From insects to primates, from dogs and cats to cold-blooded reptiles, animals have played a significant role in space exploration since the first fruit flies launched to Earth's upper atmosphere in 1947.
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Rocket scientists aren't any smarter than the rest of us, science says
The phrase "It's not rocket science" is commonly used to describe tasks that aren't difficult or complicated. But are rocket scientists really smarter than everyone else?
When will the sun explode?
The sun is in its main sequence, but how do scientists know when our nearest star will begin to call it quits?
This Lego Star Wars Boba Fett's Starship set is 20% off right now
You can score a Boba Fett's Starship in Lego form for $10 off at Walmart right now.
OneWeb adds 36 more satellites to internet network
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifts off Dec. 27 with 36 OneWeb satellites. Credit: Roscosmos
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched Monday with 36 more OneWeb internet satellites, the 12th of 19 Soyuz missions needed to deliver into orbit the company’s first-generation network of nearly 650 spacecraft.
James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys antenna
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed a critical antenna Saturday (Dec. 26).
Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched dozens of new internet satellites into orbit Monday (Dec. 27) to boost a growing megaconstellation by service provider OneWeb.
Space tourism took a giant leap in 2021: Here's 10 milestones from the year
From suborbital space to high Earth orbit, space tourism is just getting started.
Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail
The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
Disney Plus deals to stream 'The Book of Boba Fett' this week
The Book of Boba Fett promises to pack plenty of sci-fi punch.
Live coverage: Soyuz rocket set for launch with more OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with 36 OneWeb broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
99 objects telling tales from ESA’s technical heart
From simulated moondust to an ultraflat floor, a 3D-printed human bone to a wall decoration that once flew on the Hubble Space Telescope, the new 99 Objects of ESA ESTEC website gives visitors a close-up view of intriguing, often surprising artefacts assembled together to tell the story of ESA’s technical heart.
JWST Is On Its Way!
It’s really happening. After all the years of delays, reschedulings, budget shortfalls, and even more delays, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on December 25 and is now successfully on its way to is destination at the second LaGrange point (L2), about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth.
'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.
5 space missions to look forward to now that Webb has launched
The James Webb Space Telescope was a decade late and $10 billion over budget, but it has finally launched.
'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama
The mysterious presence of mantle materials more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from where they originated may be explained by a 'window' 62 miles (100 kilometers) below the Earth's surface.
Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images
Recent satellite images captured by Landsat 8 show a rare windswept sea ice formation over water in Antarctica.
James Webb Space Telescope notches crucial maneuver to set its path
The James Webb Space Telescope is truly on its way.
Comet Leonard — A Gift at Christmastime
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1), which appeared to stall out around magnitude 5 in early December, has become a surprise performer. Since transitioning to the evening sky, it's undergone three successive […]
Webb telescope finally leaves Earth in search of light from first galaxies
An Ariane 5 rocket, propelled by a main engine and two solid-fueled boosters, leaps off the pad at the Guiana Space Center with the James Webb Space Telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope, a NASA-led international collaboration that took nearly 30 years and $10 billion to get to the launch pad, finally left Earth with a Christmas morning rocket ride from a European spaceport in South America, setting off on a mission to hunt for the first light in the universe. That was just the easy part.
