NASA's telescope-carrying jet has been damaged in a storm in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Department of Defense establishes office to track UFOs in space
The Department of Defense has created a new office to track unidentified objects in space and air, under water, or that appear to travel between these domains.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers candidates for most distant galaxies yet
Astronomers have spotted two candidates for the most distant galaxies ever, thanks to the power of a massive gravitational lens.
Live coverage: SpaceX ready to send 46 more Starlink satellites into polar orbit
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 46 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
SpaceX adds fourth tower segment to Florida Starship launch pad
The fourth section of SpaceX’s Starship launch pad tower was lifted over the lower three segments Thursday morning. Credit: Spaceflight Now
The fourth of nine sections for SpaceX’s Starship launch pad gantry was moved to Launch Complex 39A Wednesday night for stacking, following the emplacement of the tower’s first three segments last month.
EarthCARE takes a big stretch
ESA’s upcoming EarthCARE satellite mission has just taken a big stretch. Engineers have gently unfolded this new satellite’s huge five-panel solar wing to test that it will deploy correctly once it is in space. The solar wing is a critical part of the satellite, providing the energy for EarthCARE to do its job: to quantify the role that clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling Earth’s atmosphere.
Jupiter: A guide to the largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and has 79 moons. Learn more about the gas giant in our ultimate guide.
Watch a Russian cosmonaut and 1st European female spacewalker work outside the International Space Station today
Watch Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti and Russia's Oleg Artemyev deploy nanosatellites and do maintenance work during their spacewalk Thursday (July 21).
James Webb Space Telescope lands on 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah'
The Comedy Central host talks about how the new images from NASA's deep-space telescope blew his mind.
Catch the moon pointing at Uranus on Friday
Early Friday morning the moon will be conveniently placed to guide you to Uranus. The pair will be close enough to share the same field of view in a pair of binoculars.
The inner solar system spins much more slowly than it should. Now, scientists may know why.
The inner solar system spins much more slowly than modern physics would expect, and a new study may help to explain why.
Watch SpaceX launch 46 Starlink satellites from California on Thursday
SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink satellites aloft from California on July 21, and you can watch it live.
An Ambitious Plan to Find Earth 2.0
When it comes to astronomy, the more instruments watching the sky, the better. Which is why it has been so frustrating that the world’s rising superpower – China – has long lacked focus on space-science missions. In recent years, with some notable exceptions, China’s space agency has focused on lunar exploration and human spaceflight, as well as some remote monitoring capabilities, leaving the technical know-how of arguably the world’s second more capable country on the sidelines when it comes to collecting space science data. Now, a team led by Jian Ge of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has suggested the most ambitious Chinese-led space science mission to date. And it plans to search for one of the holy grails of current astronomy research – an exoplanet like Earth.
A Dormant Black Hole has Been Discovered Just Outside the Milky Way
What happens when a massive star dies? Conventional wisdom (and observational evidence) say that it can collapse to form a “stellar-mass” black hole. Astronomers detect black holes by the X-ray emissions they emit.
NASA tentatively targeting Aug. 29 for maiden flight of SLS moon rocket
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SpaceX going for record-breaking 32nd launch of the year
File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket standing vertical at Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX is poised to launch 46 more Starlink internet satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission will mark SpaceX’s 32nd launch since Jan. 1, breaking the company’s record for Falcon 9 flights in a year.
Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles
Mattel has entered into a multi-year agreement with SpaceX to create and market toys based on SpaceX rockets and spacecraft.
NASA considers sending scientists to International Space Station: report
NASA is considering sending "hyper-specialized" scientists to the International Space Station to work alongside career astronauts.
You can see Where JWST Took a Direct hit From a Micrometeorite on one of its Mirrors
The world is still reeling from the release of the James Webb Space Telescope‘s (JWST) first images. These provided a comprehensive overview of the kind of science operations that Webb will conduct over its 20-year mission. They included the most sensitive and detailed look at some iconic astronomical objects, spectra from an exoplanet atmosphere, and a deep field view of some of the most distant galaxies in the Universe. Since their release, we’ve also been treated to glimpses of objects in the Solar System captured by Webb‘s infrared instruments.
