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A NASA scientific balloon mission just set a new agency record, spending 57 days floating in the skies above the South Pole. The mission, called the Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO), launched a gargantuan scientific balloon from McMurdo Station in Antarctica on Dec. 31. The balloon stayed aloft for a total of 57 days, […]

Astronomers have discovered the oldest known “dead” galaxy in recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This galaxy appears to challenge current models of the early universe. The newly discovered galaxy, named JADES-GS-z7-01-QU, stopped forming stars more than 13 billion years ago, when the universe was only 700 million years old. However, astronomers

According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), China’s aerospace industry has significantly fostered expertise exchanges, data sharing, and technology cooperation with the international community over the past year. These endeavours have advanced the joint high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative and the community-building goal. CASC highlighted various milestones regarding China’s

In examining a pair of icy asteroids at the edge of the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope is helping scientists understand the evolution of an ice giant: Neptune. These findings could also help reveal how ancient Earth grew saturated with water, the ingredient that ultimately led to the emergence of life. The binary

SpaceX’s Crew-8 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (March 5). The mission’s Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. EST (0728 GMT). Dragon and the station were soaring above the central North Atlantic just east of New Foundland at the time.

SpaceX’s next Starship to fly has passed a critical fueling test, setting the stage for a highly anticipated third launch attempt of the world’s biggest rocket. The gleaming, stainless-steel Starship rocket and its Super Heavy booster, which together stand 400 feet tall (122 meters), were filled with more than 10 million pounds of liquid methane

According to Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, on 28 February 2024, oversaw the signing of the handover and delivery certificate for Egypt’s Assembly, Integration, and Testing Centre (AITC) project, backed by China. The EgyptSat 2 remote sensing satellite, launched on 4 December 2023 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in

SpaceX launched a big batch of satellites for a variety of private customers today. The company’s Transporter-10 mission lifted off right on time at 5:05 p.m. ET (2205 GMT) on Monday (March 4) from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Today’s launch will place 53 payloads into various orbits

In a press release by Avanti Communications, the organisation has been granted the Infrastructure Operator Authorisation required for its HYLAS 4 satellite gateway station in Diamniadio, Senegal, by the Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Digital, Mr Moussa Bocar Thiam, on 29 February 2024. Furthermore, Avanti is advancing to the final testing phase before commencing its

Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott and Rusty Schweickart orbited Earth for 10 days. They tested the lunar module’s engines and navigation systems. On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. On the fourth day, they