Day: February 25, 2025

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings

Our aurora forecast live blog tells you everything you need to know about the likelihood of seeing the northern lights tonight and for the days ahead. We’ll also report on relevant solar activity and significant space weather events such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and coronal holes which could bring strong aurora-sparking solar winds our …

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Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below

The private moon lander is all set for its historic March 2 landing attempt. Firefly Aerospace is primed for a lunar landing attempt on Sunday (March 2) following a series of successful maneuvers in lunar orbit. The company’s Blue Ghost lander entered lunar orbit on Feb. 13, after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket …

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NASA Picks SpaceX Rocket To Launch Asteroid Threat Hunter NEO Surveyor In 2027

A NASA planetary defense mission will ride to space atop a SpaceX rocket two and a half years from now. The agency announced on Friday (Feb. 21) that it has selected Elon Musk‘s company to launch its NEO Surveyor spacecraft, which will hunt for asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. NEO …

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SpaceX Targeting Feb. 28 For Next Launch Of Starship Megarocket

paceX’s Starship megarocket will fly again this week, if all goes according to plan. The company is planning to launch Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, for the eighth time on Friday (Feb. 28), Elon Musk said via X yesterday (Feb. 23). The 403.5-foot-tall (123 meters) fully reusable vehicle will lift off …

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