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Big new Chinese rocket lofts 6 experimental satellites on debut launch (video)
The solid-fueled Lijian 1 rocket, also referred to as ZK-1A, lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on July 27, carrying six satellites into orbit on its debut flight.
Scientists spot baby alien planet that might be forming moons
Scientists using a powerful telescope array spotted gas and a possible young exoplanet in a cloud of gas and dust surrounding a distant star.
Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet
Astronomers are planning a fishing trip to land an extraterrestrial interloper on Earth: a small meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in January 2014.
The James Webb Space Telescope makes stunning images thanks to these engineering solutions
A group of engineers was tasked with designing a space telescope that would change the way we see our universe. Just one problem: much of the technology they would need didn't exist.
Falcon 9 rocket deploys SpaceX’s 3,000th Starlink internet satellite
This long exposure photo shows SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaking into the sky over the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday night. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography
Fifty-two satellites are on the way to join SpaceX’s Starlink internet network after a sky-lighting blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday night, a mission that included the 3,000th spacecraft to launch for the Starlink constellation.
It’s Been 10 Years Since Curiosity Landed on Mars, and the Rover is Still Going Strong
For a spacecraft that’s traveled millions of kilometers across space and driven on the surface of Mars, Curiosity is holding up pretty darned well. That’s the assessment from the operations team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This week they celebrated ten years of the rover’s exploration across one of the more forbidding terrains in the solar system.
SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster for 1st time ahead of Starship orbital test flight (photo)
SpaceX fired up a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad today (Aug. 9) for the first time ever, notching a big milestone in the development of its Starship deep-space transportation system.
The last supermoon of the year rises Thursday: Watch it online for free
Watch the last supermoon of the year rise over Rome with the Virtual Telescope Project's free livestream, which starts on Aug. 12 at 1:30 a.m. ET.
'The Orville' Season 3 finale gives us Moclan mating rituals, Malloy's missing egg sandwich and more
Other seasons of sci-fi shows come and go, but 'The Orville' will almost certainly be missed the most.
Northrop Grumman picks Firefly to replace Russian engines on Antares rocket
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket is about to get an all-American upgrade with the help of Firefly Aerospace.
President Biden signs CHIPS Act, approving International Space Station extension to 2030
Today (Aug. 9), President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, which includes a NASA authorization bill — the first one to pass Congress in five years.
Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, but don't expect much
The peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower shares the sky with August’s full moon this week, meaning it will be difficult to view the iconic shooting stars.
'Cosmic butterfly' wings shimmer in image of violently colliding galaxies
Astronomers have spotted the initial stages of a clash and merger between two spiral galaxies using the Gemini North telescope, offers a glimpse at the fate of our galaxy.
Live coverage: Fifty-two more Starlink satellites set for launch today
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-26 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
Senator who helped save Hubble donates space telescope collection
A politician who helped save the Hubble Space Telescope has now donated her space souvenirs to the operations center that runs the observatory, the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Celebrate NASA's Artemis 1 mission by sharing your 'moon snaps'
NASA is asking people to share their "moon snaps" to celebrate Artemis 1, which is scheduled to launch on an uncrewed mission around the moon no earlier than Aug. 29.
South Korea’s First Orbital Mission to the Moon is on its Way
South Korea launched its first robotic mission to the Moon last week, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched the Danuri Lunar Pathfinder mission on August 4, 2022 from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Watch NASA's next-generation lunar Gateway space station build up in concept video
A new NASA video shows how the Gateway space station will put together modules to support Artemis astronauts during their sorties on the lunar surface.
Launch photos: Blue Origin's NS-22 spaceflight sends 6 space tourists off Earth
The crew included the first people from Egypt and Portugal to reach space.
Caught in a Solar Storm on the Way to Mars
A chance alignment between Earth and a Mars-bound spacecraft has given us a rare glimpse at the motions of high-energy particles from the Sun.
