The official patch for the NROL-87 mission. Credit: NRO
The first launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, set for Wednesday afternoon, will send a payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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An extremely powerful solar storm pummeled our planet 9,200 years ago, leaving permanent scars on the ice buried deep below Greenland and Antarctica.
The temperature on Mars doesn't get much above 70 degrees F and it drop down to nearly minus 200 degrees F, making it a relatively cold planet.
What are the greatest spaceships of science fiction? From the Millennium Falcon to Dr Who's Tardis, here's the rundown of our favorites.
A Long March 8 rocket has arrived at the coastal Wenchang spaceport for the second mission of what is planned to be China's first reusable launch vehicle.
In the age of streaming wars and big nostalgic comebacks, there might be room for a new Stargate series, especially now that Amazon controls its destiny.
The Halo live-action TV series on Paramount Plus will take place in what will be called the Halo Silver Timeline to differentiate it from core canon.
Hibernating astronauts could be the best way to save mission costs, reduce the size of spacecraft by a third and keep crew healthy on their way to Mars. An ESA-led investigation suggests that human hibernation goes beyond the realm of science-fiction and may become a game-changing technique for space travel.
With the Webb telescope, it will be possible to apply the mapping methods available to us to measure the three-dimensional variation of exoplanet atmospheres.
Scientists have spotted the first evidence of an alien world with an atmosphere that's layered like Earth's — although perhaps a little too toasty for human tastes.
A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday evening before a launch attempt with an Italian COSMO-SkyMed radar imaging satellite. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
A cruise ship that ventured under the planned flight path of a Falcon 9 rocket near Cape Canaveral Sunday forced SpaceX to delay launch of an Italian Earth-imaging satellite for a fourth time, setting up the mission for another try just after sunset Monday.
SpaceX has had to delay the launch of an Italian Earth-observation satellite yet again, but this time Mother Nature was not to blame.
Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided countless amazing images and contributed to many big discoveries. Learn more here.
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Sweden's Free League Publishing is releasing "Tales From The Loop: The Board Game" on Feb. 8.
Michelle Hurd and Jeri Ryan star in an original audio drama, "Star Trek: Picard - No Man's Land."
The South Atlantic Anomaly, nicknamed the "Bermuda Triangle of space," is a portion of space above Earth where protection from high doses of radiation is significantly weaker.
The volcanic eruption in Tonga generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world.
The "Aliens Artbook" from Printed in Blood and Titan Books celebrates the sci-fi film's 35th anniversary.
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