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Earth from Space: Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, the capital and largest city of Ireland, is featured in this image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2.
Live coverage: SpaceX ready to launch U.S.-French environmental satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite for NASA and the French space agency CNES. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Avatars Return to the Movies — and Find a Real-Life Foothold
Thirteen years after the original “Avatar” movie came out, the idea of human minds inhabiting alien bodies is returning for an amped-up sequel — and since 2009, real-life efforts to create robotic avatars have advanced at least as much as computer-aided filmmaking has.
NOAA’s New Weather Satellite is Operational, and its Pictures of Earth are Gorgeous
You’d have to be in some kind of sense-of-wonder-repressed coma not to appreciate satellite images of Earth. If you are, then images from the NOAA’s newest satellite might pull you out of it.
First O3b mPOWER broadband satellites set for liftoff after quick launch campaign
SES’s first two O3b mPOWER satellites stacked on top of another, ready for encapsulation inside SpaceX’s launcher fairing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX
The first two spacecraft in an 11-satellite refresh of SES’s Medium Earth Orbit O3b internet constellation are poised to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral on Friday, less than two weeks after shipment to the Florida spaceport from a Boeing factory in California already fully fueled and integrated for launch.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 36th Red Planet flight
NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter made its 36th off-Earth flight on Saturday (Dec. 10), staying aloft for just over a minute.
Watch SpaceX launch NASA water-monitoring satellite early Friday
SpaceX will launch a powerful NASA water-watching satellite early Friday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.
Earth’s Water is 4.5 Billion Years Old
The origin of Earth’s water has been an enduring mystery. There are different hypotheses and theories explaining how the water got here, and lots of evidence supporting them.
SpaceX fires up Starship prototype again ahead of test flight (video)
SpaceX ignited one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 24 Starship prototype during a static fire test on Thursday (Dec. 15).
Soyuz capsule leak at space station prompts Russia to postpone another spacewalk
Russia's space agency has called off another spacewalk at the International Space Station as engineers investigate a coolant leak on a docked Soyuz spacecraft.
'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' Season 2 trailer means more mutated mercenary mayhem
Disney+ releases a gung-ho new trailer for "Star Wars: The Bad Batch"
A Soyuz Capsule on ISS is Leaking Coolant Into Space
There is an ongoing incident at the International Space Station involving a coolant leak from a docked Soyuz MS-22 crew ship. Just as Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Propokyev and Dmitri Petelin were getting ready to do a spacewalk to relocate a radiator, ground teams in Moscow noticed the leak. The spacewalk was cancelled immediately.
Here's a new Image of the Carina Nebula From Hubble
Like a famous (and photogenic) actor followed by paparazzi, the Carina Nebula is one of the most photographed objects in space because of its stunning beauty. Over the years, the Carina Nebula has been one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most-imaged objects.
NASA probe to inspect the solar system's most active volcanic world, Jupiter's Io
After exploring Ganymede and Europa, NASA's Jupiter probe Juno is about to set its sights on the third of the giant planet's four main moons — the mysterious volcanic moon Io.
Where are the Best Places to Land Humans on Mars?
Want to go to Mars? Great! Now, all you need to do is plan a mission. Figure out where to land, what to bring, and how you’re going to live there in the months (or years) between favorable return windows. All this will be determined by the availability of crucial resources you’ll need to survive.
James Webb Space Telescope hailed as the greatest science breakthrough of 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.
Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing
In case you missed any of the 25-day flight of Artemis 1, NASA has compiled a 25-minute highlight reel that showcases the top moments of the mission, from launch to splashdown.
Birds use Dynamic Soaring to Pick Up Velocity. We Could Use a Similar Trick to Go Interstellar
To stand on a coastal shore and watch how eagles, ravens, seagulls, and crows take flight in high winds. it’s an inspiring sight, to be sure. Additionally, it illustrates an important concept in aerial mechanics, like how the proper angling of wings can allow birds to exploit differences in wind speed to hover in mid-air. Similarly, birds can use these same differences in wind speed to gain bursts of velocity to soar and dive. These same lessons can be applied to space, where spacecraft could perform special maneuvers to pick up bursts of speed from “space weather” (solar wind).
Russian space agency reports Soyuz capsule was damaged due to leak on space station
Russia's space agency issued a statement on Thursday (Dec. 15) concerning the leak on its Soyuz MS-22 capsule, writing that although the vehicle was damaged, the crew aboard the space station is safe.
50 years late, US gifts Apollo 17 moon rock to people of Cyprus
It took 50 years, but a moon rock intended as a goodwill gift to the people of Cyprus is finally being presented to the island nation. The lunar sample will be handed over in Nicosia.
