CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday afternoon (April 7) and nailed a landing at…
Continue readingEarth has a new spacefaring country: Paraguay. On March 14, the nation’s first-ever satellite entered orbit around Earth, deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a collaboration…
Continue readingImage 1 of 6 An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb satellites to orbit on March 24, 2021. (Image credit: OneWeb) Image 2 of 6 The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with…
Continue readingA U.S. weather satellite that retired eight years ago has fallen apart in orbit, breaking into at least 16 pieces of space junk, according to government representatives. The satellite, dubbed…
Continue readingThe China National Space Administration launched another trio of satellites into orbit late Friday (March 12), adding to its network of spy satellites observing regions nearby Chinese territory. The fresh…
Continue readingThe International Space Station got a little lighter last week. The orbiting lab discarded a 2.9-ton (2.6 metric tons) pallet of used batteries on Thursday morning (March 11) — the most…
Continue readingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the predawn sky early this morning (March 11) as it carried a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites…
Continue readingThis article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Lauren Napier, PhD Researcher in Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle In…
Continue readingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit Thursday morning (March 4), and nailed its landing on a…
Continue readingA Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday (Feb. 27) along with 18 passenger satellites from the United States and India. The Indian Space…
Continue readingChina successfully sent three reconnaissance satellites into orbit Tuesday (Feb. 23), according to media reports. A Long March 4C rocket carrying the Yaogan-31 satellites flew into space from Jiuquan Satellite…
Continue readingChina’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has trimmed its orbit around Mars to allow the spacecraft to analyze the chosen landing region on the Red Planet. After the burn, which occurred on Tuesday…
Continue readingWhy it matters: Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, is on track to become the youngest American to ever orbit Earth….
Continue readingHayley Arceneaux, 29, had hoped this would be the year that she would complete her aim of visiting all seven continents before she turned 30. She will not have time…
Continue readingAn artist’s illustration of China’s Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. (Image credit: CNSA) China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft now orbiting Mars is slated to perform systematic checks of onboard equipment after…
Continue readingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Monday (Feb. 15), but failed to stick its landing…
Continue readingChina has made it to Mars. The nation’s first fully homegrown Mars mission, Tianwen-1, arrived in orbit around the Red Planet Wednesday (Feb. 10), according to Chinese media reports. The…
Continue readingThe first picture of Mars captured by Tianwen-1, taken 2.2 million kilometers away Xinhua/Xinhua via Getty Images By Paul VoosenFeb. 10, 2021 , 10:40 AM After a half-year journey, China’s…
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