CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule cruised into its home port Friday evening (Aug. 7), secured to one of the company’s recovery vessels.
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Arecibo Observatory weathers Tropical Storm Isaias to track potentially dangerous asteroid
A famed radio telescope overcame Tropical Storm Isaias to determine the threat level of a space rock zooming by Earth. In both cases, happily, everything worked out just fine.
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SpaceX, ULA are the big winners for US national security launches
The US Department of Defense has selected its two primary rocket companies for getting satellites into orbit in the years ahead: long-time military launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX. ULA will receive 60 percent of the department’s satellite launch contracts, while SpaceX will receive 40 percent.
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Poop stains visible from space reveal hidden colonies of Antarctic penguins
Penguins might be good at hiding from humans, but they can’t hide their poop from the giant satellites circling our planet.
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Jupiter’s huge moon Ganymede may have the largest impact scar in the solar system
Scientists have discovered what they believe may be the largest impact crater in the entire solar system, with scars covering a vast portion of Jupiter’s biggest moon, Ganymede.
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A super speedy acid cloud has been hiding on Venus for decades
Lurking just below the atmosphere of Venus is a wall of acid clouds that whip around the planet at speeds close to that of a commercial air jet on Earth.
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Moon may outshine Perseids this ‘meteor month’
Skywatchers beware: the moon will hinder attempts to observe the Perseids, typically one of the best meteor displays of the year.