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Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city
Phys.org - 14 Dec 2024 13:37
SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city.
NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs
Space News - 14 Dec 2024 23:03
A joint Earth science mission between NASA and its Indian counterpart is now scheduled to launch as soon as next March after being delayed to repair its main radar antenna. The post NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 ...
Antimatter Propulsion Is Still Far Away, But It Could Change Everything
Universe Today - 14 Dec 2024 17:38
Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time. Rockets, our most common means of doing so, are great for providing lots of force but extraordinarily inefficient. Other options l...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 140 --University Rocketeers
SPACE.com - 14 Dec 2024 15:48
On Episode 140 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dan Erwin and Ryan Kraemer about amateur rocketry.
86 years after infamous 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, visitors in the sky have New Jersey panicking again
SPACE.com - 14 Dec 2024 15:00
"'War of the Worlds' has become a huge part of local folklore in that part of the state, so anything touching on the subject of UFOs is going to remind people of the broadcast."
Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit
Phys.org - 14 Dec 2024 13:30
A company aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed its rocket launch on Saturday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion.
How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year
Phys.org - 14 Dec 2024 13:28
The Geminids--among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids--peak on Friday. It's one of the year's last chances to see fireballs in the sky.
Could Planets Orbiting Two Stars Have Moons?
Universe Today - 14 Dec 2024 06:53
Exomoons are a hot topic in the science community, as none have been confirmed with astronomers finding new and creative ways to identify them. But while astronomers have searched for exomoons orbiting exoplanets around ...
Rivada brushes off regulatory setback for proposed broadband constellation
Space News - 14 Dec 2024 01:09
Rivada Space Networks remains confident it can reclaim priority Ka-band spectrum rights for nearly 600 proposed broadband satellites, more than two months after Liechtenstein's telecoms regulator rescinded its license. T...