NASA's dead, 660-pound (300 kilograms) RHESSI spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday night (April 19) near the Sudan-Egypt border.
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Watching SpaceX's Starship launch as the world's largest rocket felt simply unreal (video)
Here's what it was like to see (and hear) SpaceX's Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, lift off for the first time.
SpaceX veterans create startup to power spacecraft with moon water
Argos Space received $2 million of funding recently to create water-powered spacecraft. The company aims to start in Earth orbit and then mine the moon for more water.
NASA Was Hoping for 5 Helicopter Flights on Mars. Ingenuity Just Completed its 50th!
The Ingenuity chopper on Mars is the little helicopter that just keeps on going. It’s doing that, even as it takes on flights over some pretty tough ground on the Red Planet. On April 13, Ingenuity made its 50th flight of the mission, 45 more than it was originally scheduled to do.
SpaceX launches largest rocket ever built, but test flight ends in explosion
SpaceX’s Starship rocket, nearly 40 stories tall, climbs off its launch pad at the Starbase launch site in South Texas. Credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Spaceflight Now
After years of anticipation, SpaceX launched the first test flight of its full-scale Starship rocket Thursday from South Texas, but the mission ended four minutes later as the vehicle veered out of control and self-destructed over the Gulf of Mexico following multiple engine failures.
The Perseverance Rover has Lost its Pet Rock
It’s the end of an era, at least for the Perseverance rover on Mars, who has lost a long-time friend.
SpaceX Starship's explosive test flight: What we saw
SpaceX's Starship packed a lot of action into its four minutes of flight today (April 20). Here are some important moments that caught our eye.
SpaceX Starship's debut launch attempt seen from space (satellite photo)
An American weather satellite witnessed the semi-successful debut launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket from space.
Solar eclipse from space! Watch the moon's shadow sweep across Earth in satellite footage (video)
The hybrid solar eclipse of April 19 was spotted from space, when a Japanese satellite caught the shadow of the moon racing across the face of Earth.
Solar Orbiter Continues to Get Closer to the Sun, Revealing More and More With Each Pass
On April 10th, ESA’s Solar Orbiter made its closest flyby of the Sun, coming to within just 29% of the distance from the Earth to the Sun. From this vantage point, the spacecraft is performing close-up studies of our Sun and inner heliosphere. This is basically uncharted territory, as we’ve never had a spacecraft this close to the Sun.
See dwarf planet Haumea at its closest to Earth in 285 years tonight
Dwarf planet Haumea reaches both opposition and perigee on April 20, making this a prime opportunity to see the dwarf planet in the night sky.
Relive SpaceX's explosive 1st Starship test flight in these incredible launch photos
SpaceX launched a fully stacked Starship on April 20 in an epic first test flight that led to some incredible launch pictures.
Save $110 on this Black Series Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber
Rule the galaxy with a huge discount on the Star Wars the Black Series Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber.
'Stargate' and 'RoboCop' reboots in the works at Amazon: report
Rumors once again resurface and fans remain cautiously optimistic, but none of the original production team are believed to be involved
SpaceX's 1st Starship launches on epic test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'
SpaceX launched its gigantic Starship rocket toward space for the first time ever today (April 20), a milestone that could presage humanity's expansion out into the solar system.
Aurora Hunter Todd Salat Captures a Bizarre Spiral Made by a SpaceX Fuel Dump
Astrophotographer Todd Salat was out in the early hours of April 15, 2023, hoping to capture an aurora display over Donnelly Dome near Delta Junction, Alaska. While the stunning aurora didn’t disappoint, Salat was in for a surprise: a weird spiral appeared in the sky over the summit.
Solar activity may peak 1 year earlier than thought. Here is what it means for us
The sun may reach the peak of its current solar cycle in 2024, one year ahead of official predictions, new research reveals. But solar mayhem may still occur in the next five years.
SpaceX’s Starship Has a Glorious Liftoff — but Then Spins and Explodes
SpaceX’s Starship launch system lifted off on its first full-scale test flight today, rising majestically from its Texas launch pad but falling short of stage separation.
NASA's LUCY mission snaps its asteroid targets for the first time
NASA's LUCY asteroid-hopping mission has for the first time spotted four of its asteroid targets which it will visit from 2027 onwards and send those images back to Earth.
ESA’s technical centre expands
Image: ESA’s technical centre expands
Rare hybrid solar eclipse 2023 delights South Pacific skywatchers (photos)
A rare hybrid solar eclipse on April 20 was captured by skywatchers in the South Pacific. We take a look at some of the best photos and videos from the once-in-a-decade event.
