A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into the clouds during the Starlink 12-6 mission, the final orbital launch around the world in 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
Updated Dec. 31 at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the Astranis: From One to Many mission on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Image: Pete Carstens/MaxQ Productions for Spaceflight Now
Update 12:45 p.m. (0545 UTC): SpaceX deployed the four satellites.
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX
Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites.
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
File: A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX
Update 4:04 a.m. EST (0904 UTC): SpaceX pushed back the launch time of the mission.
The Arecibo Message, transmitted on November 16th, 1974, from the Arecibo Observatory, was humanity’s first true attempt at Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). The message was a simple pictorial signal in binary code composed by famed astronomer and SETI researcher Frank Drake (inventor of the Drake Equation) with the assistance of Sagan and other prominent astronomers. The message was and was aimed toward Messier 13 (NGC 6205 or “The Great Hercules Cluster”), a globular star cluster located about 25,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Hercules.
Despite 90 years of research, the nature and influence of Dark Matter continue to elude astronomers and cosmologists. First proposed in the 1960s to explain the rotational curves of galaxies, this invisible mass does not interact with normal matter (except through gravity) and accounts for 85% of the total mass in the Universe. It is also a vital component in the most widely accepted cosmological model of the Universe, the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) model. However, according to new research, the hunt for DM could be over as soon as a nearby star goes supernova.
A new Paramount+ video details the history of Starfleet's secret Section 31, the subject of a new "Star Trek" movie coming to the streaming service in January.
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.
If it bleeds, we can kill it. But what about donning the mask and playing as the alien hunter instead? These are the best Predator video games.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.
Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early this morning (Nov. 24).
The 400th Falcon 9 rocket soars to space on November 23, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Image: SpaceX
Update 12:56 a.m. EST (0556 UTC): SpaceX landed its Falcon 9 first stage booster following liftoff.
Astronomers have just found one of the youngest planets ever. At only 3 million years old, planet TIDYE-1b (also known as IRAS 04125+2902 b) is practically in its infancy. By comparison, Earth is 4.5 billion years old: that’s 1500 times older. The discovery of a planet this young can teach scientists a lot about the early stages of planet formation, and the peculiarities of this particular one have scientists re-evaluating their models of planetary birth.
Watch "Star Trek" and "Halo" on Paramount Plus for just $2.99 a month if you sign up this Black Friday.
Earth and Mars were very similar in their youth. Four billion years ago, both planets had vast, warm seas. But while Earth retained its oceans, the waters of Mars evaporated away or froze beneath its dusty surface. Exactly why these two worlds took such divergent paths is unclear, though it may lie in the origins of their water.
In the aftermath of Juliette's shocking walk over the hill, seeds of rebellion begin putting down roots in Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 2, "Order."
On Episode 138 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Scott Tibbitts, a dynamic and engaging space entrepreneur.
"Forbidden Planet" scores a remake from writer Brian K. Vaughan and veteran producer Emma Watts.
NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.
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