The sixth launch of the giant SpaceX Starship rocket will take place on November 18
SpaceX has announced that the sixth test flight of the Starship rocket system will not be long in coming. This time the ship will be sent into space eight hours…
The Juno probe sent fresh photographs of Jupiter taken during its last approach to the planet
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) probe Juno sent back to Earth new images of Jupiter that were taken during its 66th approach to the planet. The $1…
Hubble reveals supernova in bright image of galaxy NGC 1672
The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back an image of a distant spiral galaxy – it managed to capture not only a bright light show in star-forming regions, but also…
Three taikonauts returned to Earth after a six-month expedition
Three taikonauts who went into outer space on the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft in April this year have successfully returned to Earth. According to the China Manned Spaceflight Agency (CMSA), all…
“European Starlink” almost doubled in price and was delayed for years
Two years after the announcement of the “European Starlink” project – the IRIS2 satellite network – the authorities of the European Union signed the first contracts for its creation. The…
British developer of spacecraft and engines for hypersonic aircraft Reaction Engines went bankrupt
Created back in 1989, the British company Reaction Engines for the development of advanced aerospace engines has been declared bankrupt. It was a key player in the UK government’s program…
Scientists have discovered a hidden ocean on the moon of Uranus – there is potential for life there
A group of American scientists mapped the surface of Uranus’s satellite, Miranda, and also modeled tidal pressure mechanisms on it and concluded that there may be an ocean of liquid…
Voyager 1 sent a signal to Earth through a transmitter that had not been turned on since 1981
Due to problems with the main radio transmitter, the Voyager 1 spacecraft sent a signal to Earth through an auxiliary module that had not been launched since 1981. The portal…
‘James Webb’ reveals the impressive web of the Phantom Galaxy
NASA has released an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the galaxy known as M74 and NGC 628, and also known as the Phantom. The device…
China sent its youngest ever crew to the space station, including a nuclear rocket scientist
On October 30 at 04:27 Beijing time (October 29 at 23:27 Moscow time), the Long March-2F rocket with the Shenzhou-19 ship, carrying three taikonauts, was launched from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome.…