How comet Hale-Bopp can reveal the origins of life on Earth — and maybe beyond
Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules, offering a window into the…
Month: November 2024
Attention Students: NASA Launches Power Systems Student Essay Contest
NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024. The science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM)…
Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for third attempt to launch the Starlink 6-77 mission from Cape Canaveral
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space…
Snow returns to Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, has seen its first snowfall after one of the longest periods without snow since records…
SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before
SpaceX will boost the space station for the first time Friday (Nov. 8), as the company prepares to eventually kill…
X-59’s Engine Started for Testing
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California,…
Meet ESA’s SME Office at Space Tech Expo 2024
Agency 07/11/2024 65 views 3 likes Space startups and SMEs can meet ESA’s SME Office at Space Tech Expo, a…
SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites early Nov. 7
SpaceX will launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the…
Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that
In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social…
Rocket Lab launches undisclosed commercial payload
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched a commercial payload Nov. 5 on a flight wrapped in as much secrecy…