Blue Origin mated the two stages of its powerful New Glenn rocket for the first time recently, in preparation for the heavy lifter's debut later this year.
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A massive cluster is born
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This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. This nebula, known as N79, is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionised, captured here by Webb’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI).
Watch balloon-like space station module explode (on purpose) during 1st full-scale burst test
Sierra Space's latest deliberate explosion saw a futuristic space module prototype blow to pieces. The burst test is meant to assure safety for a space station that may fly in 2030.
NASA's IMAP probe will launch in 2025 to capture interstellar dust
In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.
Giant geomagnetic storm to slam into Earth, fueling auroras across northern US
The sun's magnetic field could soon slam into Earth's, triggering stunning light displays.
Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin
For only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery appearance over Earth. The tiny fireball exploded near Berlin early on Jan. 21.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 94 — Space in 2024
On Episode 94 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod preview the global plans for spaceflight this year.
Marcus and Muninn are flying
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ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt took off on 18 January 2024 as part of the Axiom-3 crew for a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. After 36 hours catching up to the Space Station, the Dragon docked to the Space Station, the seal between the two tested and finally Marcus started his Muninn mission as he entered the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen along with the rest of the crew of Expedition 70 was waiting to welcome them to space!
World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere
The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.
Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)
An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.
Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline
Find out what it's like to experience the polar night while hunting the northern lights along the Norwegian coast with Hurtigruten's Astronomy Voyage.
NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.
Japanese moon lander touches down, but crippled by mission-ending power glitch
SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) aims to demonstrate “landing where it is desire to land”, pin-point landing technique and obstacle detection technique. Graphic: JAXA
A robotic Japanese moon lander touched down on the lunar surface Friday, but it immediately suffered a power glitch of some sort that prevented its solar cells from generating the electricity needed to keep it alive in the harsh lunar environment.
Watch SpaceX's Ax-3 astronaut mission arrive at ISS early Jan. 20
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom will arrive at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission, and you can watch the action live.
Are gaps in the Andromeda galaxy filled with dark matter? This NASA telescope could find out
NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will zoom in on streams of stars in the Andromeda galaxy to hunt for dark matter.
NASA satellite sees an aurora in infrared light (image)
Generally, photos of auroras capture bright, colorful bands dancing across the night sky, but a new satellite view captures the spectacular glow of an aurora in a new light.
As crippled Peregrine moon lander burns up in Earth's atmosphere, Astrobotic 'excited for the next adventure'
Despite the conclusion of the Peregrine lunar lander mission, Astrobotic is proud of how its spacecraft performed and is looking forward to its next flight.
US Space Force satellite data shines light on mystery of Arctic warming
Satellite data show melting Arctic sea ice has reduced the amount of sunlight the region reflects, triggering an unprecedented rise in local temperatures.
Japan's "Sniper" Mission Pinpoints Landing on the Moon
In a first for Japan, the SLIM mission stuck a pinpoint landing on the Moon. How long the mission lasts depends on whether the solar cells begin charging.
Astronomers See Massive Stars Forming Together in Multiple Star Systems
All stars form in giant molecular clouds of hydrogen. But some stars are extraordinarily massive; the most massive one we know of is about 200 times more massive than the Sun. How do these stars gain so much mass?
Scientists simulate black hole spaghettifying star from start to finish
A new cosmic crime scene reconstruction tells the full story of a star ripped apart by a ravenous black hole, revealing a previously unknown aspect of these tidal disruption events.
