HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy” is lurching towards its season finale on Dec. 22, but before we’re further embroiled in the heated court politics of House Corrino and Valya Harkonnen’s vengeful thirst…
Category: Space
Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX’s Starbase site into a Texas city
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship prepares for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay, File SpaceX is launching a new mission:…
NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS
Astronauts are many things. They’re often scientists, engineers, or pilots. And in the case of NASA astronaut Don Pettit, he’s also an astrophotographer. Pettit is currently on his third stay…
ALMA observes dusty site of planet formation
Composite images of PDS 70 in pseudo color. The left panel shows previous ALMA observations at 0.87 mm, and the right panel shows new ALMA observations at 3 mm. The…
India practices pulling its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule out of the sea (photos)
India continues to perfect hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. Last week, the nation recovered a mock Gaganyaan crew module onto a ship’s well deck, which…
NASA honors Algerian parks with Martian namesakes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain NASA’s mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency’s largest…
Strategic alliance brings high-energy nuclear electric propulsion closer to reality
Rendering of VASIMR in flight around Mars. Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Company Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on…
‘We are preparing to make history:’ NASA’s Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own…
