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Why smaller planets are better at building large moons

The energy of moon-forming can have a big say in whether large or doomed smaller moons are built.

Space · Jun 21, 2024

Strawberry Solstice Moon of June 2024 shines tonight for summer stargazers (video)

This month, let's turn our attention to two celestial objects that can readily be seen even from bright cities. One is our nearest neighbor in space, while the other is a familiar pattern of stars.

Space · Jun 21, 2024

Pentagon picks SpaceX, Blue Origin and ULA for $5.6 billion launch deal

SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance will compete for National Security Space Launch contracts worth up to $5.6 billion across fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

Space · Jun 21, 2024

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Saturn's planet-wide storms driven by seasonal heating, Cassini probe reveals

Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, which drives planet-wide storms, data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed.

Space · Jun 21, 2024

Scientists witness a black hole awaken

Scientists observing a galaxy noticed a surge in brightness indicating a black hole began feasting on gas

Salon · Jun 21, 2024

Surf's up! Liquid methane waves on Saturn moon Titan may erode shores of alien lakes and rivers

Saturn's largest moon Titan has been known to have rivers and lakes of methane, but a new study has found that their shorelines may be eroded and shaped by wave activity.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

Hubble Telescope bounces back with glorious galaxy pic in '1-gyroscope mode'

The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a striking shot of the fluffy spiral galaxy NGC 1546, showing it can still observe the heavens in its new one-gyroscope mode.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

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Rocket Lab launches 5 IoT satellites on landmark 50th mission (video)

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket for the 50th time on Thursday (June 20), reaching the milestone in record time.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago

Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

Watch an awe-inspiring video from final flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceplane

Virgin Galactic shared an awe-inspiring video from the final flight of its VSS Unity space plane.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

NASA discussing asteroid-threat exercise today: Watch it live

NASA will discuss the results of a recent asteroid-threat exercise today (June 20), and you can watch it live.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

One of Humanity’s Greatest Architectural Feats Will Be Dismantled Soon — What Happens Next?

Last year, NASA announced that the space laboratory would be decommissioned by the end of 2030, at which point the floating lab will crash into the ocean.

Inverse · Jun 20, 2024

Watch Rocket Lab launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today

Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today (June 20), and you can watch the milestone moment live.

Space · Jun 20, 2024

Lakes On Saturn’s Moon Titan May Be Sculpted By Waves of Literal Liquid Methane

Understanding the shapes of Titan’s shores and bays might hold some clues to the strange world’s geological history, its climate, and its future.

Inverse · Jun 19, 2024

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Inverse · Jun 19, 2024

A Weird Final Test for Boeing’s Starliner Uncovered the Likely Cause of Several Recently-Failed Thrusters

The Starliner's failed thrusters were put to the test on Saturday.

Space · Jun 19, 2024

A massive black hole may be 'waking up' in a nearby galaxy

Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted a black hole in a nearby galaxy waking up from a deep slumber.

Space · Jun 19, 2024

GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space

Just like with other tools, the more a coronagraph ages, the less reliable it gets. So, next month, NOAA's GOES-U will take to space a brand-new coronagraph which will provide clearer images of the sun's activity.

Space · Jun 19, 2024

China selects 4th batch of astronaut candidates as part of 2030 moon landing goal

China has selected 10 new astronauts for training as part of its goal to put a crew on the moon by 2030, the country's human spaceflight agency announced last week.

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Space · Jun 19, 2024

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California

SpaceX launched 20 of its Starlink satellites from California on Tuesday night (June 18), ending a 10-day spaceflight drought for the company.

Space · Jun 18, 2024

The Strawberry Full Moon of 2024 rises near the June solstice with an Antares encounter

When June 2024's Strawberry Moon is almost full, it will occult the bright star Antares.

Space · Jun 18, 2024

The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket

NOAA's GOES-R series constellation will be complete in space with the launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of June. This will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to space using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Space · Jun 18, 2024

NASA reschedules ISS spacewalk after astronaut experiences 'spacesuit discomfort'

NASA has rescheduled last week's EVA, which was called off only an hour before the astronauts were set to exit the station.

Space · Jun 18, 2024

NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing to June 26 amid thruster issues

Boeing's Starliner will come back to Earth with its two astronauts no earlier than June 26. The four-day extension will allow for more thruster testing at the ISS.

Space · Jun 18, 2024

SpaceX rocket launches European TV satellite, makes 250th droneship landing (video)

SpaceX launched the SES Astra 1P telecom satellite on June 20, and then achieved its 250th landing on a droneship.

International Business Times · Jun 18, 2024

Boeing Starliner Return To Earth Set For June 26

NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 26 return to Earth of the Boeing Starliner from the International Space Station, officials said Tuesday.

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