Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I have been dreaming of doing research in space as an astronaut my whole life,…
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On this day in space! Oct. 25, 1671: Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, Saturn’s ‘yin-yang’ moon
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 25, 1671, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered a new moon at Saturn!…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 233 — The Artemis Generation
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Artemis Generation – The STEM Pipeline for Space – YouTube Watch On On Episode…
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California as Falcon 9 cadence slows (photos)
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SpaceX launched its newest batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites today (Oct. 23) from the…
Europe’s Space Rider vehicle comes crashing down during drop test
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Europe has dropped the ball on the prototype for its first reusable spacecraft. Or, rather,…
On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the…
On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission…
Lego’s new X-files set is pure nostalgia for sci-fi fans
Millennials get a lot of flak for being overly nostalgic, but I don’t think that’s fair. When the modern-day world has nothing to offer us but AI slop, shrinkflation and…
Returning samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan’s bold MMX mission to Mars
Japan’s mission to Mars is one of the most ambitious in spaceflight history. It aims to become the first spacecraft to return to Earth from Mars orbit, carrying with it…
On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion
On Oct. 17, 2016, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Space Systems) returned to flight, successfully launching a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) after its previous cargo mission…
