 liftoff is captured in stunning images that illustrate the drama and excitement of a nighttime rocket launch.
Flash sale: SkySafari 7 astronomy app is up to 60% off on app stores
SkySafari 7 stargazing app is as low as $2.99, giving astronomers savings of over 50% on the 'Plus' and 'Pro' versions of the app which is available for iOS and Android.
SpaceX capsule docks at space station with multinational crew
The arrival of the four-man crew on SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft — wearing blue flight suits — temporarily raised the size of the space station crew to 11 people. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft linked up with the International Space Station Friday, delivering two NASA astronauts, an Emirati astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut to the complex after a short delay for ground teams to uplink a software fix to mask a bad sensor on the capsule’s docking mechanism.
Designing a drone that can search for life on other planets
We have yet to find microbial life on another planet. But with the assistance of autonomous drones, we may be able to find it sooner rather than later.
A Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites high above Earth
The Chinese satellite TJS-3, which launched in 2018, has been inspecting other nations' spacecraft high above Earth in geostationary orbit.
Media briefing on the loss of the Vega-C Flight VV22 mission
Video: 00:45:00
The Independent Enquiry Commission tasked with analysing the loss of the Vega-C Flight VV22 mission shares its findings.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 3 – 12
Venus and Jupiter draw majestically apart in the evening twilight, 1° farther each day. Much higher, Mars makes its third pass in the last five months between the horntip stars of Taurus.
ESA’s Solar Orbiter Spies a Transit of Mercury
Solar Orbiter’s unique vantage point recently allowed researchers to make a crucial observation of the solar system’s innermost world.
Earth from Space: Poyang Lake, China
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Poyang Lake in China’s Jiangxi Province during winter.
Loss of flight VV22: Independent Enquiry Commission announces conclusions
Press Release N° 7–2023
