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SpaceX launches two lunar landers to the moon

Privately built spacecraft from Texas-based Firefly and Japan’s ispace will conduct experiments for future missions

The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2025

An ancient 3-star system gave this 'blue lurker' star a turbo boost, scientists find

A massive white dwarf and a sun-like "blue lurker" star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.

Space · Jan 15, 2025

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor who lives in Los Angeles and has studied extreme events and natural and human-caused disasters for…

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025

A bright ‘Sun-skirting’ comet will grace southern skies this week. Here’s how to see it

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ringside seat.

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025

Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist's 'Moonhouse' set to lift off on lunar lander

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the "Moonhouse," a project by Mikael Genberg 25 years in the making.

Space · Jan 14, 2025

Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander

NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the surface of the moon.

Space · Jan 14, 2025

US, Japanese Lunar Landers Set To Launch On Single Rocket

One rocket, two missions: Lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to "rideshare" to the Moon, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration.

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025

Amazon applies for experimental license to help build drone radar system

Amazon wants to test new technology for an air traffic control system for its Prime Air delivery drones. Internal R&D tests in Seattle and Pendleton, Oregon would employ the 9.3-9.5 GHz wireless frequency band used by NASA and other federal agencies.

Fortune · Jan 14, 2025

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common than thought across the universe

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common in the cosmos than previously suspected. What could possibly hide such ravenous cosmic titans?

Space · Jan 14, 2025

Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

Space · Jan 14, 2025