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SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes

There was a glimmer in the air tonight at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it wasn’t only because a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies carrying precious NASA cargo. As the agency’s SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations...

SpaceX, NASA scrub launch of agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH probes

Two NASA missions called “SPHEREx” and “PUNCH” were supposed to share a ride to space this evening (March 10), but it wasn’t meant to be. The agency had planned to launch both missions at the same time on Saturday (March 8) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but SpaceX...

Here’s the launch plan for NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: ‘Liftoff is just the beginning’

“We’ve run into a lot of challenges along the way have caused us some launch delays, but this team has pulled together and worked diligently to get us over that.” After more than a week of delays, two new NASA missions have been cleared for liftoff tonight (March 10). The space...

NASA cutting programs, workforce to comply with Trump order

NASA will close several offices and reduce its workforce to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump. NASA‘s Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy will be shuttered, as will the Office of the Chief Scientist, and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Accessibility...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet flew in front of the sun so NASA could take this incredible shock wave photo

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a Feb. 10 test flight during which it broke the sound barrier three times. “This image makes the...

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch NASA’s revolutionary SPHEREx and PUNCH science missions today (video)

Two NASA missions called “SPHEREx” and “PUNCH” will be sharing a ride to space today, if all goes according to plan. The agency had planned to launch both missions at the same time on Saturday (March 8) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but SpaceX needed more time to complete...

Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein’s ‘spooky action at a distance’ thanks to AI breakthrough bringing quantum internet closer to reality

Scientists have used AI to discover an easier method to form quantum entanglement between subatomic particles, paving the way for simpler quantum technologies. When particles such as photons become entangled, they can share quantum properties — including information — regardless of the distance...

On this day in space! March 9, 1961: Soviet Union launches dummy, dog and guinea pig into space

On March 9, 1961, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 9. This mission was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft, which would later carry the first cosmonauts into space. Inside the spacecraft was a mannequin named Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Chernushka, dozens of mice, some reptiles, and the...

Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer moon probe’s future looks grim

NASA’s new water-scouting moon orbiter has been in trouble ever since its Feb. 26 launch atop a SpaceX rocket, but things are looking more dire as the spacecraft runs low on power while spinning in space. Ground controllers for the NASA/Caltech-led mission, called Lunar Trailblazer, have...