SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink satellites from Florida tonight (May 22), the second mission in less than 24 hours for the company.
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Sega Toys Homestar Matataki star projector review
The Sega Toys Homestar Matataki star projector will bring twinkling stars and 'natural sounds' into your room.
Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have captured the smoke pouring out of hundreds of wildfires blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week.
Webb Telescope Finds Most Distant Black Hole Merger
A new JWST study has found evidence of two galaxies colliding 740 million years after the Big Bang.
Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution introduced by Russia and China that would ban member states from placing weapons of any kind in outer space.
AI finds hidden galactic evolution clues in over 100 galaxies. Here's how
Scientists enlisted AI to help peruse a massive dataset in search of neutral carbon absorbers in galaxies, which can reveal lots about galaxy evolution.
First Space Station missions for new ESA astronauts
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ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announces the first two astronaut missions for the new ESA astronaut class of 2022 on the first day of the Space Council, held in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 2024.
Why Did Galileo Get Such a Puny Crater?
Galileo was one of the first people to study the Moon through a telescope. You'd think he'd get more than 10-mile-wide crater for his efforts. But of course, there's more to the story.
Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes
The solar dynamo that drives sunspots and solar flares could be located near the surface of the sun scientists find, solving a 400-year-old solar mystery and providing a weird link to black holes.
Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin
Black holes are such a drag! Especially for the guts of stars they've destroyed and the fabric of spacetime they pull along with them.
ESA signs contracts for commercial space cargo return service
ESA has signed two contracts with European industry to develop a commercial service capable of transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station in low Earth orbit by 2030.
Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, this time with no new flight date
The 1st astronaut mission aboard Boeing's Starliner will not lift off May 25 as planned. NASA has not yet revealed the cause, but a helium leak has been ongoing in the spacecraft.
Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests
A new report by NASA outlines the most promising approaches to keeping the space around Earth safe and usable for future generations.
How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains
Sierra Space Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Marshburn shares how medical research in space makes a difference here on Earth.
ESA and the EU update their Security of Information Agreement
Keeping information secure in today’s interconnected world is becoming ever more important. ESA and the EU have amended their security of information agreement, reinforcing their trusted partnership.
Stellar telescope deal: Save $230 on the Celestron Astro Fi 130
The Celestron Astro Fi telescope features in our best telescopes guide and now it comes with a $230 discount.
Boeing Starliner launch Saturday ruled out as helium leak analysis continues
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that will carry Starliner, pictured on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral prior to its first launch attempt in early May 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.
Plans to launch Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed test flight Saturday were put on hold Tuesday night to give managers more time to evaluate a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system. A new launch target was not announced.
SpaceX launches first batch of satellites for the NRO’s reconnaissance satellite constellation
A Falcon 9 heads to orbit with a payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Image: SpaceX.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) began start building a constellation of unknown size with a middle-of-the-night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, dubbed NROL-146, featured an undisclosed number of satellites riding onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Space Force orders 'jetpack' to give 2 years of maneuverability to military satellite
In a first-of-its-kind mission, Starfish Space will attach a "jetpack"-like satellite to a U.S. military satellite to give it two years of additional propulsion and maneuverability.
