Scientists have demonstrated that beamed microwaves can be converted to electricity to power drones.
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The full Harvest Moon of 2021 rises tonight: Here's what to look for
Fire and exhaust from the 32 rocket engine nozzles power a Soyuz-2.1b launcher off the ground at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos
Another 34 satellites for OneWeb’s internet network successfully launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, giving the UK-based company a fleet of 288 spacecraft.
Infant “Hot Neptune” Provides Clues to Its Birth
Arianespace launched dozens of internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb this evening (Aug. 21).
Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk outside space station
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming wave to a video camera while outside the Tianhe core module of China’s space station Friday. Credit: Xinhua
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming accomplished a nearly six-hour spacewalk Friday outside the core module of the country’s new space station, installing a coolant pump and lifting a panoramic camera to provide better views outside the complex.
Astronomy Jargon 101: Standard Candles
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! If only there was a way to measure the distance to today’s topic: standard candles!
The Milky Way Broke one of its Arms
The Milky Way galaxy is our home, and yet in some ways, it is the least understood galaxy. One of the biggest challenges astronomers have is in understanding its large-scale structure. Because we’re in the midst of it all, mapping our galaxy is a bit like trying to map the size and shape of a wooded park while standing in the middle of it.
Every SpaceX Starship explosion and what Elon Musk and team learned from them (video)
Watch Space.com's video of every SpaceX Starship explosion and see what Elon Musk and team learned from them.
Sweden's tallest mountain is shrinking from climate change
Sweden's highest mountain has shrunk by two meters in one year due to the melting of the glacier that covers it.
No, Russia hasn't claimed it will abandon an American astronaut on the space station
Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted.
The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All
Step outside around 45 minutes after sunset on Saturday evening (Aug. 21) and in a single glance you'll be able to partake in a gathering of the moon and the biggest planet of our solar system.
Watch Netflix's 1st trailer for the Inspiration4 documentary on SpaceX's private spaceflight
Netflix's first trailer for a documentary series on SpaceX's Inspiration4 private astronaut mission is here. Check it out.
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aces static fire test on California launchpad (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is one step closer to spaceflight.
James Webb’s Upper Stage is off to the Launch Site
In November (or early December) of this year, after many excruciating delays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will finally launch to space. As the most advanced and complex observatory ever deployed, the James Webb will use its advanced suite of instruments to observe stars, exoplanets, and galaxies in the near and mid-infrared spectrum. In the process, it will address some of the most enduring mysteries about the nature of the Universe.
SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA on Aug. 28 and you can watch it live
The next SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to visit the International Space Station will launch next Saturday (Aug. 28), and if you're an early-bird you can watch it all online.
Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
NASA's Perseverance rover has given us an otherworldly skywatching treat — the minuscule Mars moon Deimos, twinkling in the dusty Red Planet skies.
Fusion experiment smashes record for generating energy, takes us a step closer to a new source of power
Scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.
Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station
Chinese astronauts conducted their second spacewalk outside of the country's new space station on Friday, installing a range of equipment including a back-up air-conditioning unit.
Astronomy Jargon 101: R-Process
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll quickly see what we’re talking about this week: r-process!
Sodium 'fizz' gives big asteroid Phaethon its weird comet-like appearance
As an asteroid, Phaethon is a ball composed mainly of rock, and it shouldn't have enough water ice to form the glowing fuzzy coma and tail that adorn a comet.
What can we do with a captured asteroid?
Asteroids are packed with gold and other valuable resources. And the best way to harvest those metals may be to bring space rocks to Earth.
Space beer, anyone? Hops flying on SpaceX's private astronaut mission Inspiration4 will be auctioned for charity
Billionaire Jared Isaacman is looking for a brewery to make beer with space-flown hops — for a good cause.
