Space

The famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has suffered another major blow in a difficult year that has seen two snapped cables damage the fragile dish.

China’s lunar rover helped animators add what Walt Disney once called the “plausible impossible” to the new animated film “Over the Moon.”

Light pollution is the arch nemesis of astronomy, spoiling both the enjoyment of the night sky and the professional study of our universe. For years we’ve assumed that streetlights are the main culprit behind light pollution, but a recent study has shown that streetlights contribute no more than 20% of […]

China’s journey from being a mere contender in the space race to becoming the world’s third largest space power.

The one-year contract “provides early integration studies and fleet surveillance for non-national security space missions.”

Gwynne Shotwell said the contract pays for launch services but also covers expenses for infrastructure and other items required for national security launches. 

The four-astronaut crew of SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon mission for NASA will hold a virtual meet-and-greet session today (Nov. 9) ahead of their Nov. 14 launch and you can watch it all live.