Virgin Orbit's "Start Me Up" mission is scheduled to lift off Monday (Jan. 9) from Spaceport Cornwall in England on the first-ever orbital launch from the United Kingdom.
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James Webb Space Telescope spies Milky Way mimics that could challenge theories of galaxy evolution
Galaxies like our Milky Way sprouted up earlier than scientists expected as revealed by new James Webb Space Telescope images.
Wild mission concepts would melt into icy moons, surf on sunlight to the ice giants, and more
From the nearby moon to distant Triton, planetary scientists have a plethora of ideas for how to explore our solar system.
Watch a comet make its closest approach in 50,000 years online next week
To share a view of comet C/2022 E3 ZTF at perihelion with anyone interested, the Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a free livestream starting at 11:00 p.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Jan. 12.
Light Pollution Is Creeping Up on World's Observatories
Astronomical observatories enjoy some of the world’s darkest night skies. But even there light pollution is spreading, a new study suggests.
Satellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever
Europe entered 2023 with what meteorologists described as the most intense winter heatwave in history and satellites witnessed it from space.
Previously hidden sunspot unleashes colossal X-class solar flare as it turns to face Earth
A newly emerged sunspot is making its presence known, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare that triggered shortwave radio blackouts across the South Pacific.
10 best camera gifts for astrophotography and videography 2023
New camera gear for the holidays? It'll likely you'll need some accessories to go with it if you're going to shoot astro, here are the 10 best camera gifts we'd recommend.
A comet not seen in 50,000 years is coming. Here's what you need to know
On Feb. 1, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will pass to within 28 million miles (42 million km) of our planet, its first visit in 50,000 years.
Crew set to fly on Boeing Starliner add final touches to mission patch
Boeing has finalized the design of its first crew mission patch. The aerospace company is preparing for the Crew Flight Test of its CST-100 Starliner commercial spacecraft.
Perseverance rover marks 1 Mars year on Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance rover is wrapping up its prime mission after 687 Earth days on the Red Planet.
Howl at January's Wolf Moon as the 1st full moon of 2023 rises tonight
On Friday (Jan. 6), the moon will be fully illuminated for the first time in 2023 during the Full Wolf Moon when it will also be at its furthest from the sun, the aphelion.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 6 – 14
Saturn approaches Venus in twilight, Jupiter and Mars ride high, and Mare Orientale peeks around the edhe of the Moon. And, try exploring the many double stars in Orion's Sword.
Wandering Stars Have Been Adrift Between Galaxies for Billions of Years
In the giant galaxy clusters in the Universe, which can consist of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, there are countless “rogue” stars wandering between them. These stars are not gravitationally bound to any individual galaxy but to the halo of galaxy clusters themselves and are only discernible by the diffuse light they emit – “Ghost Light” or “Intracluster light” (ICL). For astronomers, the explanation for how these stars became so scattered throughout their galaxy clusters has always been an unresolved question.
A Rover Could Weave its Way Between Patches of Sunlight on the Lunar South Pole
In any plan to establish a presence on the Moon, the South Pole is key. There, in the deep permanent shadows of the region’s craters, are voluminous quantities of water ice. And water ice means water, oxygen, and even rocket fuel.
Fly to space and back with SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in amazing video
A new video provides a rocket's-eye view of this week's Transporter-6 mission, SpaceX's 200th orbital launch since the company's 2002 founding.
Tiny Space Force weather cubesat went up on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
One of the many payloads that took flight atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday (Jan. 3) was a tiny cubesat that will gather weather data for the U.S. Space Force.
Massive, months-long volcanic eruption roils Jupiter's moon Io
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system, with outbursts occurring yearly. A particularly large volcanic eruption was spotted in the fall of 2022.
Track NASA's space radiation experiment BioSentinel as it flies around the sun
Now you can follow NASA's BioSentinel cubesat as it flies through space. The experiment will investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on cells.
Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has dropped its fourth rock sample tube at a location in Jezero Crater, meaning its first backup sample depot is now 40% complete.
Work begins to harvest Orion spacecraft hardware for Artemis 2 lunar flight
A truck carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft from the Artemis 1 test flight arrived back at Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 30. Credit: NASA
Fresh off the 1.4-million-mile Artemis 1 test flight around around the moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived Dec. 30 back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where technicians will offload propellants and payloads, and begin removing internal hardware destined to fly back to the moon with astronauts on the next Orion crew capsule in 2024.
