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Russia launches huge Nauka science module to space station after years of delays
Russia has launched its decades delayed Nauka module to the International Space Station, which will represent the largest addition to Russia’s segment of the orbital outpost in years.
ERA launch replay
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The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is on its way to the International Space Station after being launched on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 16:58 CEST on 21 July 2021.
Live coverage: Russia set to launch new space station science module
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Nauka science module for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Ions Surf Through Jupiter’s Magnetic Field, Triggering its Auroras
Auroras come in many shapes and sizes. Jupiter is well known for its spectacular complement of bright polar lights, which also have the distinction of appearing in the X-ray band. These auroras are also extreme power sources, emitting almost a gigawatt of energy in a few minutes. But what exactly causes them has been a mystery for the last 40 years. Now, a team used data from a combination of satellites to identify what is causing these powerful emissions. The answer appears to be charged ions surfing on a kind of wave.
SpaceX crew capsule relocated outside space station before Boeing mission
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft moves in for docking at the zenith port on the space station’s Harmony module Wednesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now
Four astronauts rode a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight from one International Space Station docking port to another Wednesday, clearing the way for arrival of a Boeing Starliner crew ferry ship on an unpiloted test flight later this month.
Night at the (Celestial) Museum
Take some time to explore the overlooked masterpiece of Messier 56.
ESA advances Vega rocket evolution beyond 2025
ESA will further increase the competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega launch system beyond 2025 through a contract signed with Avio in Italy.
Milky Way Magnetar Spits Gamma Rays on Schedule
A Milky Way magnetar surprises astronomers by burping up gamma rays right when their predictions anticipated.
Jeff Bezos says his launch to space gave him greater appreciation of Earth's fragility
Seeing Earth from space apparently made a big impact on the planet's richest resident.
NASA's Perseverance rover is ready to hunt signs of life on Mars. See the 1st science results today.
Even as NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has captured the imagination with flight after flight on the Red Planet, the chopper's rover companion has been hard at work doing science.
Our universe might be a giant three-dimensional donut, really.
Astrophysicists say our universe might be shaped like a three-dimensional donut, meaning you could point a spaceship in one direction and eventually return to where you started.
How to watch Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourist launch on Thursday
The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is on its way to the International Space Station after being launched on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 16:58 CEST today.
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly in space, can't wait to go back after Blue Origin launch
After a six-decade wait to launch off the Earth, newly minted space traveler Wally Funk is ecstatic.
Watch astronauts move their SpaceX Dragon spaceship in orbit today ahead of Boeing's Starliner launch
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing to relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour ahead of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft arrival next weekend.
Earth's Atmosphere
Earth is the only planet in the solar system with an atmosphere that can sustain life.
Planet Earth: Facts about our home planet
Earth is the only planet known to support life. Learn about what Earth is made of and where it came from.
Jeff Bezos and crew flew aviation artifacts, Skittles on Blue Origin spaceflight
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin took Amelia Earhart's goggles, Skittles and aviation artifacts to space on New Shepard's first crewed flight.
Russia will launch a new science lab to the International Space Station today. Here's how to watch.
Russia is launching its Nauka science module, which includes a new European robotic arm, to the International Space Station on Wednesday (July 21).
Bezos flies to space on Blue Origin’s first crew launch
Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk, and Mark Bezos pose with the New Shepard booster that carried them to space Tuesday. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took his brother, a pioneering female pilot, and an 18-year-old Dutch student on an automated flight to the edge of space Tuesday, completing a on a 66-mile-high suborbital hop aboard his company’s New Shepard rocket, the latest achievement in a new era of billionaire-backed human spaceflight.
'Woohoo!' Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin's first passengers revel in their launch to space
Blue Origin's first spaceflyers launched to space and back today (July 20) and loved it so much that some are already planning their return trips.
