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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station
A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX
Update 12:09 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launches the Starlink 9-1 mission.
NASA moves Starliner landing to June 26 to collect more test flight data
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft photographed through the window of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule while both were docked to the International Space Station. Image: NASA
Boeing’s leak-prone Starliner capsule will remain docked to the International Space Station an additional four days, NASA announced Tuesday, returning to Earth with a pre-dawn landing at White Sands, New Mexico, on June 26 to close out an extended 20-day test flight, the first with astronauts aboard.
Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week.
The appearance this week of the three bright Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to spot them.
The Strawberry Full Moon of 2024 rises near the June solstice with an Antares encounter
When June 2024's Strawberry Moon is almost full, it will occult the bright star Antares.
Earth’s Atmosphere is Our Best Defence Against Nearby Supernovae
Earth’s protective atmosphere has sheltered life for billions of years, creating a haven where evolution produced complex lifeforms like us. The ozone layer plays a critical role in shielding the biosphere from deadly UV radiation. It blocks 99% of the Sun’s powerful UV output. Earth’s magnetosphere also shelters us.
The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket
NOAA's GOES-R series constellation will be complete in space with the launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of June. This will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to space using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
NASA reschedules ISS spacewalk after astronaut experiences 'spacesuit discomfort'
NASA has rescheduled last week's EVA, which was called off only an hour before the astronauts were set to exit the station.
NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing to June 26 amid thruster issues
Boeing's Starliner will come back to Earth with its two astronauts no earlier than June 26. The four-day extension will allow for more thruster testing at the ISS.
SpaceX launching European TV satellite today on 1st leg of doubleheader
SpaceX plans to launch two missions today (June 18), sending the SES Astra 1P telecom satellite and 20 of its own Starlink broadband satellites to orbit.
Metallic Mars
Image: Metallic Mars
Lego Art The Milky Way Galaxy review
According to Lego, the Milky Way Galaxy is made up of love hearts, frogs, flowers and coffee mugs — and it's absolutely fabulous.
Doctor Who 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday': Who is Susan Triad?
Why does this mysterious woman keep popping up in the Doctor's timeline? And what's her connection to the season's Big Bad?
There’s Chang’e-6 on the Far Side of the Moon
The newest phase of China’s lunar exploration project is soon coming to an end. On June 20th, the Chang’e 6 sample return mission starts its journey back to Earth from the far side of the Moon, having already collected samples and blasted itself back into lunar orbit. But since a picture is worth a thousand words, let’s look at some of the more memorable images that have come out of this mission so far.
How 2 quasars at the dawn of time could be a Rosetta stone for the early universe
The two active supermassive black holes are the most distant pair of quasars ever seen and shed more light on how the universe transformed into what it is today.
Dwarf Star Caught Speeding; Could Escape the Galaxy
Citizen scientists discovered a star speeding through the Milky Way. Now, astronomers are trying to track down its origins.
If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database
Scientists have started building a space medicine biobank as humans look to the moon and beyond.
A New Way to Survive the Harsh Lunar Night
The Moon is a tough place to survive, and not just for humans. The wild temperature extremes between day and night make it extremely difficult to build reliable machinery that will continue to operate. But an engineering team from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an energy-efficient new way to control Loop Heat Pipes (LHP) to safely cool lunar rovers. This will extend their lifespan, keeping them running for extended lunar exploration missions.
Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
Stellar death need not be the end for orbiting planets, which could see their ice melt as they move closer to the white dwarf that their star evolves into.
Can't stop won't stop: Solar Orbiter shows the Sun raging on
The hyperactive sunspot region responsible for the beautiful auroras earlier in May was still alive and kicking when it rotated away from Earth’s view. Watching from the other side of the Sun, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission detected this same region producing the largest solar flare of this solar cycle. By observing the Sun from all sides, ESA missions reveal how active sunspot regions evolve and persist, which will help improve space weather forecasting.
Ariane 6 launches Curium One: space for all
Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies, Ariane 6’s first flight will showcase the versatility and flexibility of this impressive, heavy-lift launcher. Read on for all about Curium One, then see who else is flying first.
