During the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), a boxy spacecraft with solar wings in the shape of crosses flew right by Venus — if all went according to
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Space Force chief: Current satellite tracking ‘too slow’ for modern threats
WASHINGTON — The top Space Force general delivered a stark warning: America’s ability to track threats in space is dangerously outdated for an era where adversaries can launch surprise attacks
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) ahead of the launch of the Starlink 12-21 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is preparing to
We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration'
It might sound hard to believe, but NASA’s exoplanet count just reached 6,000 — and that’s with only about 30 years of hunting worlds beyond our solar system. In fact,
Will We Ever Make it to Mars?
You know, if you take away the lack of air and water, the weaker Sun, the lower gravity, and the toxic soil, Mars isn’t all that bad of a place
Webb Spots a Massive Stellar Jet in the Outer Milky Way
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged an extremely large and symmetric protostellar jet at the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. From tip to tip, this protostellar jet is
Microbial Life Colonizes Post-Impact Craters And Thrives For Millions Of Years
Researchers have dated the appearance of microbial life in a 78 million year old impact crater. Life colonized the fractured hydrothermal system the impact created, and thrived for millions of
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Get ready stargazers! In just one week, Earth’s shadow will roll across the lunar surface, giving rise to a spectacular ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7-8. A total
Heads up aurora chasers! A powerful solar storm is on its way and could supercharge the skies with northern lights just in time for the Labor Day holiday. A long-duration
As NASA prepares for a new era of lunar exploration under the Artemis program, scientists are delving into the fascinating phenomena of moonquakes, using samples collected during the Apollo 17
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On August 8, 2024, the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii achieved a historic milestone by capturing the sharpest images ever taken of a solar flare. The unprecedented
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) suffered a communications anomaly on its way Venus for a gravity-assist maneuver. Thanks to swift and coordinated action by the teams
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned liftoff of the Starlink
Scientists believe giant impacts — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — occurred on Mars 4.5 billion years ago, injecting debris from the impact deep into the planet’s
Left: Assumed temperature/pressure structure of the Venus atmosphere. Centre: The concentrations of condensed units ncond/n that deposit and are removed from the model when advancing to the next atmospheric height.
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