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Here's why the force of gravity pulls us down rather than up. The answer involves Einstein and the bendy realm of space-time.

The recovering in-flight connectivity (IFC) market is providing lift for satellite operators Viasat and Intelsat, which said their financial results got a boost from passengers returning to the skies. SpaceNews

Virgin Galactic has started selling seats on its suborbital spaceliner again -- but the price has gone up.

NASA's Perseverance rover has begun drilling into the surface of Mars and will collect rock samples to be picked up by future missions for analysis by scientists on Earth.

The leaders of a NASA exoplanet mission are considering using a spare camera for a companion mission that would enable them to confirm existing discoveries and make new ones. SpaceNews

Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.

Telesat has struck a deal with Ontario's government to partly fund its Lightspeed constellation, which will dedicate some of its satellite capacity to improving connectivity in the Canadian province. SpaceNews

LP 40-365 will probably leave the galaxy at some point, scientists say.

Seeking to collect its inaugural core sample, the mission hopes to beginwhat could be humanity’s boldest search for extraterrestrial life --

Europe's meteorological satellite agency is buying commercial data for the first time, raising hopes that it will open up more agency and government contracts to the private sector. SpaceNews

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured stunning new aerial views of Jezero Crater during its most complex flight yet.

The new Russian module temporarily kicked the ISS out of position, causing a delay for Boeing's Starliner mission. The post Russia’s new Module Kicks the Station out of Position, Causes a Delay for Starliner appeared f...

July not only saw the successful launch of two private industry human spaceflight operations. It also marked the 10th anniversary of the last space shuttle flight. SpaceNews

SpaceX's newest Starship prototype was briefly placed atop of its massive booster for the first time on Friday (Aug. 6), setting a new record for the world's tallest rocket.

U.S. private equity giant Providence Equity Partners is in exclusive talks to buy a majority stake in Marlink, the maritime connectivity provider. SpaceNews

A new report signed by 14,000 scientists assesses Earth's 'vital signs,' and finds 'untold suffering' awaits if climate change isn't dealt with soon.

The spacecraft used its infrared instrument during recent flybys of Jupiter's mammoth moon to create this latest map, which comes out a decade after Juno's launch.

Take a closer look at the complex choreography involved in building NASA's Europa Clipper as the mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa approaches its 2024 launch date.

Week in images: 02 - 06 August 2021 Discover our week through the lens

A lot of power means a lot of heat.

A sure-fire summer shower, the Perseid meteors are set to put on a spectacular show this year. The post The Tears of the Hero: Get Ready for the 2021 Perseid Meteors appeared first on Universe Today.

When NASA announced it was going to destroy its historic Mobile Launch Platform-2, which used to support Apollo rockets and space shuttles, fans of MotoArt's PlaneTags got an idea.