- SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)by [email protected] (Mike Wall) on May 9, 2024 at 12:00 pm
SpaceX ignited the engines on the upper stage of its fifth Starship vehicle today (May 8), even though the fourth one has not yet left the ground.
- Ruko Veeniix V11 drone reviewon May 9, 2024 at 11:43 am
The Ruko Veeniix V11 is a basic model full of promise but, unfortunately, doesn't quite deliver.
- Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?on May 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.
- Boeing's Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve (photo)by [email protected] (Mike Wall) on May 8, 2024 at 10:00 pm
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.
- A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets formon May 8, 2024 at 9:00 pm
The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.
- World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetimeon May 8, 2024 at 8:00 pm
New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.
- SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California tonightby [email protected] (Mike Wall) on May 8, 2024 at 7:19 pm
SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (May 9), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability.
- Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)on May 8, 2024 at 7:00 pm
One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.
- NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitchon May 8, 2024 at 6:00 pm
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.
- Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbiton May 8, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it's building the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis moonwalkers.