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. In fact, it’s the first of two SpaceX launches today. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 21 Starlink internet...

Kenya recently installed the Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART) in Nairobi, enhancing its radio astronomy capabilities. The installation followed a week-long training workshop at the Technical University of Kenya hosted by the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) in collaboration with the South African...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...