VSS Imagine Unveiled; Virgin Galactic’s First SpaceShip III Spacecraft

SPACE 03.30.2021 22:57 PM

Virgin Galactic revealed its 2nd piloted space plane, VSS Imagine, its shiny silver vehicle. Like the VSS Unity, this spacecraft is designed to take humans and scientific experiments to and from suborbital space.

NASA Perseverance Rover Drops Another Debris Again From Ingenuity Helicopter

03.30.2021 22:35 PM

NASA Perseverance rover drops pieces of debris again as it is about to give birth to Ingenuity next month.

SpaceX SN11 Launch: Elon Musk Says Something Significant Happened Before Crash

03.30.2021 21:15 PM

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said something "significant happened" shortly after the SN11 crash-landed, resulting in a crater.

Previously Unidentified Galaxy Clusters Discovered Passing Thru Sea of Hot Gas

03.30.2021 06:30 AM

MIT astronomers discovered previously overlooked galaxy clusters that previous studies identified as merely a part of a single bright galaxy.

Hubble Shows Breathtaking Images of Veil Nebula Using New Processing Techniques

03.30.2021 02:28 AM

NASA released images from the Hubble Space Telescope showing breathtaking images of the Veil Nebula and its delicate threads of ionized gas.

Mysterious Glow From Center of Milky Way Galaxy: Is It Dark Matter?

03.30.2021 02:10 AM

Astrophysicists previously proposed theories related to the potential sign of dark matter in the Milky Way's core.

Astronaut’s Heart Shrank After One Year in Space Even With Regular Exercise [Study]

03.29.2021 21:39 PM

Scientists discovered that the heart of an astronaut who spent almost one year aboard the International Space Station or ISS shrank or is left smaller even with regular exercise.

NASA’s Psyche Mission Achieves Key Milestone With Arrival of Key Component

03.29.2021 21:12 PM

NASA's Psyche Mission achieved a key milestone with the arrival of a key component at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the asteroid-targeted spacecraft's targeted August 2022 launch.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Starship SN11 Launch Moved to Tuesday

03.29.2021 20:59 PM

An FAA inspector who failed to come on time scrubbed SpaceX SN11 launch attempt on Monday, Elon Musk said.

Cardiovascular Disease: Common Cause of Death Among Cosmonauts According to Russian Researcher Say

03.29.2021 02:29 AM

Research conducted by a group of Russian medical institutions recently identified the cardiovascular disease as the single most common cause of death specifically among Russian and Soviet cosmonauts.

NASA Offers $400 Million to Help Private Companies Create New Space Stations

03.29.2021 01:26 AM

NASA awards up to $400 million total to up to several private aerospace companies to develop private space stations.

Hubble Space Galaxy Shares Photo of Peculiar Galaxy and Earth-Like Exoplanet

03.29.2021 00:55 AM

Hubble Space Telescope discovered a rocky exoplanet with a ‘secondary’ atmosphere and another galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.

Satellite Light Pollution Is Worsening, Disrupting Naked-Eye Observers and Astronomers

03.28.2021 22:15 PM

A new analysis reveals that no place on Earth is spared from experiencing satellite light pollution that disrupts naked-eye and astronomical observations.

Mars Olympus Mons Volcano: Why This Massive Landform Remains a Mystery

03.28.2021 21:55 PM

The history of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system located in Mars, remains a mystery for many experts.

Spacex Starship Launch: Elon Musk Gives Update on SN11 Flight

03.28.2021 20:29 PM

The first test flight of the Starship prototype SN11 has been delayed until at least Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced.