NASA published the first photo of a solar sail deployed in space
At the end of August, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the completion of the process of deploying a solar sail in space as part of the Advanced…
The European Vega rocket launched a remote sensing satellite into orbit for the last time
The Vega launch vehicle from the French company Arianespace was used for the first time since December 2022 to launch a satellite into outer space. The carrier, together with the…
BepiColombo probe will reach Mercury’s orbit 11 months late
The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe will fly close to Mercury for the fourth time on September 4. However, due to problems with the engines, the device will be able to enter…
Black holes have a “heartbeat,” and astronomers have figured out its nature
A small fraction of known black holes emit X-ray signals that resemble the human heartbeat. Chinese scientists in a new study may have found an explanation for this strange phenomenon.…
The Boeing Starliner began making strange sounds, an astronaut from the ISS reported
Last Saturday, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, currently on the ISS, heard strange sounds coming from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft, writes Ars Technica. “There’s a strange noise coming from…
The explosion of Starship in November last year led to a huge hole in the ionosphere
The explosions of the first stage of the SpaceX Starship rocket and its main module, which occurred after the launch in November last year at an altitude of about 90…
NASA successfully deploys experimental solar sail in orbit
The American experimental spacecraft Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) went into earth orbit on April 24 this year, and now mission operators have confirmed that it was able to…
SpaceX allowed to resume launches of Falcon 9 rockets
The fastest-growing investigation into a rocket accident in history concluded yesterday. It took one day to review the application and issue permission to resume flights. Strictly speaking, the investigation is…
Boeing Starliner will return to Earth without a crew on September 6
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on the evening of August 29 that Boeing’s Starliner will leave the International Space Station (ISS) uncrewed no earlier than September 6,…
Blue Origin once again took tourists to the edge of space – not without a record
On August 29, 2024, Blue Origin sent six space tourists beyond the Karman line – to the conditional border with space. The NS-26 mission was the eighth expedition with tourists…