Rocket launches are exciting to watch, but the past two SpaceX Starship launches gave viewers more than they expected. Both starships exploded after launch. Nevertheless, the company considered the mission a success thanks to the data and information collected. And it doesn’t stop. SpaceX on Tuesday announced plans to launch its third Starship mission on…
NASA has canceled a $1.5 billion project that was likely going to cost about $1 billion more to get to the launch pad. The mission was intended to test robotic satellite servicing technologies in orbit, but it was overbudget and behind schedule. In addition to attempting to refuel an aging Landsat satellite in orbit, the…
Israeli scientists challenged existing theories about black hole growth and its link to host galaxies by discovering an incredibly hot supermassive black hole covered in cosmic dust using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. With its space-based observatory situated around 1.5 million kilometers above Earth, the Webb Telescope provides scientists with a never-before-seen perspective…
The Ohio total solar eclipse of 2024—a once-in-a-lifetime event—is rapidly approaching. For the first time in more than 200 years, Ohioans (as well as the hundreds of visitors from outside the state) will be able to witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. From southwest to northeast, the route of totality will traverse the…
Tuesday saw the launch of SpaceX’s 16th Falcon 9 rocket of the year, carrying a potent Indonesian communications satellite into orbit. At 3:11 p.m. EST, the Falcon 9 rocket launched from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, using a first stage on its 17th flight. The first stage boosted the rocket…
According to the Gregorian calendar, the New Year is celebrated on January 1st of each year. However, in Hindu tradition, the Hindu New Year begins in the month of Chaitra, which roughly corresponds to his mid-March to his mid-April in the Gregorian calendar. According to Sanatan Dharma, the Hindu New Year begins with the beginning…
Beautiful space photos of Earth were just released by a US-based business that is aiming to become the first commercial company to land a spacecraft on the Moon. Intuitive Machines said on X that the images were captured by their lunar lander subsequent to its separation from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In the images,…
An Astroscale spacecraft launched by a Rocket Lab Electron will meet and check a spent upper stage in low Earth orbit before it is removed. On February 18, at 9:52 a.m. Eastern, the Electron took off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Following the Jan. 31 launch of four satellites for the…
Japan successfully launched its new flagship rocket, the H3, on Saturday, putting its satellite program back into orbit after several setbacks, including the failure of the rocket’s maiden flight last year. The launch marks the second consecutive victory for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), after the Lunar Module SLIM achieved a “pinpoint” landing last…
A new batch of supplies is headed to the International Space Station. Russia tonight (February 14) launched a Progress 87 robotic cargo ship on a Valentine’s Day delivery mission to the International Space Station. The cargo ship was launched on a Soyuz rocket from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:25 p.m. EST (0325 GMT,…