The two countries are the 22nd and 23rd signatories of the NASA-led accords.
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NASA cancels climate change satellite to monitor greenhouse gases
NASA has canceled the GeoCarb mission, which was a greenhouse gas–monitoring satellite into geostationary orbit.
FAA clears Rocket Lab for first launch from U.S. spaceport
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher on the pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Rocket Lab / Trevor Mahlmann
Rocket Lab said Saturday that the company received final approval from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to launch their first mission from the United States on Sunday, clearing final regulatory and technical hurdles with a new autonomous range safety destruct unit that delayed the launch more than two years.
Live coverage: SpaceX booster to launch for record 15th time on Starlink mission
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-37 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
Accident on the ISS, JWST Deep Field, Space Habitat Goes BANG!
Splashdown! Artemis I has returned home. Webb has made its first Deep Field survey. Listen to the sound of a dust devil on Mars, and a Space journalist is going to the Moon.
SpaceX rocket launch at sunset wows some stargazers with ethereal 'space jellyfish' (photos)
When SpaceX launch two satellites into orbit Friday evening from Florida, it lit up the night sky with more than just its fiery engines.
South Korea's 1st moon probe Danuri begins to enter lunar orbit
Danuri, South Korea's first deep-space exploration mission, arrived at the moon on Friday (Dec. 16), four months after lifting off.
Watch SpaceX rocket launch on record-setting 15th mission Saturday
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for an unprecedented 15th time on Saturday (Dec. 17), and you can watch the record-setting action live.
Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion — a nuclear physicist explains
American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion.
Look up! The Ursid meteor shower starts tonight (Dec. 17)
A more low-key meteor shower than the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower begins on Saturday, Dec. 17, and last throughout the Christmas period.
Leaky Soyuz spacecraft tests thrusters at space station, US spacewalk delayed
A leaky Russian-built Soyuz capsule at the International Space Station test-fired its thrusters on Friday (Dec. 16) as part of troubleshooting efforts.
SpaceX launches 2 telecom satellites to orbit in landmark 200th mission
SpaceX carried out its milestone 200th orbital mission on Friday (Dec. 16), sending up a pair of powerful new communications satellites.
Aztecs Used an Extremely Accurate Solar Observatory to Manage Their Farming
Pre-Columbian Mexico (or Mesoamerica) hosted one of the largest civilizations and populations in the world. The most well-known and dominant of these civilizations (prior to the arrival of the Conquistadors) were the Aztecs (or Mexica). Their empire, known as the Triple Alliance, was centered around Lake Texcoco and consisted of the major cities Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. In addition to engineering massive temples, aqueducts, canal systems, and estuaries, the Aztecs are renowned for being accomplished astronomers and agronomists.
Are Planets Tidally Locked to Red Dwarfs Habitable? It’s Complicated
Astronomers are keenly interested in red dwarfs and the planets that orbit them. Up to 85% of the stars in the Milky Way could be red dwarfs, and 40% of them might host Earth-like exoplanets in their habitable zones, according to some research.
Juno’s has Been Touring Jupiter’s Moons on its Extended Mission. Next Stop: Volcanic Io
For a tiny moon orbiting a giant planet, Io sure packs a giant wallop. It’s the most volcanic world in the solar system. Due to that extreme volcanism, scientists with the Juno mission are now focusing the spacecraft’s instruments and cameras on Io. They want to know more about its eruptions and how its constant stream of material into space interacts with Jupiter’s magnetosphere.
Rocket startup ABL Space Systems pushes debut launch to Jan. 9
ABL Space Systems has pushed the debut liftoff of its RS1 rocket to no earlier than Jan. 9, allowing more time to investigate issues with the vehicle.
See the 2022 FIFA World Cup from space in this dazzling satellite image
The UAE's Khalifasat satellite caught a dizzying orbital shot of Education City Stadium in Qatar on Dec. 6, as Morocco stunned Spain in the 2022 World Cup.
Perseverance Mars rover set to start caching samples for future return to Earth
NASA's Perseverance rover is set to cache its first Mars sample in the next few days, kicking off a roughly month-long process that will see the robot drop 10 tubes of Red Planet material.
Baby stars throw cosmic tantrums in iconic James Webb Space Telescope image
Scientists reexamining the James Webb Space Telescope's iconic "Cosmic Cliffs" image of the star cluster NGC 3324, have spotted a rare sight: protostars emitting two dozen powerful jets and outflows.
Jupiter moons take center stage in bonus science from NASA's Juno spacecraft
The Juno team got an unexpected opportunity to snatch close glimpses of some of Jupiter's bizarre moons.
Live coverage: SpaceX launch to begin deploying SES’s O3b mPOWER network
EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch a replay of our live coverage of the launch here.
