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Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral
Astra’s small satellite launcher was test-fired at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 46 launch pad Saturday. Credit: Astra / John Kraus
Astra, a company seeking to carve out a segment of the growing small satellite launch market, test-fired its two-stage rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday in preparation for an upcoming demonstration flight for NASA.
Webb closes in on destination with critical mirror alignment on tap
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How satellites have revolutionized the study of volcanoes
Satellites help scientists observe and study volcanic eruptions and their effects in way that was not possible before.
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship will depart space station today with a 'cytoskeleton' on board. Here's how to watch.
You can watch live Saturday (Jan. 22) as a SpaceX Dragon resupply ship gets set to rocket thousands of pounds of science back to Earth.
The mystery deepens: Ghostly neutrinos and fast radio bursts don't come from the same place
Knowing if high-energy neutrinos and FRBs came from the same place on the sky would help explain the origins of both.But alas, they do not.
Paramount Plus unveils new 'Star Trek: Picard' trailer, 'Discovery' season 5, plus 'Strange New Worlds' premiere date
We are at a pivotal moment in history, five — yes, five — "Star Trek" shows are on our screens in 2022
Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbit
An Atlas 5 rocket, boosted by an RD-180 main engine and one strap-on solid rocket motor, lifts off from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with a pair of U.S. Space Force tracking satellites. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now
Two satellites for a once-classified U.S. military program to track and inspect other spacecraft in orbit — a mission the Space Force’s top general equates to a “neighborhood watch” capability — lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universe
Artist’s concept of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Credit: NASA
A NASA astronomy satellite that launched Dec. 9 from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX rocket has started observing the X-ray universe, beginning a mission to study the nature of black holes and the super-dense skeletons left behind by exploded stars.
Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks
Carbon is critical to life, as far as we know. So anytime we detect a strong carbon signature somewhere like Mars, it could indicate biological activity.
Red giant stars: Facts, definition & the future of the sun
A red giant star is a dying star in the last stages of stellar evolution. Our own sun will turn into a red giant, expand and engulf the inner planets — possibly even Earth.
Space Force satellite launch could create a luminous cloud in tonight's evening sky
Skywatchers in the Western Hemisphere may see a fuel dump from a satellite that launched earlier today on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Hubble telescope spots a black hole fostering baby stars in a dwarf galaxy
Black holes can not only rip stars apart, but they can also trigger star formation, as scientists have now seen in a nearby dwarf galaxy.
How was the moon formed?
There are three theories as to how Earth's satellite could have been created.
NASA catches the flash of a solar flare going into space
Our sun just had a medium-sized energy burp.
How big is the sun?
Earth's star is the largest and the most massive object in the solar system. More than one million Earths could fit inside the sun.
2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs
UAP will get more attention from both the scientific community and the federal government in 2022, experts told Space.com.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2022
Although no total or annular solar eclipses occur this year, skywatchers can look forward to two total lunar eclipses — the first ones observable across North America in more than 3 years.
Researchers detect 1st merger between black holes with eccentric orbits
Scientists have for the first time confirmed the merger of two highly eccentric black holes.
Bad Weather Postpones Ingenuity’s 19th Flight on Mars
The first flight of 2022 for the Ingenuity Helicopter has been delayed due to a regional dust storm on Mars. Mission planners had originally targeted January 5 for the tiny helicopter’s 19th flight, but they needed to push back the flight when orbital images and weather instruments on the Perseverance rover indicated a worsening weather situation.
