Beyond Gravity: Mission-critical supplier for exploration
Moon, Mars or Jupiter: No matter how distant or challenging a deep space mission, products from Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) help make space exploration a success.
Starlink: SpaceX’s satellite internet project
Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars on 22nd Red Planet flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has done it again, soaring successfully on its 22nd Red Planet flight.
Study suggests Mars too small for long-term habitability
The habitability of Mars and other exoplanets orbiting in a star’s habitable zone depends on a wide variety of factors, but one of the most fundamental may be size.
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.
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.
What if The Heart of The Milky Way Isn’t Actually a Black Hole Like We Thought?
What if the center of our galaxy isn’t a black hole after all? What if it’s a core of dark matter? According to a new and fascinating study, those observed orbits of the galactic center, as well as the orbital velocities in the outer regions of the galaxy, might actually be easier to explain if it was a core of dark matter at the heart of the galaxy, rather than a black hole.