Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 23:50
Boeing's Starliner capsule has been cleared for its first-ever crewed launch, a test flight scheduled to send two astronauts toward the International Space Station on May 6.

Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 22:30
Two Russian cosmonauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station on April 25, wrapping up all of their tasks with time to spare, including the deployment of a radar that they began last year.

Curiosity rover may be 'burping' methane out of Mars' subsurface

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 22:00
A new theory suggests that NASA's Curiosity rover is "burping" the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.

Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 21:07
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024

Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 21:00
Get ready space fans, Lego is about to launch two sets that can take you from the moon to edge of our cosmic neighborhood: Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System and Lego Art Milky Way Galaxy.

Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 20:00
When it arrives at Jupiter and the planet's moons in 2031, the JUICE spacecraft will use ice-penetrating radar to see beneath determine habitability.

'Rocket cam' takes you aboard final launch of ULA's Delta IV Heavy (video)

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 19:00
After 64 years, the United Launch Alliance launched the final flight of its Delta IV Heavy rocket on April 9th, and stunning rocket cam footage captured the fiery finale.

'I'm sure we'll find things out': NASA astronauts fly to launch site for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner mission to ISS on May 6 (photos)

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 18:20
Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams expect to face the unexpected in space with Boeing Starliner, but told reporters on April 25 that the team is ready for the unexpected.

NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 18:00
NASA's Fermi Space Telescope has failed to see gamma rays from a nearby supernova that should be created when it generates the high-energy cosmic rays that bombard Earth in their trillions.

Stellar detectives find suspect for incredibly powerful 'superflares'

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 17:00
Some stars erupt with 'superflares' 10,000 times as powerful as solar flares from the sun. A team of "stellar detectives" are on the case and may now know why some stars are so violent.

Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen

Space News - 25 April, 2024 - 00:00
Scientists have discovered one of the largest molecules ever seen in space in the Cat's Paw nebula. The discovery hints at how chemical complexity emerges as stars form.

Netflix releases official trailer for Jennifer Lopez mech combat sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 23:00
The full trailer of Netflix's 'Atlas' is a bit spoiler-y, but does a better job of selling the Jennifer Lopez-led sci-fi adventure.

Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 22:00
Earth's ancient magnetic field appears to have had a strength similar to what we see today, and it may have protected ancient life from harmful cosmic radiation.

Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image)

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 21:00
Take a fresh look at the iconic Dumbbell Nebula on occasion of the Hubble Space Telescope's 34 years in space.

The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called 'JuMBOs' went rogue

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 20:30
Scientists may have discovered how JuMBOs, strangle binary objects found in Orion, may have gone rogue while staying gravitationally bound. The discovery may shake up theories of planet formation.

China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 20:00
Two spacewalks this winter fixed the power supply of China's Tiangong space station, which was damaged by a space debris strike, state media reported.

Space Force tests small satellite jammer to protect against 'space-enabled' attacks

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 19:30
The U.S. Space Force is testing a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential "space-enabled" attacks.

Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image)

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 18:56
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has now survived three week-long nights on the moon, braving temperatures as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, despite not being designed to last one!

April full moon has us tickled pink in these gorgeous photos

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 18:00
The Full Pink Moon rose on April 23, 2024, putting a damper on chances of catching any Lyrid meteors but providing a gorgeous target for cameras around the globe.

China reveals Shenzhou 18 astronauts ahead of April 25 launch to Tiangong space station (video)

Space News - 24 April, 2024 - 17:33
China has unveiled the three-person crew for its Shenzhou 18 mission, which is set to launch toward the Tiangong space station on Thursday (April 25).

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