NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 23:00
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 22:00
NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.

Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 20:00
NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 19:00
The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 18:29
This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.

Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 18:00
Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from low Earth orbit to Earth.

China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 17:00
A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.

Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 16:00
The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 15:01
A review of Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

Space News - 19 April, 2024 - 14:00
The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian microbes might pose to our biosphere continues to be a topic of concern.

Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 23:00
Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company's first-ever rocket reflight.

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 22:00
The Transformers are returning to cinemas in 2024 with their first animated movie in nearly 40 years. This is the beginning of Cybertron's end.

China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 21:00
CMSA said Shenzhou 18 will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. However, airspace closure notices indicate launch is currently set for around 9:00 a.m. EDT on April 25 (1300 GMT, or 9:00 p.m. Beijing time).

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on company's 40th mission of 2024 (video)

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 19:59
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), sending yet another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward.

Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 18:00
The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.

Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 18:00
An exclusive interview with Zack Snyder about "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."

Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 17:00
Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991.

Will 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks survive its close encounter with the sun?

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 16:30
'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is hurtling toward the sun where it will make its closest approach on April 21. We take a look at whether this celestial vagabond will survive.

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 4 uses time travel to remember the past 5 seasons

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 16:00
Tragically, in an attempt to make the actual plot work, we're drowned in absurd amounts of technobabble. Once you get past that, it's actually all right.

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Space News - 18 April, 2024 - 15:00
Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.

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