An Indian rocket will launch 36 of OneWeb's internet satellites to orbit on Saturday (Oct. 22), and you can watch the action live.
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Russian Soyuz rocket launches 2 classified military satellites
Russia launched two more military satellites to orbit on Friday (Oct. 21), continuing a busy spaceflight stretch for the nation.
Will Mars finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh environment on the surface, its atmosphere could be hospitable for life as we know it. Here, we will examine the planet Mars, aka the Red Planet and the fourth planet in our solar system, which has been marveling sky watchers from ancient times to the present day.
Astronomers Find a “Marshmallow World”: the Lowest Density Gas Giant Ever Discovered
Exoplanet discovery space hosts all kinds of interesting “super” worlds. There are super-Earths, super-Neptunes, and, of course, Super-Jupiters. Recently, the WIYN telescope on Kitt Peak in Arizona did a follow-up observation of a gas giant discovered by TESS (the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). The world is fluffy and weird and it’s orbiting a red giant star. Oddly enough, it shouldn’t even exist. Yet, there it is happily orbiting a star some 580 light-years from Earth.
Mars Could Have Been Warm and wet, While Earth was Still a Glowing Ball of Molten Rock
Since the 1970s, the ongoing exploration of Mars has revealed that the planet has had a most interesting history. While conditions there are not hospitable to life today, scientists know Mars was once a much warmer, wetter place, with flowing water on its surface. According to new research led by the University of Arizona (UoA), Mars may have been a “pale blue dot” covered with oceans while Earth was still a ball of slowly-cooling molten rock. This discovery could allow for new research into a previously-overlooked period in Mars’ geological history and the formation and evolution of the Solar System.
World's oldest complete star map, lost for millennia, found inside medieval manuscript
Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."
OneWeb set to resume launches on Indian rocket
Thirty-six OneWeb internet satellites are mounted on a dispenser inside the nose cone of India’s GSLV Mk.3 rocket. This photo was taken earlier this month during encapsulation inside the rocket’s payload fairing. Credit: ISRO
After the suspension of commercial launches on Russia’s Soyuz rocket earlier this year, OneWeb is set to resume deploying satellites for its global internet network Saturday with an Indian GSLV Mk.3 launcher, one of five OneWeb missions planned before mid-2023 to finish the company’s first-generation constellation.
Watch SpaceX stack its Starship megarocket using giant 'chopsticks' (video)
The video, which SpaceX tweeted out on Friday (Oct. 21), captures the stacking of a Starship vehicle on Thursday (Oct. 20).
How to observe the sun safely (and what to look for)
The sun is a great skywatching target but you should NEVER look at it without protection. Here we explain how to view the sun safely and what to look out for.
Kerbal Space Program 2 to launch on early access in February 2023
Kerbal Space Program 2 is launching an early access program for PC gamers only, aiming to get people on board quickly to assess its physics and gameplay.
China moon mission samples upend theories of lunar volcanism
An analysis of lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 moon mission has produced a new possible answer for volcanism late in the moon's history.
NASA UFO study team includes former astronaut, scientists and more
NASA's highly anticipated UFO study is about to begin, and we now know who will conduct it.
Lost Star Catalog of Ancient Times Comes to Light
Technology may have revealed a piece of the long-lost works of Greek astronomer Hipparchus, one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity.
Save $70 with this Celestron StarSense Explorer 102AZ telescope deal
That's a $70 saving on one of the best budget telescopes under $500 on the market, but hurry as this limited-time deal is already low in stock.
How the space race started a technological revolution in agriculture (op-ed)
GPS is integral in bringing new technology to farms, such as autonomous tractors, smart sprayers with AI and better tools for data collection.
Early Life on Mars Might Have Wiped Out Life on Mars
Life might have wiped itself out on early Mars. That’s not as absurd as it sounds; that’s sort of what happened on Earth.
NASA Just Ordered Three More Orion Capsules, for Artemis VI, VII, and VIII
Lockheed Martin announced that NASA has ordered three more Orion spacecraft for future Artemis missions. The new order includes capsules for the Artemis VI, VII and VII missions, which are expected to launch in the late 2020s to early 2030s. The three additional capsules are on order for $1.99 billion.
NASA astronauts 'moonwalk' in the Arizona desert for our lunar future
NASA astronauts will be spending time in a simulated lunar environment in the Arizona desert, to see what Artemis moon missions will face.
X-ray view of wreckage from a star-killing cosmic explosion reveals magnetic surprise
Astronomers are learning more about the extreme conditions created by supernovas and the powerful magnetic fields that act as natural particle accelerators.
Nitrous Oxide, aka “Laughing gas”, Could be an Indication of Life in an Exoplanet
A team of astronomers have proposed to hunt for signs of life by looking for the signature of nitrous oxide in alien atmospheres. It’s laughing gas, but it’s no joke.
