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SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuit
SpaceX and the FAA aim to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, which seeks a more stringent assessment of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket.
West Coast launch puts 48 more Starlink internet satellites in orbit
SpaceX lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9, carrying 48 satellites inside its payload fairing, lifted off at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4-East.
Venus has Clouds of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid, but Life Could Still Survive
The surface of Venus is like a scene from Dante’s Inferno – “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!” and so forth. The temperature is hot enough to melt lead, the air pressure is almost one hundred times that of Earth’s at sea level, and there are clouds of sulfuric acid rain to boot! But roughly 48 to 60 km (30 to 37.3 mi) above the surface, the temperatures are much cooler, and the air pressure is roughly equal to Earth’s at sea level. As such, scientists have speculated that life could exist above the cloud deck (possibly in the form of microbes) as it does on Earth.
New 'Foundation' Season 2 trailer teases massive space stations and explosive combat (video)
Apple TV+ has released a new extended trailer for the second season of its sci-fi epic "Foundation" that premieres globally on July 14, 2023.
A Practical Use for Space Power: Beaming Energy to Probes on Venus
A few weeks ago, a team of scientists from Caltech announced that they had successfully transmitted energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth. It wasn’t a lot of energy, but it showed that it was possible.
Heat shield installed for Artemis 2 moon mission (photo)
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have attached the heat shield to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft, which will send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over fifty years.
Multiverse Theory
The Multiverse Theory is a speculative concept in cosmology and theoretical physics that suggests the existence of multiple universes or a "multiverse." According to this theory, our universe is just one of many universes, each with its own unique set of physical laws, properties, and conditions.
Life on Venus? Intriguing molecule phosphine spotted in planet's clouds again
More evidence of the potentially life-indicating molecule phosphine has been discovered in Venus' atmosphere, opening the next chapter in a heated debate.
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos
New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.
Morphing NASA robot could someday walk, fly and drive over alien planets (video)
A team from Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has designed something that goes way beyond your typical rover, and may be the next step in robotic planetary exploration.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 48 Starlink satellites from California
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the Starlink 5-3 mission with 48 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Why is the sun's outer atmosphere so staggeringly hot? AI could help us find out
Why the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, is so hot has been a mystery for decades, but machine-learning algorithms are now on the case.
Astronomers Map out the Radio Waves Coming From Large Satellite Constellations
Satellite internet constellations such as Starlink have the potential to make connect nearly the entire world. Starlink already provides internet access to remote areas long excluded by the internet revolution, and other projects such as OneWeb and Project Kuiper are in the works. But there are side effects to creating a massive array of low-orbit satellites, and one of them is the potentially serious effect on astronomy.
Aliens return to conquer Earth in 'Invasion' Season 2 on Apple TV+
Apple TV+ releases new details on the second season of "Invasion," a sci-fi thriller about what happens when an alien invasion threatens humankind's existence.
Unistellar's early Amazon Prime Day telescope deals can save you $800
Discover Unistellar's latest smart telescopes, the eQuinox 2 and eVscope 2, with a discount of $600 and $800 off respectively.
Where was the sun? Here's why astronomers are more useful in court cases than you'd think
Evidence in a court room often requires an expert to explain it – Expert astronomers usually are not what one pictures in court, but that is exactly what I do.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is free for Prime members for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime members can claim a free copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a well loved action game, this Prime Day.
'Go for stack': Museum to start taking space shuttle Endeavour vertical for launchpad-like display
It's taken more than 10 years of planning and fundraising, but space shuttle Endeavour is ready to go vertical. The California Science Center has set a date for stacking to begin.
SpaceX, NASA targeting Aug. 15 for launch of Crew-7 astronaut mission
SpaceX's seventh operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station now has a target launch date — Aug. 15.
