ESA’s Jupiter probe has completed preparations for a planned gravity assist maneuver near Venus after its communications system was restored. The Juice probe, as the agency calls it, had previously encountered a data transmission failure described as a “communications channel…
NASA has made the first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the James Webb Space Telescope. On August 6, the spacecraft’s near-infrared spectrograph examined the object, collecting data on its dimensions, physical characteristics, and chemical composition. Such studies contribute to…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Wednesday morning, delivering 28 new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The Starlink 10-56 mission launched at 7:10 a.m. with an 80% chance of favorable weather…
This week, SpaceX successfully completed the third launch of Starship’s 10th test flight after two previous attempts were canceled due to adverse weather and technical issues. Liftoff took place at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, located near the Gulf…
NASA plans to launch its TOMEX+ probe to study Earth’s atmosphere again on Tuesday. According to the agency, if the weather is clear, residents of the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States will be able to watch the mission in…
On Monday evening, SpaceX announced that it had canceled a second attempt at the 10th test launch of Starship from its Starbase facility in Texas due to weather conditions not being met. The launch was delayed due to cloud cover…
More than 5,000 pounds of cargo were delivered to the International Space Station following the successful arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Monday. The Dragon cargo vehicle, identified as C211, docked with the ISS’s Harmony module at 7:05 a.m.…
SpaceX has postponed the 10th test launch of its Starship super-heavy rocket, scheduled for Sunday, after technical difficulties were discovered. Flight 10 was scheduled to lift off at approximately 6:30 p.m. from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. It would have…
SpaceX launched an experimental space plane for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Thursday evening. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane from Kennedy Space Center at 11:50 p.m. ET. “Take off!” SpaceX shouted on…
Over the next two weeks, NASA is preparing to launch the TOMEX+ mission, using rockets to study vortex processes in the transition zone between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. The launch of the three probes is scheduled no earlier than…
Scientists at NASA’s Southwest Research Institute have identified the 29th natural satellite of Uranus using infrared technology from the James Webb Observatory. The discovery was recorded on February 2, but an official announcement about it appeared only on Tuesday in…
Earlier this week, SpaceX successfully launched nearly 20 satellites into low Earth orbit as part of the final Falcon 9 mission of the year. The company’s rocket lifted off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:27…