The Moon also reaches Last Quarter and noctilucent cloud season beings from May 20 to 27.
Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the International Space Station following launch Thursday of the next-generation spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on a mission designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable system as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
‘Alien’ meets ‘The Exorcist’ in AWA Studios’ chilling new sci-fi horror series, ‘Sacrament’
AWA Studios is releasing “Sacrament,” a sci-fi miniseries from Peter Milligan and Marcelo Frusin, in August 2022.
Live coverage: Countdown begins for test flight of Starliner crew capsule
The countdown for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule began Thursday morning at Cape Canaveral. Launch is set for 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT) to begin the Starliner spacecraft’s second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
A new origin story for King Tut’s meteorite dagger
The weapon, forged from an iron meteorite, may have come from beyond ancient Egypt’s borders.
NASA, Partners Offer Global View of Environmental Changes
Continuing the collaboration that produced the COVID-19 Earth Observing Dashboard in 2020, NASA and its international partners in Europe and Japan have combined the collective scientific power of their Earth-observing satellite data in expanding the online resource to document a broad array of planet-wide changes in the environment and human […]
Best compact binoculars: Get big views from smaller binos
Whilst not as powerful as larger models, the best compact binoculars are ideal for portability and come at a reasonable price.
A hidden giant
The star hidden inside this spectacular dusty cocoon is not only a red giant, but also a rare stellar breed known as a carbon star.
Live coverage: SpaceX rocket, Starlink satellites launch from pad 39A
SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite deployment mission in five days launched at 6:59 a.m. EDT (1059 GMT) Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: Maffei 1
Although galaxies appear throughout the sky, they are not spread evenly. They are found in small groups and larger clusters, and can be as close as the dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way or as far away as the best telescopes can detect. There is also a swath of […]