Satellites saw the moon’s shadow from space on Monday (April 8). The 2024 total solar eclipse was visible in parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico on that day, thrilling millions of spectators across North America  — and from space, satellites could see the shadow of the moon falling...

The last flight of a Delta rocket lifted off today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, bringing to an end more than 60 years of service. The rocket evolved considerably over those decades and this version, Delta IV Heavy, for many years was the most powerful in the U.S. fleet. Carrying a...

Astrobotic’s next moon mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth’s nearest neighbor. The Pittsburgh-based company plans to launch the first-ever mission of its Griffin moon lander atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year. Griffin’s main job is to deliver...

The era of Delta Heavy IV is coming to an end. For the last 64 years, United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA’s) heavy-lift rocket has led an impressive career lofting large payloads into space. However, the rocket is scheduled to lift off one last time when it launches from Space Launch...

The moon turned daytime skies dark as it swept across North America in a total solar eclipse Monday (April 8), thrilling tens of millions of skywatchers who had their eyes glued to the skies. All of North America and Central America experienced a partial solar eclipse, but only those located within...

The White House has tasked NASA with creating a new time zone for the moon by the end of 2026, as part of the United States’ broader goal to establish international norms in space. The direction to set up a lunar time zone comes amid growing global interest for humanity to establish a...

SpaceX launched 11 satellites on its first-ever Bandwagon-1 class rideshare mission from Florida tonight (April 7) and aced an evening rocket landing just minutes later. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) tonight at 7:16 p.m. EDT (2316 GMT), kicking off the...

Today (April 8), a total solar eclipse will plunge parts of 15 U.S. states into sudden darkness as the moon’s enormous shadow sweeps across the continent. Crossing northeast from Mexico to Canada over the course of several hours, the April 8 total solar eclipse will be visible to an estimated...

MSTelecom, a leading telecommunications service provider in Angola, and the Angola National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) have signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering high-speed broadband connectivity across Angola. Dr Zolana Joao, General...