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The Tears of the Hero: Get Ready for the 2021 Perseid Meteors
A sure-fire summer shower, the Perseid meteors are set to put on a spectacular show this year.
MotoArt makes mementos from scrapped NASA shuttle launch platform
When NASA announced it was going to destroy its historic Mobile Launch Platform-2, which used to support Apollo rockets and space shuttles, fans of MotoArt's PlaneTags got an idea.
NASA, Russia stress that space partnership remains strong after Nauka incident at space station
Following a serious incident at the International Space Station last Thursday (July 29), Russia and the U.S. have reaffirmed their partnership and shared next steps to move forward.
'Doubly charming' tetraquark is the longest-lived exotic-matter particle ever found
Studying the particle could provide physicists with vital insight into the rules that govern how all matter is formed.
Mysterious dimming of bright star Betelgeuse may be from 'sunspots' and temperature changes
The mysterious strange dimming seen last year in the huge star Betelgeuse may be from giant sunspots and temperature fluctuations.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 6 – 14
It's Perseid meteor week! Venus lights the western twilight. Saturn and Jupiter are up in the southeast by mid-twilight and await your telescope later at night. And explore the deep-sky glories of Sagittarius before moonlight returns.
The Large Hadron Collider: Inside CERN's atom smasher
Image: Crater trio
Astra scrubs return-to-flight rocket launch due to lightning risk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION
'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 9 begins setting up the big season finale
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Chinasat 2E satellite Thursday. Credit: CASC
China launched a communications satellite likely designed for use by the Chinese military Thursday, keeping up a busy schedule of space missions with the country’s fourth orbital launch attempt in barely a week.
SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites
Virgin Galactic has started selling seats on its suborbital spaceliner again — but the price has gone up.
Apollo 17 moonwalker hails launch of fellow geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing’s Starliner capsule depart pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday morning. Credit: Boeing
Ground teams at Cape Canaveral wheeled Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket back inside their assembly hangar Thursday for further troubleshooting of misbehaving valves inside the Starliner propulsion system.
Happy birthday, Juno! NASA's Jupiter probe launched 10 years ago today
NASA's Jupiter-exploring space probe Juno celebrates 10 years in space today (Aug. 5).
SpaceX, Planet ink deal to launch Earth-imaging satellites through 2025
Planet has signed another contract with SpaceX, locking it in as the 'go-to launch provider' for the satellite-imaging company through 2025.
Chinese rocket launches two small satellites to test communications tech
A Long March 6 rocket lifts off Wednesday with two small satellites. Credit: Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
A Chinese rocket successfully launched Wednesday with a pair of small communications satellites reportedly linked to a secretive German company. The Chinese institute that built the satellites said they will test laser communications and electric thruster technologies.
Comets' heads may be green, but never their tails, study finds
It’s August and that means the Perseid meteor shower! One of the year’s most beloved celestial events peaks on Wednesday night−Thursday morning, August 11–12.
Spaceflight 2022: Missions to Watch in the Coming Year
The U.S. Space Force has booked two missions with Astra, the first of which will launch a test payload from Alaska during a window that runs from Aug. 27 through Sept. 11.
SpaceX's Starship SN20 rolls out to launch pad ahead of 1st orbital test flight
SpaceX rolled out its next version of Starship to the pad Thursday (Aug. 5) as the company shoots for an ambitious orbital test.
Astronomy and Geophysics is Rife With Bullying and Harassment
It’s a common reassurance made by adults to teens and adolescents who constantly face the threat of violence, cyberbullying, and ostracism: “It gets better.” Once you graduate, once you grow up and join the workforce, all the mistreatment and abuse will cease and people will appreciate you for who you are. All the hard work and perseverance you’ve shown over these many years will finally pay off.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity scores another safe flight on Red Planet
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is still going strong, notching its 11th Red Planet flight on Thursday (Aug. 5).
Space Storm Knocks Out Latest Batch of Starlink Satellites
The moon's complex geologic history could act as a pointer to understand other rocky worlds in the universe, including those that are potentially habitable, new research finds.
