Space News

• NASA’s Hubble Sees a Stellar Volcano
  NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. Located approximately 700 light-years away, a binary star system called R Aquarii undergoes violent eruptions that blast out huge filaments of glowing gas. The twisted […]
• Christine Knudson Uses Earthly Experience to Study Martian Geology
  Geologist Christine Knudson works with the Curiosity rover to explore Mars — from about 250 million miles away.
• What is a Coral Reef?
  Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing coastal erosion, protecting coastlines from hurricane damage, and generating $36 billion in annual income worldwide. We […]
• Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
  Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity both had random root orientation. These findings suggest that simulated microgravity offers a reliable and more affordable tool for studying plant adaptation to spaceflight. MULTI-TROP evaluated the role of […]
• Dr. Rickey Shyne Named Crain’s Notable Black Leader 
  Dr. Rickey J. Shyne, director of Research and Engineering at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2024 Notable Black Leaders.   Shyne is responsible for leading a staff of approximately 1,100 engineers and scientists, and managing research and development in propulsion, communications, power, and materials and structures for extreme […]

• SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
  The mission was the second Falcon 9 launch of the day for SpaceX. Liftoff occurred at 1:21 a.m. PDT (4:21 a.m. EDT, 0821 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
• SpaceX notches 100th launch of 2024 with Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket
  The mission also broke SpaceX's record number of orbital launches achieved in 2023. Liftoff happened at 2:10 a.m. EDT (0610 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• SpaceX launches $5.2 billion NASA mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa
  The mission featured the launch of NASA’s largest spacecraft bound on a planetary mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 UTC).
• SpaceX pulls off mid-air launch pad capture of descending Super Heavy booster
  In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship rocket on an unpiloted test flight Sunday and then used giant "mechazilla" robot arms on the pad gantry to pluck the returning first stage out of the sky in an unprecedented feat of engineering.
• Live coverage: SpaceX to attempt first booster catch during the Starship Flight 5 mission
  The launch continues SpaceX’s advancement of the rocket, which is key not only to its ambitions, but also to NASA’s Artemis program. Liftoff from Starbase is set for 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC), the start of a 30-minute launch window.

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• SpaceX launches next set of Starlink, Planet satellites
  SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Tuesday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:...
• Ariane 5 launches three satellites
  A long-delayed Ariane 5 launched three commercial satellites Saturday. The Ariane 5 lifted off...
• OSIRIS-REx conducts final rehearsal of asteroid sampling maneuver
  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully carried out a final rehearsal this week of its...
• Arecibo radio telescope damaged
  The Arecibo radio telescope is out of service after a broken cable damaged part of...
• Space Force releases "Spacepower" report
  The US Space Force has released a report describing its vision of "space power." The...