Space News & Blog Articles

Tune into the SpaceZE News Network to stay updated on industry news from around the world.

Everything we know about Star Wars Eclipse

With many new Star Wars games in the works, Star Wars Eclipse promises to be a different type of action-adventure experience.

Best external hard drives 2023: Top HDD and SSD models

We've selected the best hard drives and SSDs on the market — here are our top picks for backing up your photos, videos and other data.

Blue Origin calls off 1st New Shepard rocket launch since 2022 failure due to 'ground system issue'

Blue Origin scrubbed its first mission since Sept. 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), with no new launch date announced. It could attempt flying again as early as this week, however.

Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that belongs to a group of four "late-type galaxies" collectively called Holmberg 124.

2023: ESA's year in space

Video: 00:08:22

2023’s highlight was the highly anticipated launch of Juice, Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer. The Juice spacecraft was placed on course to Jupiter on the second-to-last Ariane 5 launch vehicle in April. After an eight-year journey, Juice will begin observing the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Calisto and Europa.

Continue reading

Webb rings in the holidays with the ringed planet Uranus

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on weird and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that orbits on its side. What Webb found is a dynamic world with rings, moons, storms and other atmospheric features – including a seasonal polar cap. The image expands upon a two-colour version released earlier this year, adding additional wavelength coverage for a more detailed look.

'Apollo 13' moon disaster movie hits a new high for film fans

"Apollo 13" showcased a real-life moon mission's troubles in space in 1970. Now, the 1995 film has a new honor: getting preserved in the Library of Congress for future generations.

Competition: developing Europe's space cargo return service

ESA is launching a competition which initiates a first phase of activities for European companies to eventually demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028.

News from the Press Site: A roundup of the week’s space news

Join us for a roundup of the week’s space news with reporters covering the big stories. Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Sandra Erwin of Space News and Stephen Clark on Ars Technica. Among the stories this week: Falcon Heavy and X-37B spaceplane launch delayed, the inaugural Spacepower Conference held in Orlando, Florida, highlights the challenge posed by China, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket gets closer to launch and United Launch Alliance says it has completed a countdown dress rehearsal and is targeting Jan. 8 for the first flight of its Vulcan launcher.

Watch Blue Origin launch 1st mission in 15 months today

Blue Origin plans to launch its first mission since September 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), and you can watch the action live.

How many times has Earth orbited the sun?

We worked out how many trips each of the solar system's eight planets has taken around the sun over the past 4.6 billion years.

A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

See the 5-day-old crescent moon have a holiday meet-up with Saturn tonight

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

Scientists are Recommending IceCube Should be Eight Times Bigger

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M), located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, is one of the most ambitious neutrino observatories in the world. Behind this observatory is the IceCube Collaboration, an international group of 300 physicists from 59 institutions in 14 countries. Relying on a cubic kilometer of ice to shield from external interference, this observatory is dedicated to the search for neutrinos. These nearly massless subatomic particles are among the most abundant in the Universe and constantly pass through normal matter.

Continue reading

Could There Be a Black Hole Inside the Sun?

It’s a classic tale of apocalyptic fiction. The Sun, our precious source of heat and light, collapses into a black hole. Or perhaps a stray black hole comes along and swallows it up. The End is Nigh! If a stellar-mass black hole swallowed our Sun, then we’d only have about 8 minutes before, as the kids say, it gets real. But suppose the Sun swallowed a small primordial black hole? Then things get interesting, and that’s definitely worth a paper on the arXiv.

Continue reading

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — 2023 Holiday Special!

On Episode 91 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the year in review with Leonard David.

Mace Windu honors Qui-Gon's final mission in upcoming 'Star Wars: The Glass Abyss' novel

A preview of the upcoming 'Star Wars' novel, 'Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss.'

Some UFO records must be released, US Congress says

The United States Congress passed legislation that orders the release of governmental records pertaining to UFOs dating back 25 years.

Nikon Z8 vs Sony A7R V vs Canon EOS R5: Which camera is better?

In this battle of the mirrorless heavyweights, we're comparing three of the best cameras to help you decide which one you should spend your hard-earned cash on.

NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of X-37B space plane now targeted for Dec. 28

SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, after a delay of more than two weeks.


SpaceZE.com