SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket currently in operation, took flight this morning (Nov. 1) for the first time in more than three years.
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Quarks: What are they?
Quarks are elementary particles that are the building blocks of all visible matter in the universe. Explore them in more detail here.
Arecibo Legacy: New Data on Near-Earth Asteroids
The largest set of radar data for near-Earth asteroids will help us understand their origins and protect Earth from future impacts.
Alien movies in order: chronological and release
Watch all the Alien movies in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to Covenant, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch Tuesday will create double sonic booms
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday morning (Nov. 1) will be a feast for the senses.
Rocket startup Orbex signs lease to build UK's first vertical spaceport
British rocket startup Orbex has signed a 50-year lease to develop and operate its home spaceport in the north of Scotland.
Beaver Blood Moon lunar eclipse 2022: Everything you need to know
A reddish moon will be visible on Nov. 8 for 85 minutes from North America, parts of South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
November: An Eclipse, Meteors & Planets
For most of us, November's switch to standard time means that evening comes early enough to do some casual stargazing before dinnertime. So download or stream our Sky Tour astronomy podcast to find out about this month's lunar eclipse, possible meteor surprises, and much more.
Live coverage: Falcon Heavy launch, double rocket landing on tap Tuesday
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center on the USSF-44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will deploy two main payloads into geosynchronous orbit, and the Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for landing. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
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Construction of Chinese space station enters final phase with module launch
A Long March 5B rocket hauls the Mengtian module into orbit for China’s Tiangong space station. Credit: China Manned Space Agency
China launched a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket Monday with the Mengtian lab module, the final major element to complete the initial assembly and outfitting of the Chinese Tiangong space station. The lab module docked with the space station complex 13 hours later.
SpaceX rolls out Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Tuesday launch (photo)
SpaceX rolled its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket to the launch pad on Monday (Oct. 31) ahead of a planned liftoff a day later.
'Invaders From Mars' are landing! Celebrate 70th anniversary with restored Blu-Ray and 4K versions
Ignite Films releases 70th anniversary Blu-ray and 4K UHD restoration of 1953's classic sci-fi tale "Invaders From Mars."
Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX’s most complex missions
The 27 Merlin engines on the Falcon Heavy’s three first stage boosters. Credit: SpaceX
The first Falcon Heavy rocket flight since 2019 is scheduled Tuesday to kick off SpaceX’s longest-duration launch mission to date, a roughly six-hour climb into geosynchronous orbit more than 20,000 miles over the equator with a bundle of payloads for the U.S. Space Force. The powerful rocket’s two reusable side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral for landing.
In a New Hubble Image, Dark Matter Anchors the Giant Galaxy Cluster Abell 611
Dark matter. It’s secret. It’s dark because it doesn’t give off any light. We can’t see it, taste it, touch it, smell it, or even feel it. But, astronomers can measure this dark secret of the universe. How? By looking at galaxies and galaxy clusters. Dark matter exerts a gravitational influence on those regions, and that CAN be measured.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket 'on track' to roll out to pad Friday (Nov. 4)
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket is once again headed back to the launch pad on Friday (Nov. 4) ahead of its historic lunar mission.
'Play ball!' Space station astronauts celebrate World Series with an orbital pitch
A Japanese astronaut briefly doubled as catcher as NASA astronauts celebrated their hometown Houston Astros meeting the Philadelphia Phillies in the end-of-season series.
Did Supermassive Black Holes Collapse Directly out of Giant Clouds of gas? It Could Depend on Magnetic Fields
Roughly half a century ago, astronomers realized that the powerful radio source coming from the center of our galaxy (Sagitarrius A*) was a “monster” black hole. Since then, they have found that supermassive black holes (SMBHs) reside at the center of most massive galaxies. This leads to what is known as Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) or quasars, where the central region of a galaxy is so energetic that it outshines all of the stars in its galactic disk. In all that time, astronomers have puzzled over how these behemoths (which play a crucial role in galactic evolution) originated.
Good News! The Ozone Hole is Continuing to Shrink
Most of us don’t think about ozone as we go about our daily lives. Yet, this pale blue gas plays a huge role in keeping our planet habitable. There’s a layer of it in Earth’s stratosphere, and it absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation streaming from the Sun. Without the ozone layer, the UV would cause severe damage to most life on Earth. What would happen if we had an ozone hole?
China launches mysterious Shiyan-20C satellite to orbit (video)
The classified Shiyan-20C satellite lifted off on Friday (Oct. 28), riding a Long March 2D rocket into the sky from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
Collapsed Arecibo Observatory reveals final 'treasure trove' to defend Earth from asteroids
The study is the largest ever on radar observations of near-Earth asteroids.
NASA plans its second human moon landing on Artemis 4 after all: report
Artemis 4 will land on the moon as soon as 2027 instead of continuing to build out a supporting NASA-led lunar station called Gateway.
