An Ariane 5 rocket carrying a European communications satellite is scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana Wednesday (Sept. 7) at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT). Watch it live here.
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High-power European broadband satellite set for launch from French Guiana
The Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite during testing at a Thales Alenia Space facility in Cannes, France. Credit: Thales Alenia Space
An Ariane 5 rocket is set to blast off Wednesday from French Guiana — a day later than planned due to a poor weather forecast Tuesday — with a Eutelsat-owned satellite designed to beam broadband internet signals across Europe from a position in geostationary orbit.
Discovery suggests red supergiant Betelgeuse was actually yellow 2,000 years ago
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Pearl Jam's 'Gigaton' boldly goes to the Red Planet, has 'Apollo' exclusive on SiriusXM
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James Webb Space Telescope catches mind-boggling image of baby stars in Tarantula Nebula
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In Trouble on the Moon? A 911 Call for a Search and Rescue Organization
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Earth's perilous journey through the Milky Way's spiral may shape the planet's geology
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Lego Lunar Research Base review
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Violent mergers might be robbing galaxies of their star-birthing material
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Zoom into the Tarantula Nebula
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This video takes the viewer on a journey that zooms through space to reveal the Tarantula Nebula.
Webb captures a cosmic tarantula
Thousands of never-before-seen young stars are spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula for the appearance of its dusty filaments in previous telescope images, the nebula has long been a favourite for astronomers studying star formation. In addition to young stars, Webb reveals distant background galaxies, as well as the detailed structure and composition of the nebula’s gas and dust.
Starburst candy to send fans' TikTok videos into outer space
Starburst, the fruit-flavored soft taffy, is taking a nod from its name and preparing to become the first brand to send TikTok videos into outer space in "Ask the Universe" challenge.
After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning
The iconic Voyager spacecraft seen through the eyes of an archaeologist.
NASA spacecraft hopes to catch a solar flare as it zips past the sun
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