WASHINGTON — Impulse Space plans to fly an upgraded version of its Mira orbital transfer vehicle later this year with increased performance and capabilities to operate in geostationary orbit. To
WASHINGTON — Impulse Space plans to fly an upgraded version of its Mira orbital transfer vehicle later this year with increased performance and capabilities to operate in geostationary orbit. To
This artist’s concept depicts planet TRAPPIST-1 d passing in front of its turbulent star, with other members of the closely packed system shown in the background. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,
File: A Falcon 9 booster stands ready for the Starlink 12-2 mission at launch complex 39A. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is poised to conduct its 500th recovery of a Falcon
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has learned to do backward rolls to give its onboard radar better opportunities to find water-ice beneath the red planet’s surface. “Not only can you
Highlights and liftoff of Vega-C flight VV27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:03 local time on 25 July (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July). Flight VV27 was operated by
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A summary of the influencing factors on the clumped isotope values of methanogenesis. The points on this figure show the average measured and “pure” clumped isotope values of each methanogenic
Major Gen. Paul Tedman has been the commander of United Kingdom Space Command since 2024. Recently, he made a stark observation: if war breaks out in Europe, it is “highly
Left panel: amount of stellar flux received as a function of planetary radius for the sample of known exoplanets (black dots). F⊕ is the Earth’s incident irradiation from the Sun.
Watch more about the strange spiral in the night sky that many people saw while looking for Perseid meteors on August 12, 2025. EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd talks about the rocket






