SpaceX is set to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (March 10), in the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight
SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (March 10).
SpaceX is Gearing Up for the Starship’s Third Orbital Test Flight
The Starship/Super Heavy is the world’s first fully reusable launch system and the most powerful rocket in history. It is also the key to fulfilling SpaceX’s long-term vision of broadband satellite internet, delivering crews and cargo to the lunar surface, and creating the first self-sustaining city on Mars. After years of development, design changes, and “hop tests” at the company’s launch facility near Boca Chica, Texas, orbital test flights finally began in April last year. The first two flights ended in the loss of both vehicles, though the second flight saw the Starship prototype reach orbit.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission, prepares to undock a Crew Dragon from ISS Monday
File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX.
SpaceX is closing out the weekend with a pair of planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California while also preparing for the undocking of Crew Dragon Endurance from the International Space Station.
Benro Rhino 24C Two Series travel tripod and VX25 head review
Benro's flagship travel tripod, the Rhino 24C Two Series, is lightweight, compact and versatile — but is it worth the premium price tag?
Ariane 6 is Coming Together
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s next generation heavy lift rocket is just months away from its first flight, and its major components are now being assembled for launch at the Vehicle Assembly Building in Kourou, French Guiana.
Best laptops for astronomers 2024: Link up telescopes and edit astrophotographs
The best laptops for astronomy and astrophotography: Ideal devices for all budgets, skill levels and performance requirements.
New UAE astronauts prepare for Ramadan and family reunions: report
UAE astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla just finished basic training with NASA. They spoke about their plans for Ramadan and seeing family in a media report.
The new moon lets the winter constellations shine tonight
The new moon lets the winter constellations shine tonight
Why astronomers are worried about 2 major telescopes right now
Two telescopes that promise to reveal the universe like never before are in limbo right now. Will the National Science Foundation pick the Giant Magellan Telescope or the Thirty Meter Telescope? Can it pick both?
A chronology of the April 8 total solar eclipse
Here we break down the entire chronology of the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, beginning one month out.
This Hot Jupiter is Doomed to Crash Into its Star in Just Three Million Years
In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time, it was part of a new class of exoplanets (“Hot Jupiters”) discovered a little more than a decade before. However, subsequent observations revealed that WASP-12b was the first Hot Jupiter observed that orbits so closely to its parent star that it has become deformed. While several plausible scenarios have been suggested to explain these observations, a widely accepted theory is that the planet is being pulled apart as it slowly falls into its star.
White Dwarfs Might Be Less Dead Than We Thought
At the end of their lives, most stars including the Sun will become white dwarfs. After a red dwarf or sun-like star consumes all the hydrogen and helium it can, the remains of the star will collapse under its own weight, shrinking ever more until the quantum pressure of electrons becomes strong enough to counter gravity. White dwarfs begin their days as brilliantly hot embers of degenerate matter and grow ever cooler and dimmer as they age.
10 things you probably didn't know about the 2024 total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming on April 8, 2024, but how much do you really know about it?
The next chapter of lunar exploration could forever change the moon — and our relationship to it (op-ed)
Will we responsibly and sustainably protect future generations' ability to practice scientific and cultural traditions on, near or in relation to the moon?
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 101 — Nukes in Space
On Episode 101 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Space.com's Brett Tingley discuss the recent reports and delve into the history of the militarization of space by Russia, China, and the United States.
NASA, Boeing delay Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut launch to early May
NASA and Boeing have delayed the first-ever crewed flight of the company's new Starliner capsule to early May, a slip of a few weeks.
Benro Tortoise 24C tripod and GX30 head review
Benro's Tortoise series tripods are loved for being lightweight, compact and sturdy — we put it to the test to find out.
Pentagon UFO office developing 'Gremlin' sensors to help identify anomalies in orbit
The Pentagon's UFO office is developing sensor kits to help it collect data in real time on unidentified objects in the sky or in space.
Watch Andreas return to Earth
After more than six months on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and the rest of Crew-7 will undock and make their way down to Earth on 11 March 2024 at 13:15 GMT/14:15 CET, splashing down off the coast the Florida on 12 March, at 09:35 GMT / 10:35 CET. Watch the undocking and splashdown on ESA WebTV.
Pentagon Report Rules Out UFO Cover-Up, But the Debate Goes On
The Pentagon office in charge of investigating UFO reports — now known officially as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs — today provided its most detailed explanation for what it said were false or misconstrued claims of alien visitations over the decades.
