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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building will skim past Earth Thursday, NASA says
A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA.
SpaceX shooting for rocket turnaround record with next Starlink launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands on a drone ship April 8 after launching the Ax-1 private crew mission. The same booster will be used again for the Starlink 4-16 mission west for liftoff April 29. Credit: SpaceX
With a mission Friday to deploy more Starlink internet satellites, SpaceX will try to shave nearly a week off the company’s previous record for the shortest time between two launches of the same Falcon 9 booster.
Best cameras for astrophotography {year}
Snap incredible photos of the solar system and beyond using one of the best cameras for astrophotography.
Ganymede Casts a Long Shadow Across the Surface of Jupiter
What is that large dark smudge on Jupiter’s side? It may remind you of a certain scene from the sci-fi film “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” where a growing black spot appears in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet returns to California for assembly
NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet arrived at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility for assembly ahead of a flight test this year.
Scientists Wonder: Is the Origin of Life Extraterrestrial?
A new analysis method has revealed DNA building blocks in meteorites, suggesting that these prebiotic molecules might have formed during the solar system's earliest years.
A Partial Solar Eclipse Kicks Off the First Eclipse Season of 2022
A remote solar eclipse this coming weekend sets us up for the first total lunar eclipse of 2022.
Best telescope mounts in {year}
We take a look at a selection of the best telescopes mounts currently on offer.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
Two Russian cosmonauts will spend hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station. Watch it live
SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts fly plush turtle and monkey as zero-g indicators
What do you get when you cross a turtle with a chimp and send both into outer space? A whole lot of shenanigans. Or at least that is the story behind SpaceX Crew-4's plush turtle and small monkey.
Boeing to launch 2nd test flight of Starliner spacecraft for NASA on May 19
Boeing is finally ready to test its Starliner again in space, with an uncrewed launch set for May 19.
Does Lockheed Martin's stealthy SR-72 Darkstar spy plane have a cameo in 'Top Gun: Maverick'?
The SR-72 hypersonic spy plane being designed by Lockheed Martin is the successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird
Little CAPSTONE cubesat ready to launch on big moon mission next month
Early next month, Rocket Lab is slated to launch a pathfinding cubesat mission that supports NASA's Artemis return-to-the moon program.
How to photograph a solar eclipse
Capture a solar eclipse on camera to reveal one of nature's most spectacular sights.
Tantalising tectonics
This network of long grooves and scratches forms part of a giant fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae, and is shown here as seen by ESA’s Mars Express.
Samantha Cristoforetti and the rest of Crew-4 arrives to the International Space Station
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert “Bob” Hines and Jessica Watkins arrive to the International Space Station after docking at 01:37 CEST on Thursday 28 April 2022.
Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay
SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked Wednesday with the Harmony module at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now
Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour commute aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad in Florida, ready for a research expedition scheduled to last at least four-and-a-half months.
In Some Places, Black Holes are Tearing Apart Thousands of Stars at a Time
At the heart of the more massive galaxies in the Universe, there are supermassive black holes (SMBHs) so powerful that they outshine all of the stars in their galactic disks. The core regions of these galaxies are known as Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), or by their more popular-moniker “quasars.” The ongoing study of these objects has provided a testbed for General Relativity and revealed a great deal about the formation and evolution of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.
SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts have fun testing spacesuits before coming home (photos)
The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts seemed to be enjoying themselves as they tested out their spacesuits ahead of their return to Earth.
Apollo 17 moonwalker hails launch of fellow geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins
The last man to have set foot on the moon watched today as Crew-4 blasted off to the International Space Station atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
