NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image, a nighttime mosaic of the Malgosa Crest abrasion patch at “Serpentine Rapids,” using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the…
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Everything we know about Pixar’s Elio
So, what’s the dealio with Elio? Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar’s upcoming movie schedule includes lots of sequels, like Zootopia/Zootropolis 2, Frozen 3, Toy Story 5, and Incredibles 3,…
SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida this evening
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast this evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to…
Boeing exploring sale of space business: report
The statements came after Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion loss. Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled…
NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after splashdown off the coast of Florida on October 25, 2024. A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been…
Wow! Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS left behind a shiny dust trail as it flew past the sun (photos)
A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible to the naked eye earlier in October…
Ion engines could take us to the solar gravitational lens in less than 13 years, suggests paper
Ion thruster. Credit: NASA Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions could get us at least part way there. These…
Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA’s groundbreaking new satellite (photos)
The first images from a new space-based telescope launched into Earth’s orbit to monitor the sun captured a striking solar storm outburst. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared…
Discovery of carbon-storing molecules in a distant interstellar cloud may shed light on how our own solar system formed
The Taurus Molecular Cloud, in which TMC-1 is located, appears in the top portion of the image as a dark cloud blocking the light from the background stars as seen…
Weather clears for SpaceX Crew-8 to head home to Florida
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission climbed on board the Crew Dragon Endeavour on Wednesday to prepare for their return trip to Earth from…
