SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites produce 32 times more radio noise than their predecessors, causing concerns among astronomers about their interference with radio astronomy observations. Radio astronomy uses supersensitive antennas to detect faint radio signals emitted by stars, black holes and other objects in the universe. Researchers working at the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) in the …
China’s lunar rover Yutu 2 is still active on the far side of the moon nearly six years after its historic touchdown. Earlier this year, China aced the complex Chang’e 6 mission to land on the far side of the moon, collect samples and deliver them to Earth. But the Chang’e 4 mission, which pulled …
Rocket Lab aborted a launch at the last second today (Sept. 18). The company’s Electron rocket was scheduled to launch five “Internet of Things” satellites for the French company Kinéis today at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) from New Zealand. The countdown clock reached zero, and Electron appeared to fire up its first-stage engines. But …
Rocket Lab Aborts Launch Of 5 ‘Internet of Things’ Satellites At Last Second. Read More »
Although they may never completely shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer “hidden figures,” and they now have a medal to prove it. On Wednesday (Sept. 18), the women as a group and four individuals who have come to represent their collective experiences …
NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ Women Awarded Congressional Gold Medals. Read More »
Mars spiders have arrived on Earth. But fear not, arachnophobes — these “spiders” aren’t actual arachnids, but spider-like geological formations on the Martian surface. And NASA has just recreated them in a lab. Scientists first discovered these spider-like features, or araneiform terrain, on Mars in 2003 while studying images from orbiters. They’re much, much larger …
NASA Scientists Solve Mystery Of Curious ‘Spiders’ On Mars. Read More »
The next space station astronaut mission will delay one day to Sept. 25. The delay in the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is “to complete prelaunch preparations and ensure separation between operations”, NASA officials wrote in a Sept. 12 statement. If Crew-9 misses the Sept. 25 opportunity, backup dates are available …
SpaceX Crew-9 Astronaut Launch Delayed To Sept. 25. Read More »
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two European navigation satellites tonight (Sept. 17) and then landed safely, acing its 22nd mission. The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying two spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo satnav constellation, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida tonight at 6:50 p.m. EDT (1850 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to …
SpaceX Launches 2 European Navigation Satellites, Lands Rocket. Read More »
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to fine SpaceX more than $630,000 for allegedly failing to comply with regulations on two launches last year. “Safety drives everything we do at the FAA, including a legal responsibility for the safety oversight of companies with commercial space transportation licenses,” FAA Chief Counsel Marc Nichols said in …
FAA Plans To Fine SpaceX $630,000 For Alleged Launch Violations. Read More »
Azercosmos, Azerbaijan’s space agency, has partnered with ABS, a global satellite operator, to launch Pay TV services for customers in Nigeria and West Africa. Azercosmos and ABS signed the agreement at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which is taking place from September 13 to 16. Leveraging ABS’s extensive satellite network, Azercosmos …
Azercosmos Partners With ABS To Expand Satellite Services In Africa. Read More »
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been no stranger to taking things to the extreme since its launch on Christmas day 2021, observing early galaxies billions of light-years away that existed when the universe was at a fraction of its currently 13.8 billion-year life. Now, the powerful space telescope has pushed it to the …
James Webb Telescope Goes ‘Extreme’ And Spots Baby Stars At The Edge Of The Milky Way. Read More »
