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The term spaceport probably conjures up images of Mos Eisley in Star Wars, or something altogether more pristine and pleasant in 24th Century San Francisco in Star Trek — but spaceports are actually a real thing. Just like an airport…
On Monday (Dec. 5), Uranus will briefly disappear from the night sky when the moon passes in front of the faint planet in an arrangement called a lunar occultation. The lunar occultation will start at 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT)…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion capsule will perform a crucial engine burn during a flyby of the moon on Monday morning (Dec. 5), and you can follow the action live. The uncrewed Orion is scheduled to perform a 207-second engine burn…
Rage against the dying of the light in this new video. NASA’s Orion spacecraft cockpit shines in pink from the glow of its Launch Abort System (LAS) tower, ripping away from the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and spacecraft stack.…
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn is bringing his 337 days of spaceflight experience to a private company. Marshburn flew to the International Space Station (ISS) three separate times, in 2009, 2012-2013 and 2021-2022. He rode to and from the ISS on…
Neutrons are tiny subatomic particles that — along with protons — form the nucleus of an atom. While the number of protons defines what element an atom is, the number of neutrons in the nucleus can vary, resulting in different…
China’s Shenzhou 14 astronauts have handed over control of the Tiangong space station and returned to Earth. The return capsule from the mission’s Shenzhou spacecraft set down safely after sunset within the Dongfeng landing area in the Gobi Desert in…
As ice storms and early snowfalls herald the start of winter here on Earth, our geeky thoughts naturally turn to the warm tropical destination of Pandora and its white sandy beaches and turquoise oceans as showcased in this final release…
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