Observations from the Hayabusa2 mission have astronomers questioning the true origin of asteroid Ryugu, a new study shows.
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Live coverage: NASA to load super-cold propellants into SLS moon rocket today
Live coverage of the wet dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
Live View of Pad 39B
NASA Will be Testing SLS Over the Weekend
The Space Launch System (SLS) has just one more hurdle to clear before this summer’s historic launch. This is known as the Wet Dress Rehearsal, where the fully-stacked SLS and Orion spacecraft will conduct a series of operations at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This test follows the arrival of the SLS to Launch Complex 39B after making its big rollout on March 17th from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VLB).
Commercial BlackSky imaging satellites ride with Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher streaks into the night sky over New Zealand with two BlackSky imaging satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab / Joseph Baxter
Two microsatellites for BlackSky launched Saturday from New Zealand, riding a Rocket Lab launch vehicle into orbit to join a fleet of commercial eyes supplying imagery to military and civilian users.
Rocket Lab launches 2 BlackSky Earth-observing satellites into orbit
A Rocket Lab Electron launcher lifted off Saturday (April 2) from the company's New Zealand site, carrying two BlackSky Earth-observing satellites to orbit.
April's sky brings dance of 4 morning planets: See Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn.
As the planets rise in April we're given stunning views, if you know where to look.
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet — an electrical engineer explains how
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. What would the same storm do today?
Red giant star is blowing strange smoke rings as it is about to die
A red giant star in the final stages of its existence has been caught emitting strange smoke-like rings for the first time.
Live coverage: Rocket Lab counting down to launch for BlackSky
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1A on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying two small BlackSky Earth observation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Meteor explosion shakes Indiana
On Wednesday, March 30, residents in Bloomington, Indiana, and surrounding counties were literally shaken to attention by the sound of an exploding meteor.
Stunning Image of ISS Taken From the Ground Shows two Spacewalking Astronauts
In our age, we’ve grown accustomed to pictures of astronauts inside the International Space Station, as they float in zero-G and tend their science experiments. We’re even getting used to images of spacewalking astronauts. But this is something new.
NASA begins critical Artemis countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Space Launch System on launch pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA commenced a two-day countdown dress rehearsal for the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket Friday, with clocks ticking down to a critical milestone Sunday, when the heavy-lifter will be fueled and pressurized on the launch pad for the first time.
In 'Apollo 10 1/2,' Richard Linklater directs nostalgic trip to the moon
Before launching Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon, NASA secretly sent a fourth grader there first. That is one of the stories in Richard Linklater's "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood."
Rocket Lab to deploy two more BlackSky imaging satellites
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle during a countdown rehearsal earlier this week. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab will launch a mission from New Zealand on Saturday to place two more small optical imaging satellites into orbit for BlackSky, the U.S. remote sensing company.
Pluto’s Surface was Shaped by Ice Volcanoes
For all of Earth’s geological diversity and its long history, the planet has never had ice volcanoes. But Pluto has. And that cryovolcanism has shaped some of the ice dwarf’s surface features.
Axiom's 1st private astronaut crew is ready to fly to space
Axiom Space and its crew are ready to make history.
Forty payloads ride into orbit on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket climbs into clouds over Cape Canaveral to begin the Transporter 4 mission. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launched a German environmental mapping satellite and 39 co-passenger spacecraft Friday, dodging thunderstorms near Cape Canaveral that threatened to keep the Falcon 9 rocket on the ground.
Floofy Objects and Other Tales of Astronomical Impossibility
Astronomers aren't holding back this year, with brand-new submissions to this year's highly prestigious (and fictitious) Acta Prima Aprilia.
James Webb Space Telescope completes another stage of instrument alignment
The commissioning stages of the James Webb Space Telescope just ticked off yet another phase.
SpaceX launches 40 satellites into orbit, lands rocket at sea
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 spacecraft to orbit for a variety of customers — and the rocket's first stage came down for a landing on a ship at sea.
Stunning northern lights from intense solar storms thrill stargazers (photos)
A series of solar storms aimed at Earth this week have supercharged the Earth's auroras, creating dazzling displays for skywatchers.
