SpaceX launched Starship again and caught its first stage on the first try
The aerospace company SpaceX conducted the fifth test launch of the giant Starship rocket with the ship of the same name and the first stage of Super Heavy. The launch…
SpaceX completed the fifth test flight of Starship – the spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean
Today, the aerospace company SpaceX sent its Starship spacecraft on its fifth test flight. The mission will likely be considered a success, since the objectives were achieved and the ship…
SpaceX has announced the date for the fifth Starship launch, but regulators may prevent the flight
SpaceX has announced that the fifth flight test of Starship could take place as early as this coming Sunday, October 13. All ship systems are in a state of readiness,…
Comet Zijinshan nearly lost its tail due to a solar ejection
A recent ejection of solar mass as a result of a powerful X-class flare last night brought it to a record close distance from Comet Zijinshan. The comet was discovered…
The launch of the Europa Clipper interplanetary station was canceled due to a hurricane
Due to Hurricane Milton approaching Florida from Mexico, SpaceX and NASA have decided to postpone the October 10 launch of the Europa Clipper interplanetary station aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy…
Astronomers appeal to the conscience of the Chinese – the Internet satellites they launched shine so much that they can be seen even without a telescope
In August this year, China sent the first Qianfan (“Thousand Sails”) telecommunications satellites into space, which will be used to provide broadband Internet access services as part of an orbital…
The second flight of the ULA Vulcan rocket was accompanied by an anomaly – it did not affect the mission
The launch on Friday of the United Launch Alliance’s promising Vulcan heavy rocket with the Centaur upper stage became the second in its history. All flight goals were eventually achieved,…
Blue Origin has assembled its second New Shepard suborbital rocket and will launch it on Monday with a monolith
Blue Origin said the launch window for the first flight of its new suborbital rocket, New Shepard, will open on Monday (October 7). This is the company’s second such vehicle,…
Disabling a Useless Sensor Added Years to NASA’s Voyager 2 Probe in Deep Space
NASA specialists turned off one of the scientific instruments of the Voyager 2 probe, the productivity of which has sharply decreased in recent years. The saved electricity from the probe’s…
Scientists worry that falling satellites are irreversibly poisoning the Earth’s atmosphere
The destruction of satellites in the atmosphere “could pose a significant threat to the Earth’s climate and ozone layer” and should be studied, the American Astronomical Society said. Image source:…