Terminal Count: SpaceX gets approval to launch Starship Flight 7
On this holiday week, we’re discussing SpaceX’s recent approval for Starship Flight 7’s launch license well ahead of the planned…
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NASA received funding for Human Landing System, Congress saves several missions from termination
After months of negotiations, NASA finally received a budget for 2021 that includes more funding for the Artemis Human Landing…
From NASA to SpaceX, these are the milestones in spaceflight to track in 2021
With a very eventful year in the wraps, we expect a lot of companies to make big moves in space…
Live Blog: Administrator Bill Nelson to give his first State of NASA address this afternoon
The live blog has begun below. It’s that time of year where the President’s budget requests to congress are being…
Video: Time-lapse of NASA’s James Webb space telescope assembly, sunshield deployment
The major milestone of assembly was reached in California last August. Today we get a time-lapse video of that process…
Google Search easter egg for ‘DART’ parodies NASA’s asteroid collision test
The latest easter egg in Google Search has a bit of fun with NASA’s recent “DART” experiment by having a…
Google Doodle celebrates the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
In a midday surprise, Google has launched a new homepage Doodle celebrating the first five public images taken by NASA’s…
COVID-19 has forced NASA to close half of its facilities so far
It’s not yet clear how long it will be until the coronavirus pandemic is contained in the United States and…
NASA and LEGO are up to something, announcement coming November 8
NASA and LEGO are preparing for some sort of announcement on November 8, and fans are guessing about what it…
New photos show James Webb telescope standing at Arianespace’s processing facility
The new flagship telescope for NASA and its partnering nations is preparing to launch beyond the Moon from French Guiana….
Sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully unfolds in final test
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a sizeable next-generation space telescope set to be launched sometime in 2021. As…
NASA’s Deep Space Network can’t keep up with demand
Between the increasing need and decreasing budgets, NASA’s Deep Space Network is running into constraints during big missions like Artemis…
Delays coming to NASA’s Dragonfly Titan drone
Because of budget deals on the hill, NASA is working on how to deal with limited budget increases over the…
How many exoplanets have been discovered?
NASA estimates that the Milky Way Galaxy is home to at least 100 billion planets. Others believe it could be…
Hardware issue delays launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, slipping closer to Christmas Day [Update: No additional damge]
NASA announced Monday that the launch of its next-generation space telescope would move to December 22 after an issue with…
A SpaceX rocket stage is about to crash into the Moon
Seven years ago, SpaceX launched its first mission out of Earth orbit for NOAA, and since then, its upper stage…
Launch Spotlight: Arianespace to launch NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on an Ariane 5 rocket
This weekend Arianespace will be entrusted to launch NASA’s most expensive and new flagship space telescope. The James Webb Space…
First ever image from space makes history | This Day in Space (24 Oct. 1946)
Today we’ve almost become numb to the stunning high-quality satellite images we get of our planet daily. But prior to…
James Webb Space Telescope captures Whirlpool galaxy in never before seen detail
It’s clear the James Webb Space Telescope was set to stun in newly released galactic portraits of galaxy M51. Researchers…
Scientist might have just witnessed two planets collide, but they’re unsure
According to a Dutch astronomer, we might have just seen the aftermath of two giant planets colliding in a distant…
[Update: Launch date annouced] Upper stage of Ariane 5 rocket for James Webb Space Telescope launch arrives in French Guiana
Last Friday, cargo ship MN Toucan arrived in French Guiana carrying the upper stage and fairing of the Ariane 5…
James Webb Space Telescope arrives in French Guiana ahead of December launch
After a secretive voyage from California (to avoid pirates) the James Webb Space Telescope has safely arrived in French Guiana…
Google and NASA partner up to create James Webb Space Telescope 3D model
In just a few weeks, decades of hard work will start its journey to space and begin paying dividends as…
Ariane 5 lives on, at least for a little bit longer
The end of an era is just around the corner with the final launch of Ariane 5, which has been delayed after pyro issues.