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Amazon's first internet satellite launch was a success
Amazon's Project Kuiper is has launched its first two internet satellite prototypes. It plans to gather real-world data from the mission ahead of launching production in 2024.
Kris Holt10.07.2023
The first two Amazon Kuiper satellites are set to launch on October 6
Amazon is launching the first two Project Kuiper satellites during the Protoflight mission.
Mariella Moon10.05.2023
The FCC has begun fining companies over their dead satellites
Dish Network was fined $150,000 by the FCC after it failed to carry out the proper disposal plan for its decommissioned EchoStar-7 satellite in 2022.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.04.2023
Prada will help design the spacesuits for NASA's 2025 Artemis III mission
The luxury designer will work closely with Axiom Space.
Sarah Fielding10.04.2023
One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a human-made satellite
The BlueWalker 3 satellite launched in 2022 by AST SpaceMobile as a test for what eventually could be a fleet of nearly 100 broadband satellites.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.03.2023
The Arecibo Observatory's next phase as a STEM education center starts in 2024
Nearly three years after the Arecibo Observatory's main telescope collapsed, the NSF has awarded $5.5 million in funding to four institutions who will transform it into a STEM education center.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.30.2023
Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning
The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.
Mariella Moon09.28.2023
Dave Limp will lead Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin after 'retiring' from Amazon
David Limp's retirement didn't take. Just days after stepping down from Amazon, he's been tapped by Jeff Bezos to lead Blue Origin.
Andrew Tarantola09.26.2023
OSIRIS-REx used a Tesla-esque navigation system to capture 4.5 billion-year-old regolith
NASA's novel sampler spacecraft relied on complex visual maps and inertial meters to figure its relation to the asteroid Bennu.
Andrew Tarantola09.26.2023
NASA's James Webb Telescope may have found the source of Europa's carbon
Europa is one of the objects in our solar system that's under observation for potentially having the conditions to support life.
Mariella Moon09.22.2023
FAA grounds Starship until SpaceX takes 63 'corrective actions'
The FAA has closed its investigation int SpaceX's ill-fated April Starship launch, but that doesn't mean the company will be flying again any time soon.
Andrew Tarantola09.09.2023
Scientists may have a solution to the International Space Station's fungus problem
In a cross-collaboration between researchers at the University of Colorado, MIT, and the NASA Ames Research Center, researchers studied how to prevent microbial build-up on surfaces on the ISS. The findings are critical because fungal growths can clog filters in water processing systems and make astronauts sick.
Malak Saleh09.09.2023
Japan launched an X-ray telescope more advanced than its peers
Japan's space agency has launched a rocket on September 6 at 7:42 PM EDT carrying a telescope that's more advanced than NASA's Chandra and other X-ray observatories already in orbit.
Mariella Moon09.07.2023
India launches spacecraft to study the sun a week after landing on the moon
Just a week after Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the moon, India's space agency has already launched a rocket carrying Aditya-L1, its first mission dedicated to observing the sun.
Mariella Moon09.02.2023
India is the first country to land at the Moon's south pole
India has become the first country to land a spacecraft at the Moon's south pole.
Jon Fingas08.23.2023
Watch India’s Chandrayaan-3 try to land on the Moon here at 8:34AM ET
We’ll soon learn if India will be the first nation to nail a soft landing on the moon’s south pole. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission, which launched on July 14th and entered lunar orbit on August 5th, will attempt to touch down on Wednesday at around 8:34 am EDT. It follows Russia’s attempt to beat India to the punch that ended badly. The ISRO’s live telecast (watch below) is scheduled to begin at 3:50 am EDT.
Will Shanklin08.23.2023
Webb Space Telescope captures the Ring Nebula in mesmerizing detail
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured extraordinarily detailed images published today of the Ring Nebula. The gaseous cloud, also called M57 and NGC 6720, contains 20,000 dense globules rich in molecular hydrogen. It sits about 2,500 light years away from Earth.
Will Shanklin08.22.2023
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the Moon
The country's last attempt to reach the moon was in 1976.
Sarah Fielding08.21.2023
Astronomers confirm Maisie’s galaxy is one of the oldest observed
Astronomers have used advanced instruments to calculate a more accurate age of Maisie’s galaxy, discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in June 2022. Although the star system isn’t quite as old as initially estimated, it’s still one of the oldest recorded, from 390 million years after the Big Bang — making it about 13.4 billion years old. That’s a mere 70 million years younger than JADES-GS-z13-0, the (current) oldest-known system.
Will Shanklin08.16.2023Russia heads to the Moon for the first time in 47 years
Russia is heading back to the Moon as it tries to reassert itself as a significant world power in the wake of its war on Ukraine. A rocket carrying the Luna-25 craft will mark Russia’s first lunar mission since 1976. The expedition will attempt to land the exploration vehicle on the moon’s south pole, hoping to dig up water ice beneath the surface. You can tune in to watch the launch here.
Will Shanklin08.11.2023