China's Shiyan-10 Satellite Failed in Orbit, Declared Lost as Status Remained Unknown After Over 12 Hours Since its Successful Launch

SPACE 09.29.2021 06:00 AM

On September 27, China launched the Shiyan-10 satellite aboard the Long March 3B/E rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. However, the satellite is said to have failed to orbit and was declared lost.

Thermal Protection Tiles Flies-Off From SpaceX Starship SN20 Orbital Prototype

09.29.2021 05:45 AM

SpaceX's latest Starship SN20 orbital launch test was seemingly abrupted due to the tiles flying off of the heat vent of the spacecraft.

Elon Musk Tells Jeff Bezos That Blue Origin's Legal Fight with NASA Won't Guarantee Its Way To Moon

09.29.2021 01:53 AM

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos that they cannot sue their way to the moon amid the legal dispute against NASA.

Rocket Engine Construction Using Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, 3D-Printing Technology Will Fuel Space Race in Private Sector

09.29.2021 01:17 AM

At present, 3D printing technology, through the use of heat-resistant metal alloys, has revolutionized the trial-and-error development of rockets.

NASA Mars Missions Will Be Quiet For 2 Weeks to Protect Spacecraft From Solar Conjunction 2021

09.29.2021 00:30 AM

Due to a solar conjunction on Mars, communications with NASA spacecraft on Mars will be unavailable from October 2 to October 14.

Argonne Has Become the Only US Facility to Study Samples of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu From Japanese Space Mission

09.28.2021 23:49 PM

In 2020, Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 took samples from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu and brought it back to Earth. Now, Argonne National Laboratory gets a rare chance to study these fragments at atomic scales.

NASA's Lucy Mission Going to Space Soon to Probe Jupiter’s Weird Trojan Asteroids

09.28.2021 23:32 PM

Lucy, NASA's maiden spacecraft, is being packed into a capsule for takeoff on October 16th. NASA plans to launch the Lucy mission soon to investigate Jupiter's Trojan asteroids to learn more about the solar system's origin 4.

Fireball Spotted Flying Over North Carolina Sky; Meteor Traveling at 32,000 Mph

09.28.2021 21:57 PM

NASA has verified that at least five ‘fireball' meteors were observed blazing across the skies of five separate states, including North Carolina.

Mars-Sized Planet Might Be Lurking in Trans-Neptunian Space of the Solar System as Hinted by Computer Simulations

09.28.2021 06:25 AM

A recent paper published suggests that computer simulations hinted at a planet in the trans-Neptunian space as big as Mars. If proven, this could mean that the rumored Planet 9 is not alone.

China's Kuaizhou 1A Launches Earth-Observation Satellite Atop Long March 3B Rocket

09.28.2021 02:10 AM

The Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket launches the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.

Geomagnetic Storms and Intense Aurora: Do Solar Storms Cause Northern Lights?

09.28.2021 02:00 AM

Geomagnetic storms or also known as solar storms are space weather events that come in the form of solar coronal mass ejections, causing disruptions to Earth's magnetic field. So, how does it cause Northern lights to appear?

Einstein Ring Explained: Age of NASA Hubble Space Telescope Recent Discovery Is 9 Billion Years Old!

09.28.2021 00:24 AM

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed the Einstein Ring galaxy. Researchers said its age is nine million years old and was formed as the universe began.

NASA Finally Launches Powerful Landsat 9 Satellite to Continue 50-Year Legacy of Earth Observation

09.27.2021 22:56 PM

NASA and the US Geological Survey successfully launched Landsat 9, a satellite that will spend its days in space studying Earth's coasts and landscapes throughout time.

Hubble Space Telescope Detects Winds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot Speeding Up to 400 Miles Per Hour, Does This Makes Sense?

09.27.2021 21:37 PM

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows that the winds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot are accelerating at a speed of 400mph (644kph), like the speed of an advancing race car.

Astronomers Detected Clouds on Distant Exoplanet WASP-127b, Revealing the Upper Structure of Its Atmosphere

09.27.2021 06:11 AM

An international team of astronomers detected clouds on the exoplanet WASP-127b as they spot puffs of unknown composition floating above its upper atmosphere.