China has sent a new data relay satellite on its way to geostationary orbit to support the nation’s crewed space station project.
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Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole
Scientists knew the asteroid Bennu was likely a rubble pile rather than solid rock, but OSIRIS-REX's recent visit surprised them in showing just how loosely the asteroid really is.
The moon begins its monthly planetary tour with Saturn on Friday
The moon commences its monthly tour of the planets by calling in on Saturn on Friday night. The duo will be close enough to share the view with a pair of binoculars.
China's proposed Venus mission would investigate the planet's atmosphere and geology
If selected, a proposed Chinese mission to Venus could launch in 2026 and arrive at the scorching planet in 2027.
Best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes
We countdown the best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes from an ambitious and emotionally charged series.
On bizarre brown dwarf worlds, astronomers spot hot, sandy clouds
NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope spotted a sandstorm special.
Houston Astros to celebrate Apollo 11 with moon lander bobblehead
An astronaut will take to the field as a baseball player walks on the moon — at least, the latter in bobblehead format — as part of NASA Night with the Houston Astros.
Best camera phone 2022: Smartphones with stargazing capabilities
Our recommended camera phones for anyone looking to rely on a smartphone for photography and video recording.
How to do landscape photography
Our landscape guide helps you grasp the basics required to shoot and edit amazing landscape photography.
Far beyond Pluto: What's next for NASA's New Horizons probe?
New Horizons is still on duty in extended mission mode, diving ever deeper into the Kuiper Belt to examine ancient, icy mini-worlds in that vast region beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Earth-like planets in dead star 'cosmic graveyards' get stranger
The first exoplanets ever discovered orbit a pulsar, and that's even stranger than scientists thought.
Watch SpaceX launch cargo mission to the space station Thursday night
SpaceX will launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday night (July 14), and you can watch it live.
The James Webb Space Telescope made Maryland the center of the universe for a day. Here's what it was like.
Long before I arrived at the James Webb Space Telescope's image release event, I knew the telescope's images would be breathtaking. They still left me speechless.
Explore the Artemis program with All About Space magazine
All About Space issue 132 takes a detailed look at the ambitious Artemis program, explores dark energy and shines the spotlight on a potential solar system intruder.
Camera deals: Discounts on models from Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and others
A one-stop shop for the best camera deals on the market, including Amazon Prime day deals that are still left.
A Star Came too Close to a Black Hole and was Torn Apart. Surprisingly Little Actually Went In
What happens when a star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole? The obvious story is that it gets sucked in, never to be seen again. Some of its material gets superheated on the way in and that gives off huge amounts of radiation—usually X-rays. That’s not a wrong explanation, just incomplete. There’s more to the story, thanks to a team of astronomers at the University of California at Berkeley. They used a specialized spectrograph at Lick Observatory to study a tidal disruption event. That’s where a star encountered a black hole. What they found was surprising.
China launches Tianlian data relay satellite
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Tianlian 2-03 data relay satellite. Credit: CASC
China launched the eighth satellite for its Tianlian data relay network in geostationary orbit on a Long March 3B rocket Tuesday, adding capacity to a constellation linking mission controllers with the Chinese space station and other low-orbiting spacecraft.
Europe’s Vega-C launcher successful on inaugural flight
Europe’s Vega-C launcher lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/S. Martin
The excitement of Europe’s successful inaugural launch of its Vega-C rocket Wednesday was palpable at the launch site in French Guiana as the countdown went into two technical holds during the two-hour window.
Europe ending cooperation with Russia on life-hunting Mars rover
It's official: Russia will no longer be a partner on Europe's life-hunting Mars rover mission, which is scheduled to launch in the late 2020s.
How galaxies form: Theories, variants and growth
Our best current theory about how galaxies form involves gravity, dark matter and mergers.
