Europe’s Vega rocket aced its final mission tonight (Sept. 4). The Vega, which is operated by France-based company Arianespace, lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana tonight (Sept. 4) at 9:50 p.m. EDT (10:50 p.m. local time in Kourou; 0150 GMT on Sept. 5), carrying the Sentinel-2C Earth-observing satellite skyward. Launch had been …
Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying anaerobic archaea in an experiment to determine if some of Earth’s early forms of life can handle a simulated cosmic environment. Shenzhou 18 crewmembers — commander Ye Guangfu and crewmates Li Cong and Li Guangsu — have been aboard the Tiangong space station since late April …
Chinese Astronauts Study Ancient Microbes Aboard Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
SpaceX will launch a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday (Sept. 5) after a one-day delay due to weather and you’ll be able to watch it live online. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 21 Starlink internet satellites to space from the company’s Space Launch Complex 40 pad at Cape …
SpaceX Rocket To Launch New Starlink Satellite Fleet On Sept. 5 After Delay. Read More »
A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests. Scientists say the pivotal impact also significantly influenced the geological and internal evolution of the moon, which is larger than Mercury. Computer simulations by planetary scientist Naoyuki …
A Huge Asteroid Crash Permanently Altered Jupiter’s Biggest Moon Ganymede. Read More »
NASA is considering pulling a pair of shelved spacecraft out of storage to facilitate a non-agency mission to spy on notorious asteroid Apophis. Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is a 1,100-foot (340-meter) asteroid set to fly by Earth in 2029. Named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, the massive space rock was …
Shelved NASA Spacecraft Could Spy On Asteroid Apophis Before 2029 Earth Flyby. Read More »
Over the years, meteorological collaborations have been an integral part of the cooperation between China and Africa. This significant partnership has been made possible through China’s expansion of its Fengyun satellite services to over 30 African countries, significantly enhancing Africa’s meteorological capabilities. These services have provided meteorological data that have served a critical role in …
China’s Role in Developing Africa’s Meteorology Through Fengyun Satellites. Read More »
When NASA’s Artemis 3 crewed mission lands on the lunar surface a few years from now, the first astronauts to walk on the moon since the Apollo age will be able to take advantage of something their antecedents could not: cellular network technology. Artemis 3‘s astronauts will wear spacesuits equipped with 4G connectivity — the …
Artemis 3 Astronauts Will Walk On The Moon With 4G-Equipped Spacesuits. Read More »
A space capsule that NASA used to learn more about safely launching astronauts to the moon has arrived at a U.S. school for a different type of education. The University of North Dakota (UND) has taken delivery of the Orion Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) test vehicle, which 15 years ago demonstrated one possible way …
Orion Capsule Used In Abort Test ‘Lands’ At University Of North Dakota. Read More »
Hardware is on the move for future NASA moon missions with astronauts. Big pieces for both Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 hit the road in recent weeks as the missions, now set for 2025 and 2026, respectively, continue to assemble key hardware ahead of their lunar launches. Artemis 2 aims to send four astronauts around …
The Pieces of NASA’s Next 3 Artemis Moon Missions Head To Florida Launch Site. Read More »
On Saturday (Aug. 31) NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed something weird inside the Starliner spacecraft. Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control to ask about the bizarre noises heard emanating from Starliner‘s speakers while the spacecraft is currently docked to the International Space Station (ISS). “There’s a strange noise coming through the speaker,” Wilmore tells Mission …
