SpaceX marks 250th Starlink mission with spectacular photo
SpaceX has marked its 250th dedicated Starlink launch with a breathtaking photo showing its Falcon 9 rocket heading to orbit. The long-exposure image shows the rocket on its way to…
Amazon ready for debut Project Kuiper launch, but one thing could get in the way (again)
Amazon is champing at the bit to get its first Project Kuiper satellites into orbit so that it can start building a service that will one day rival SpaceX’s Starlink,…
NASA captures remarkable aerial image of Curiosity driving across Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured what’s believed to be the first orbital image of the Curiosity rover “on the move.” The remarkable photograph, enhanced to bring out the…
How to watch NASA’s first all-female spacewalk since 2023
NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk since January. It’ll also be the first all-female spacewalk since November 2023 and only the fifth in NASA’s history. Astronauts Anne…
Dramatic satellite footage shows dust storm tearing across landscape
Striking footage showing a dust storm sweeping across a part of Mexico has been shared by CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere). The dramatic clip, which plays at…
Stunning Earth Day time-lapse captures aurora glow
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared a mesmerizing view of an aurora on Earth Day. Ayers, who arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on her first orbital mission last…
NASA’s Lucy shares striking close-up of Donaldjohanson asteroid
NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by its Lucy spacecraft on a recent flyby around 139 million miles (223 million km) from Earth. Our…
NASA astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday
Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sunday local time.…
Amazon reveals new launch date for debut Project Kuiper launch
Amazon’s inaugural launch of its Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9 turned out to be nothing of the sort when poor weather conditions prompted the mission team to postpone…
Could this exoplanet be ‘teeming with life’? Hints of life outside solar system
In a striking new finding, astronomers have uncovered what they say is the strongest evidence yet of life existing beyond our solar system. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers…