SpaceX Falcon 9 Adds 60 More Starlink Satellites; Elon Musk Says There Are 500,000 Service Pre-Orders

SPACE 05.04.2021 21:08 PM

SpaceX's Star Wars Day launch puts 60 Starlink satellites in orbit and successfully lands rocket. Here's what Elon Musk said.

SpaceX SN15 Starship: Will It Push Through Its Test Launch This Tuesday?

05.04.2021 04:42 AM

SpaceX aims to launch SN15 Mars rocket prototype Tuesday or Wednesday this week. The next Starship test, scheduled to launch from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on Friday, has been canceled.

NASA SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts to Meet Media Online After Historic Mission

05.04.2021 01:11 AM

NASA announced that the SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, Soichi Noguchi, will be available to answer questions about their historic mission in a virtual event on Thursday.

Rocket Debris From China's Space Station Could Land in a Metropolitan City; Should We Worry?

05.03.2021 22:44 PM

The Long March 5B rocket's core stage could fall from space any time soon. Should we worry about where it would land?

NASA Parker Solar Probe: Is It the Fastest Object Ever Built To Get Near the Sun?

05.03.2021 21:46 PM

NASA clocked the Parker Solar Probe at over 330,000 miles per hour as it zipped through the sun's outer atmosphere.

SpaceX Eyes Building Radar-Based Wind Models for Future Tests

05.03.2021 06:30 AM

SpaceX plans to generate radar-based wind models for its test facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX recently unveiled plans to produce radar-based wind models for its Boca Chica, Texas test facility.

Space in 2050 Could Already Be Inhabited by ‘Hundreds of Thousands of Humans’

05.03.2021 06:10 AM

A space advocate has been advising investors and company owners on the potential of space as a field of business. They believe that space in 2050 could already be inhabitable.

SpaceX’s Crew-1 Astronauts Flawlessly Splashed Down in Gulf of Mexico as They Return Home from ISS

05.03.2021 05:20 AM

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from JAXA, return to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown after a six-month stay on ISS.

Eta Aquarids May 2021: Meteor Shower to Illuminate the Sky With Shooting Stars

05.03.2021 00:19 AM

You’ve probably heard of Halley’s Comet, which takes 76 years to orbit the sun. But what about the Eta Aquarids?

NASA's Hubble Releases New Image of the Stunning "Necklace Nebula"

05.03.2021 00:04 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope released a new image of the "Necklace Nebula," described by the European Space Agency (ESA) as "a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions."

May 2021 Astronomical Events: Your Guide to the Moon and Planets This Month

05.02.2021 23:28 PM

There will be a ‘super flower blood moon’ eclipse and an improbable planetary ‘kiss’ for the month of May!

NASA Detects Sunspots as Sprays of Plasma Formed on the Surface; Will It Turn Into a Solar Storm?

05.02.2021 21:01 PM

NASA satellites detect "Sunspots" forming on the Sun. Should we worry about this phenomenon?

Chinese Large Modular Space Station Prepares for Uncontrolled Return to Earth

05.01.2021 23:07 PM

A Chinese rocket stage could fall to Earth totally uncontrolled in the next few days. It can rain heavy chunks of rockets on populated areas.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Astronauts Heading Home to Rare Dark Splashdown

05.01.2021 21:30 PM

SpaceX's first crewed operational mission is about to come to an end. NASA expects the Crew-1 mission to start its return to Earth.

Ingenuity's Fourth Flight: Mars Helicopter Mission May Be Extended Than Originally Planned

04.30.2021 20:54 PM

NASA is giving the Ingenuity helicopter another month after it aced its fourth flight on Mars to tackle new tough terrain and serve as a scout for the Perseverance rover.