Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is gearing up for its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, with plans to have a sample from Mars’ moon Phobos return to Earth by 2029.
James Webb’s Upper Stage is off to the Launch Site
In November (or early December) of this year, after many excruciating delays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will finally launch to space.
Posted on August 22, 2021 SpaceX Thinks it can Send Humans to the Moon Sooner Than 2024
It’s no secret that a new Space Race has been brewing over the past few years. This time, rather than being a competition between two federal space agencies, the race has more competitors and is more complicated. In addition to more state competitors, there are also commercial space entities vying for positions and lucrative contracts. Add to that a network of public-private partnerships, and you have Space Race 2.0!
Epic radio images give most-detailed views of distant galaxies
FM radio waves reveal a side of the universe invisible to the human eye.
Sodium ‘fizz’ gives big asteroid Phaethon its weird comet-like appearance
Warmer temperatures near the sun can make sodium on asteroid Phaethon “fizz,” giving it comet-like tail.
How do gravitational waves work?
Gravity isn’t just a force that keeps things glued together. Through our understanding of general relativity, we know that gravity can make gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of space-time.
Astronaut medical issue forces NASA to call off spacewalk at space station
NASA has called off plans for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station this week due a medical issue with one of the astronauts due to join the excursion, agency officials said Monday (Aug. 23).
SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA on Aug. 28 and you can watch it live
Liftoff is at 3:37 a.m. EDT (0837 GMT) so set your alarm or stay up super late!
Astronauts and satellites watch Hurricane Henri from space as US Northeast braces for storm
As parts of the U.S. northeast brace for Hurricane Henri to make landfall in New York today (Aug. 22), astronauts and satellites are tracking the historic storm from space.
Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station
Two Chinese astronauts conducted their second spacewalk outside of the country’s new space station on Friday (Aug. 20), installing a range of equipment including a backup air-conditioning unit.
Watch live Saturday: Arianespace Soyuz rocket launching 34 OneWeb internet satellites at 6:13 pm ET
The mission, called OneWeb 9, is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 6:13 p.m. EDT (2213 GMT; 3:13 a.m. on Aug. 22 Baikonur time). You can watch it live in the window above, courtesy of Arianespace, or directly via the company’s YouTube page.
New Shepard Payload Mission NS-17 to Fly NASA Lunar Landing Experiment and Art Installation
New Shepard’s next mission will fly a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration a second time on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, 11 of which are NASA-supported, and an art installation on the exterior of the capsule. Liftoff is currently targeted for Wednesday, August 25, at 8:35 am CDT / 13:35 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas.
Chinese astronomers eye Tibetan Plateau site for observatory project
Chinese astronomers hope to establish a major observatory program on the roof of the world, the Tibetan Plateau, with new research arguing for pristine observing conditions nestled in the uplands.
Arianespace Vega rocket launches Earth observation satellite and 4 cubesats into orbit
Arianespace launched a new Earth observation satellite for Airbus Monday night (Aug. 16), along with four other tiny satellites. An Arianespace Vega rocket, designated VV19, launched the Pléiades Neo 4 satellite and a quartet of cubesats from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in South America at 9:47 p.m. EDT (0147 Aug. 17 GMT).