Space News
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 01:00
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.
Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 16:00
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.
World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 15:00
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.
Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? 'Marsquakes' may have just revealed the answer
Phys.org - 18 Jan 2025 19:10
Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 --The great lunar armada
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 17:14
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.
Nikon 5x15 HG monocular review
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 17:00
The Nikon 5x15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon's other optical devices.
SpaceX launching 27 Starlink satellites today in 1st flight since Starship explosion
SPACE.com - 18 Jan 2025 14:00
SpaceX is set to launch 27 of its Starlink internet satellites today (Jan. 18), just two days after a test flight of its Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
Watch doorbell camera capture rare meteorite strike in Canada
Phys.org - 18 Jan 2025 13:21
A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway.
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion
Phys.org - 18 Jan 2025 13:14
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.
A new industrial megaproject threatens the view of the world's best observatories
Phys.org - 18 Jan 2025 12:10
Astronomers have been battling threats to their clear skies on all fronts lately. One of the most notable battles, which we have reported on repeatedly, is the one against Starlink and other mega-constellations of satell...
New model predicts solar storm particle acceleration and escape
Phys.org - 18 Jan 2025 10:43
The sun, a searing hot sphere of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, boasts surface and outer atmospheric temperatures ranging from 10,000 to 3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit on its surface and its atmosphere's ...
New Glenn Reaches Orbit, but Doesn't Recover the Booster
Universe Today - 18 Jan 2025 01:46
On Thursday, January 16th, at 02:03 AM EST, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket took off on its maiden flight from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was a momentous event for the company, as the ...
Thaicom pushes back against takeover bid
Space News - 18 Jan 2025 01:42
Thaicom's board is urging shareholders to reject a takeover bid for the Thai geostationary satellite operator if its stock remains above the share offer. The post Thaicom pushes back against takeover bid appeared first o...