Juno Spacecraft Gears Up for Closest Look at Jupiter's Tormented MoonThe NASA mission is making its closest flyby of Io on December 30 to investigate the source of its volcanic activity.Passant Rabie
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ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightJupiter 3 Satellite Pushes SpaceX Rival Closer to Starlink Internet SpeedsHughesNet is now offering 100 Mbps speeds to its internet customers following the launch of its latest geostationary…ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 21, 2023Comments (8)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightFinally, a Telescope Named 'Einstein' Is Heading to SpaceSpace's latest X-ray telescope, aptly named after the most famous physicist of all time, is poised to unveil the…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 21, 2023Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHow a Balloon Over Antarctica Will Help NASA Study the Mysterious Space Between StarsThe GUSTO experiment will map a large area of the Milky Way where new stars are born.ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 20, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA-Funded Space Ventures Set for Back-to-Back Moon Landings in Early 2024Private landers from Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines are set to launch, heralding a new phase in NASA-funded lunar…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedDecember 20, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThe Most Captivating Spaceflight Images of 2023This year, we saw new Moon suits, megarocket blastoffs, and a mysterious beached object. Oh, and an ultraviolet Mars.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedDecember 20, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Moon-Bound Astronauts Prepare for Emergency Ahead of 2024 LaunchThe Artemis 2 crew went through emergency drills as part of preparation for the mission to the Moon and back.ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 20, 2023
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightAdorable Cat Video Reaches Earth After 19-Million-Mile Journey from Deep SpaceThe 15-second video marked a new technological feat, in which NASA beamed a video from a record breaking distance…ByPassant RabieUpdatedDecember 20, 2023Comments (16)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightChina’s Spaceplane Just Released Six Mysterious Objects in OrbitLaunched five days ago, the reusable spaceplane has deployed several objects, some of which appear to be…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedDecember 19, 2023Comments (16)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBlue Origin Rebounds With New Shepard's Successful Launch After Previous Mission FailureThe NS-24 mission carried 33 payloads to suborbital heights during an uncrewed flight on Monday.ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 19, 2023
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Is Being Dragged Down by the SunAfter discovering more than 200 near-Earth objects over the past 10 years, NEOWISE's remarkable record in infrared…ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 19, 2023Comments (11)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightUpcoming SpaceX Launch to Include First Direct-to-Cell Starlink SatellitesThe company is in an industry race to provide service in remote areas with veritable cellphone towers in space.ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 18, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWe Finally Saw That Missing Space Tomato and Wish We Hadn'tNASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent upwards of 20 hours searching for a wayward tomato on the International Space…ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 15, 2023Comments (20)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightIt's Been 2 Months. Why Can't NASA Open the Asteroid Sample Container?The space agency is having to develop new tools to crack open the canister containing bits from asteroid Bennu.ByPassant RabiePublishedDecember 15, 2023Comments (121)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX’s Starship Explodes—Twice—and More Top Moments in Spaceflight for 2023The year offered a roller coaster of emotions, from rocket explosions and Moon crashes, to record-setting launches…ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedDecember 21, 2023Comments (3)