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Mercury snuggles up to the crescent moon tonight
The tiny planet Mercury will make a close approach to the crescent moon in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 8).
NASA's Perseverance rover getting ready to snag 2nd Mars sample
Perseverance sealed up a drilled-out core of a Red Planet rock dubbed "Rochette" over the weekend. The mission team aims to replicate that success soon, putting poor Rochette to the drill again.
Russia's space chief invites SpaceX's Elon Musk over for tea
Relations between SpaceX's Elon Musk and Russia's space chief Dmitry Rogozin appear to be pivoting from sparring about trampolines to discussing an invitation for tea.
This is a 3D-Printed Steel Floor Prototype for a Lunar Habitat
In this decade, multiple space agencies and commercial space entities will be taking us back to the Moon. But unlike the Apollo Era, the goal of these programs is not “footprints and flags,” but to establish the necessary infrastructure to keep going back. In particular, NASA, the ESA, Roscosmos, and China are all planning on establishing outposts that will allow for scientific research and a sustained human presence.
Weird structures near Earth's core may be scars from a primordial interplanetary collision
The first teaser trailer for "Don't Look Up" has Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as astronomers hoping to warn Earth of a comet impact.
NASA has too Many Spacecraft to Communicate With. Time to Build More Dishes
NASA is a sprawling organization that has to talk to everything from politicians in Washington DC to space probes that have left the solar system. Discussions with the first might be as simple as a written letter for informal conversation, while the second requires a high-power network of ground-based antennas. Known as the Deep Space Network (DSN) this series of antennas spread over three continents is the backbone of NASA’s communications with its various space probes. Now the DSN is in the process of implementing a well-deserved upgrade.
Pencil December 18th (tentatively) into your calendar. That’s when James Webb probably launches
You may have heard this one before, but encouraging news comes from NASA, ESA, and Arianespace today: they are now targeting December 18, 2021 as the new launch date for the oft-delayed James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
SpaceX, NASA targeting April 15 for launch of Crew-4 mission to space station
SpaceX and NASA are targeting April 15, 2022, for the launch of the Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station, agency officials announced yesterday (Sept. 7).
Archivist's vintage 'Images of Apollo' photo prints land on auction
A private archivist known for unearthing rare images from the early years of spaceflight is now selling a treasure trove of NASA prints representing some of the most iconic photos taken.
The savings flow in this Black Friday deal for new film version Dune board game
NASA's long-awaited and high-powered James Webb Space Telescope won't begin observations this year after NASA and its counterpart the European Space Agency (ESA) announced another launch delay.
Save £30 on the Lego Millennium Falcon on Amazon
New research suggests that the humble asteroid Vesta may have cracked open like an egg.
Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021
ESA, NASA and Arianespace have jointly defined 18 December 2021 as the target launch date for Ariane 5 flight VA256. This third Ariane 5 launch of 2021 will fly the James Webb Space Telescope to space from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
A Flurry of Fall Binocular Comets
Fall 2021 offers up an all-night parade of challenging telescopic comets.
Watch live: Matthias Maurer speaks to media in Europe
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon be launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, ‘Cosmic Kiss’. Tune in to ESA Web TV from 9:00 CEST (8:00 BST) to 10:00 CEST (9:00 BST) Thursday 9 September to watch his pre-launch news conference and learn what awaits him in orbit.
Super-precise clock tech wins $3 million physics Breakthrough Prize
Two physicists just snagged $3 million for helping develop a super-precise clock that could allow scientists to study and explore the universe like never before.
Star Trek Day 2021: Celebrate 55 years of Trek with live panels and more tonight
Fifty-five years ago today a science fiction franchise was born, beaming itself into the hearts of fans around the world. We're talking about "Star Trek," of course, and tonight (Sept. 8) you can celebrate alongside Trek's makers Paramount+ with an evening of panels and more online.
The Pandemic and Light Pollution
Student Kathryn Huth set out to conduct astronomical experiments when she noticed that — amidst the pandemic — she could see more stars in the sky.
You can now get the first four 'Star Trek' films in 4K ultra HD and save 15% at Walmart
Paramount Home Entertainment has launched a special 4K ultra HD/Blu-ray bundle of the franchise's first four movies to celebrate Trek's 55th anniversary.
Russian film crew deemed medically fit for Oct. 5 launch to space station
Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov got the thumbs-up after a meeting of the Chief Medical Commission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow.
Why is sci-fi so obsessed with asteroid impact disasters (and how to stop them)?
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission — both the orbiter and Zhurong rover — will suspend operations for about 50 days starting in mid-September.
