SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy climbs into space from Kennedy Space Center on the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-44 mission. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography
The U.S. Space Force confirmed Tuesday that a Falcon Heavy launcher placed two main payloads and at least three smaller rideshare satellites directly into a high-altitude geosynchronous orbit after liftoff from Florida, an achievement that checks off one of the final unproven capabilities for SpaceX’s rocket family.
EVE Online has a massive expansion coming through next week, and the first clues about what to expect dropped today (Nov. 1). A hint: they are shiny.
Edward Stone is retiring after 50 years as Project Scientist for the Voyager mission. The twin spacecraft revolutionized our understanding of our Solar System, and Stone was along for the ride every step of the way. Both spacecraft are still going, travelling deeper into interplanetary space, and still sending data home.
Black holes have properties characteristic of quantum particles, a new study reveals, suggesting that the puzzling cosmic objects can be at the same time heavy and light.
On May 1st, 2009, after five years on the Martian surface, the Spirit rover got stuck in a patch of soft sand (where it would remain for the rest of its mission). On February 13th, 2019, NASA officials declared that Spirit’s sister – the Opportunity rover – had concluded its mission after a planetary dust storm forced it into hibernation mode about seven months prior. And in March 2017, the Curiosity rover’s wheels showed signs of their first break, thanks to years of traveling over rough terrain. Such are the risks of sending rover missions to other planets in search of discoveries that can lead to scientific breakthroughs.
November's full "Beaver Moon" will occur on Nov. 8 and will undergo a total lunar eclipse.
Catch Saturn making a close approach of the moon in its first quarter phase on Tuesday (Nov. 1).
NASA says that SpaceX plans to resume its Starship test-flight program in December with an orbital try. But that's not confirmed yet.
Opportunity also fondly known as 'Oppy' explored the Red Planet for more than 14 years.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched classified payloads for the U.S. Space Force on its fourth-ever mission on Nov. 1, 2022. Relive the highlights.
A skyscraper-size asteroid will make a safe flyby our our planet today (Nov. 1) and it showed up on camera with the Virtual Telescope Project ahead of a live broadcast.
New evidence of an ancient ocean on Mars suggests excellent past conditions for the existence of life.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket currently in operation, took flight this morning (Nov. 1) for the first time in more than three years.
Quarks are elementary particles that are the building blocks of all visible matter in the universe. Explore them in more detail here.
The largest set of radar data for near-Earth asteroids will help us understand their origins and protect Earth from future impacts.
Watch all the Alien movies in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to Covenant, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers.
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday morning (Nov. 1) will be a feast for the senses.
British rocket startup Orbex has signed a 50-year lease to develop and operate its home spaceport in the north of Scotland.
A reddish moon will be visible on Nov. 8 for 85 minutes from North America, parts of South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
For most of us, November's switch to standard time means that evening comes early enough to do some casual stargazing before dinnertime. So download or stream our Sky Tour astronomy podcast to find out about this month's lunar eclipse, possible meteor surprises, and much more.
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center on the USSF-44 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will deploy two main payloads into geosynchronous orbit, and the Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for landing. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
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