Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due…
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New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in…
India first to land near moon south pole after Russia fails
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10. Credit: Public Domain India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole after Russia’s attempt…
Webb Captures Detailed Beauty of Ring Nebula
Formed by a star throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is an archetypal planetary nebula. The object is also known as M57…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Landed on the Moon. How was ESA Involved?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon.
Dark Energy Measured by Studying the Galaxy Next Door
Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy – the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion…
Putting the Universe to the Test
New computer simulation of the universe as a promising multitool. Comparison of the distributions of neutrinos (top) and dark matter (bottom), based on an observer positioned in the middle of…
US Department of Justice sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is suing SpaceX, alleging that the company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients. The lawsuit claims that, from September 2018…
NASA and SpaceX re-attempt launch of four crew to ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…
Wreckage of Russian warlord’s plane spotted from space (photo)
A satellite has spotted the wreckage of the plane that went down in northwestern Russia on Wednesday (Aug. 23), apparently with Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin on board. The plane, an…
