As of 2020, there were over 19,000 pieces of individually tracked space junk in orbit above the Earth. Of those, a mere 2,200 were operational satellites. As more and more satellites go up, the risk of collisions increases. And what are governments doing to stop it? Basically, nothing.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Is Back in Action
After a tense month, the Hubble Space Telescope resumed operations this past weekend.
Fantastic Visualization Shows What Would Happen if you Dropped a Ball Across the Solar System
Summertime means it’s time to play ball! But what would it be like to play ball on various locations across our Solar System? Planetary scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue has put together a fun animation of how quickly an object falls on to the surfaces of places like the Sun, Earth, Ceres, Jupiter, the Moon, and Pluto.
A lifelong dream and 20 years of work: How Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos arrived at their 1st astronaut launch
For Blue Origin, this coming moment has been more than two decades in the making.
10 wild theories about the universe
Why is the universe the way it is? Over the years, scientists have explored many ways to explain the cosmos, leading to some crazy-sounding ideas.
With all these planets, why haven't we found any exomoons?
Despite numerous attempts, astronomers have not yet confirmed the detection of an exomoon, a moon orbiting a planet around a distant star.
Astronomers discover a quartet of teenage alien planets far, far away
Astronomers have discovered a quartet of teenage planets, according to data from NASA's TESS telescope.
A European Robotic Arm to handle the Space Station
The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is set for launch on a Proton rocket to the International Space Station on 21 July at 16:58 CEST. The first robot that can ‘walk’ around the Russian part of the orbital complex will be launched with the new Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.
New Images of Mars From China’s Rover
On May 14th, 2021, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) achieved another major milestone when the Tianwen-1 lander successfully soft-landed on Mars, making China the second nation in the world to land a mission on Mars and establish communications from the surface. Shortly thereafter, China National Space Agency (CNSA) shared the first images taken by the Tianwen-1 lander.
Blue Origin gives green light for Tuesday launch of owner Jeff Bezos
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Here are the First New Pictures From the Fully Operational Hubble
Blue Origin has cleared its New Shepard rocket to launch billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three others on a suborbital trip on July 20.
How space is connecting cars
The Hubble Space Telescope pictured during the final space shuttle servicing mission in 2009. Credit: NASA
NASA said Saturday that the Hubble Space Telescope, now running on a backup payload computer, has resumed scientific observations after a failure knocked the aging observatory offline for more than a month.
Astra aces return-to-flight mission, deploys satellites for 1st time
The crew aboard Blue Origin's first astronaut launch on Tuesday (July 20) will take a giant leap into the unknown when they fly the first automated flight with an all-civilian crew.
Meet the crew launching on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight on July 20
Blue Origin is in the final countdown to launch is first crewed flight on Tuesday (July 20) and the company will have an all-civilian crew aboard.
Blue Origin will break records for oldest and youngest astronaut with July 20 launch
An 82-year-old Mercury 13 aviator and an 18-year-old physics student will fly on the all-civilian crew.
NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica
NASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
Webb is Cool, but it Still Needs to get Cooler
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe, but how many are there in the part of it we can see from Earth?
Luxury watchmaker Ulysses Nardin unveils 'Blast Moonstruck' watch that charts moon phases
Dark matter rules every galaxy. But what exactly is it? Astronomers believe it to be some kind of new, exotic particle. You may have heard some terms tossed around, like WIMPs or axions. Let’s explore what those terms actually mean.
The Full Snow Moon of February 2022 rises tonight!
Read live updates of Blue Origin's First Human Flight that will launch Jeff Bezos and three others on July 20, 2021.
New Target for Asteroid Probe: “Potentially Hazardous” Apophis
The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.
What are the chances that Jeff Bezos won't survive his flight on New Shepard?
Two spaceflight experts consulted by Live Science said that Jeff Bezos had decent odds of surviving his upcoming ride into space
