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An asteroid that tore through the atmosphere over Germany in January was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever recorded, new research suggests. The space rock, dubbed 2024 BX1, turned into a fireball and exploded over Berlin in the early hours of Jan. 21. Although small asteroids on collision courses with Earth are typically …

Asteroid That Exploded Over Berlin Was Fastest-Spinning Space Rock Ever Recorded. Read More »

SpaceX will have to clear another regulatory hurdle before ramping up work with its Starship megarocket on Florida’s Space Coast. The company currently builds, tests and launches the 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship, which is still in development, at its Starbase site in South Texas. But SpaceX wants to add Florida to the mix as well: …

FAA To Conduct New Environmental Review For SpaceX’s Starship Operations In Florida. Read More »

According to the Daily Tribune news report, the National Space Science Authority (NSSA) has announced the success of the joint Bahraini-Egyptian venture in a global competition hosted by the Chinese Space Agency. This allowed them to secure a spot aboard the Chang’e-7 lunar exploration mission slated for 2026. The mission entails developing, testing, and deploying …

Joint Bahraini-Egyptian Venture Secures Spot on 2026 Chinese Lunar Exploration Mission. Read More »

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed light from stars surrounding some of the earlier supermassive black holes in the universe — black holes seen as they were less than a billion years after the Big Bang. The observations conducted by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) addresses the question of …

James Webb Space Telescope Suggests Supermassive Black Holes Grew From Heavy Cosmic ‘Seeds’. Read More »

On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. Endeavour was the fifth and last space shuttle that was ever built, and STS-49 was the first of 25 missions to fly on it. The purpose of this mission was to retrieve a satellite called Intelsat 603, which had failed to reach …

On This Day in Space: May 7, 1992: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches On Maiden Voyage. Read More »

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule has been pushed to the end of the week due to a technical issue. Starliner was supposed to launch late Monday night (May 6) on Crew Flight Test (CFT), a roughly 10-day mission that will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and …

Rocket Issue Pushes 1st Astronaut Launch of Boeing’s Starliner Capsule to May 10. Read More »

Two bus-sized asteroids will zip past Earth closely but safely this week, starting with a 7-meter-long (22-feet) space rock named 2024 JF that’s expected to pass by on Monday (May 6) evening. Astronomers expect 2024 JF to make its closest approach at 8:04 p.m. ET tonight (1204 GMT on Tuesday). It will be followed by …

Watch 2 Bus-Size Asteroids Make Close Flybys Of Earth This Week. Read More »

Underneath the arch of a huge coronal loop, a wealth of exotic solar phenomena active in the transition zone between the sun’s lower atmosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona, have been recorded in this magical video by the European Space Agency‘s Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The view, recorded by Solar Orbiter from a distance of a …

Spacecraft Captures Absolutely Incredible Video Of Plasma Swirling On The Sun. Read More »

When Boeing’s Starliner capsule carries two astronauts to space tonight (May 6), at least 100 people in Mission Control will be on hand for support and guidance. Tonight’s mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), will be the first-ever crewed liftoff for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. CFT will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams …

Starliner’s Mission Control Team ‘Very Excited’ For Capsule’s 1st-Ever Astronaut Launch. Read More »