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A private Chinese solid rocket has conducted its first successful launch, two years after failing its first test flight. A Kuaizhou 11 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:15 p.m. EST on Dec. 6 (0115 GMT…
Astronomers have discovered that a strange dwarf galaxy hidden for years in our cosmic neighborhood looks like it belongs in the early universe, despite having formed more recently. The tiny galaxy measuring just 1,200 light-years across earned the nickname ‘Peekaboo’…
SpaceX is now targeting Sunday (Dec. 11) for the launch of a private Japanese moon lander after a series of delays. If all goes according to plan, a Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Tokyo-based company ispace’s Hakuto-R lander toward…
NASA has awarded a contract to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to 7.5 million pounds of liquid hydrogen to support operations at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the nearby Cape Canaveral…
For years, space agencies have turned to analog missions on Earth to prepare for robotic and crewed missions to other worlds. Researchers have also studied Earth-based phenomena to understand what natural processes are going on elsewhere. The latest program to…
NASA has selected A-P-T Research, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide safety and mission assurance support services at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Source link
On the evening of Wednesday (Dec. 7) and into the early morning hours on Thursday (Dec. 8), Mars will be directly opposite the sun in the sky in an astronomical arrangement called an opposition. Mars will be in the constellation…
Today marks the fourth week that University of California academic workers, including myself, have been on strike. We are the teaching assistants who grade student work and guide undergraduates in discussions, labs and more. We are researchers who do the…
Scientists have tracked a high-energy blast of radiation back to the collision of two neutron stars and the kilonova explosion that resulted from the violent merger. The discovery could change theories regarding the origins of the universe’s most powerful explosions.…
This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Chari Larsson (opens in new tab), Senior Lecturer of art history, Griffith University Dec. 7 marks the 50-year anniversary…
