«Voyager-1» briefly got in touch and gave hope for the resumption of the historic NASA mission
A month ago, it was believed that the 46-year-old space probe «lost» due to a memory error. In fact, there was communication with the device, but it made no sense — its messages consisted of continuous «gibberish».
Starship reaches orbit for the first time, but fails to «land» in the ocean — SpaceX loses spacecraft on approach
Today’s third test flight of SpaceX’s super-heavy Starship booster (IFT-3 mission) ended in partial success (more than the previous ones) — in fact, the team managed to «go further than ever before». The launch was broadcast live on in the SpaceX account on X/Twitter.
Startup Aethero aims to become Intel or Nvidia in the space industry
Satellite sensors collect an incredible amount of data, but the limitations of on-orbit computing prevent operators from processing it in space. Aethero, founded a year ago, plans to change that.
Video: Japanese Space One rocket launch ends in explosion
The startup Space One hoped to become the first private company in Japan to put a satellite into orbit. However, its attempt ended with a fiery explosion a few seconds after the start.
A rare Devil's comet will sweep over Earth in the coming weeks. How to see?
You’ll need good weather, binoculars or a telescope — and a little bit of luck.
SpaceX has announced the next Starship launch. It will take place on the day of «Pi» March 14.
SpaceX has announced the date of the third Starship test flight. It will take place on the day of March 14.
Webb telescope «peered» into the most distant galaxy known — it existed when the Universe was only 430 million years old
The galaxy GN-z11 was first discovered by the Hubble telescope, and now its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, has also found a supermassive black hole (also the most distant black hole known to us).
This is how the re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere looks like «through the eyes» of the Varda Space space capsule
The company installed a camera on its private W-1 capsule to capture its first mission to return to Earth.
Review of the movie «Spaceman»
On March 1, Netflix released the sci-fi drama film Spaceman starring Adam Sandler. This is a film adaptation of the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar, published in 2017. In the review below, we analyze how the comedian Sandler coped with the dramatic role this time and what shocks his character will face during […]
The Odysseus mission will soon run out of power, and Japan's first lunar module suddenly «woke up» after a two-week night
Last week, the Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus spacecraft finally landed on the moon, although the mission was not without its challenges — the team reported on problems with the switch, who was supposed to activate the lasers for a safe landing.
Astronomers have discovered two unknown moons of Neptune and one of Uranus — in total, the planets have 16 and 28
Thanks to ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered three previously unknown satellites in the space around Uranus and Neptune: one orbiting Uranus and two around Neptune. Thus, the official number of Uranus’ satellites is 28, and Neptune’s is 16.
The Odysseus mission on the Moon almost crashed, due to a switched off switch — saved by luck and skill
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft experienced difficulties and was nearly lost due to a human error — a switch not turned off before launch. The mistake disabled lasers designed to guide the spacecraft to a level, safe landing point, according to Intuitive Machines co-founder and CEO Steve Altemus.
SpaceX has requested permission from the FAA for at least 9 test launches of Starship this year
SpaceX is approaching the first Starship launch in 2024 from its Starbase in Texas, probably in three weeks. But the company is already pressuring regulators to increase the number of test flights.
Odysseus has managed to land on the Moon. It is the first American in 50 years and the first private vehicle on the Earth's natural satellite
The Odysseus spacecraft of the Houston-based private company Intuitive Machines has successfully landed on the lunar surface. This is the first time a private company’s spacecraft has landed on Earth’s natural satellite, and it is the first U.S.-made vehicle to reach the Moon since the Apollo missions.
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