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ESA’s Solar Orbiter may have taken another step towards solving the eighty-year-old mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is so hot.
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ESA developing concepts for commercial-scale Space-Based Solar Power plants
ESA has signed contracts for two parallel concept studies for commercial-scale Space-Based Solar Power plants, representing a crucial step in the Agency’s new SOLARIS initiative – maturing the feasibility of gathering solar energy from space for terrestrial clean energy needs.
Live coverage: SpaceX’s first full-scale Starship rocket set for Monday test flight
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of SpaceX’s first full-scale Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket from Starbase, SpaceX’s development and test facility at Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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The Moon is the Best Place to Transport Rocket Fuel
When astronauts return to the Moon in the next few years, the plan is to have them stay for good while establishing a permanent outpost on Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor. Like all space missions, a lunar outpost will require fuel for long-term sustainability, but would it be better to mine fuel on the Moon or get fuel resupply from the Earth? This is what a team of researchers led by Bocconi University in Italy hope to address as they addressed the best option in terms of deriving fuel from either the Earth or the Moon.
Video: Sights and sounds from Starbase on eve of Starship launch attempt
We captured the sights and sounds of SpaceX’s Starbase launch complex in Texas on the eve of the first launch attempt for the fully-stacked Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket on a test flight aiming for near orbital velocity.
Jeremy Hansen: Artemis 2 Canadian astronaut will fly around the moon
Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to leave low Earth orbit on a moon mission.
Underwater spacewalks recreate the 'moon' in a giant NASA pool (photos)
NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory has trained spacewalking astronauts in a pool for 30 years. Now a part of the facility is changing to address a forecast demand for moon missions.
What time is SpaceX's 1st Starship and Super Heavy launch on April 17?
SpaceX is counting down to its first ever launch of the world's biggest rocket, its towering Starship vehicle, on April 17, but exactly when the rocket will fly depends on several factors.
Rare red asteroids around Neptune could reveal the secrets of the early solar system
Scientists have observed that some of Neptune's Trojan asteroids are deep red, possibly revealing what asteroids may have been like in the early days of the solar system.
How long does it take to get to Jupiter?
How long it takes to get to Jupiter depends on the position and available technology. Here we explore how long a trip to the gas giant would take.
Strange radio signals detected from Earth-like planet could be a magnetic field necessary for life
Earth's magnetic field protects life on our blue planet — and astronomers just found evidence of a magnetic field on a rocky exoplanet 12 light-years away.
The Artemis Generation: To the moon — this time to stay! (op-ed)
With NASA's leadership and global involvement, we are entering a period that will define the future of space exploration: the Artemis Generation.
Astrophotographer captures Vela supernova remnant in exquisite detail
Astrophotographer captures stunning image of Vela supernova remnant. The dramatic scene is located in the constellation Vela in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
JUICE Launched to Jupiter, AI Helping Astronomy, Terran-1 Is No More
JUICE launches to Jupiter and its moons. A new JWST image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Machine learning cleans up the Universe, and improves images of a black hole’s event horizon. Terran 1 is dead, long live Terran R.
SpaceX launches Transporter 7 rideshare mission from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 51 small satellites and payloads. Credit: SpaceX
After several delays to wait for improved weather, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket into space late Friday night from California’s Central Coast with 51 small satellites, payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles from customers around the world.
Hours before NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal, I saw a neat slice of space history
Space Center Houston showcases more than six decades of spaceflight history, mapping out how humanity is on the cusp of returning to the moon.
FAA clears SpaceX to launch world’s largest rocket
SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy rocket on their launch pad in South Texas. Credit: SpaceX
The Federal Aviation Administration approved a commercial license Friday for the first full-scale test flight of SpaceX’s nearly 400-foot-tall Super Heavy and Starship mega-rocket from South Texas, a launch SpaceX said could happen as soon as Monday morning.
NASA Plans Threaten New Horizons
The New Horizons mission currently flying through the Kuiper Belt could be facing an unexpected change of plans. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is soliciting input on turning the spacecraft into a heliospheric science probe. The agency wants to do it much sooner than mission planners intended. If that happens, it will stop further planned planetary exploration of objects in that distant regime of the Solar System.
International Dark Sky Week 2023 begins today to combat the light pollution crisis
International Dark Sky Week 2023 runs from Saturday, April 15 and Saturday, April 22 to ensure that policymakers aren’t in the dark about the problem of light pollution and its effects.
Grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70 for under $100
You can apply a $15 coupon on Amazon and grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70, ideal for beginners, for under $100.
