Last SpaceX Launch of 2020: Will It Place a Spy Satellite in Orbit?

SPACE 12.17.2020 05:00 AM

Despite no plans for a preflight static fire, SpaceX remains on track to its last launch and landing of 2020 on December 17.

Chinese Spacecraft Carrying Moon Rocks and Soil Safely Returns to Earth

12.16.2020 19:58 PM

An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft that carries rocks and soil from the Moon safely returns to Earth early today after collecting lunar samples.

Space Agriculture Breakthrough as Method Found for Turning Urine to Fertilizer

12.16.2020 09:52 AM

Japanese researchers made a new electrochemical technology to manufacture ammonia-based fertilizer from urine.

Spider Web in Zero-Gravity Space: What Does It Look Like?

12.15.2020 12:00 PM

Spiders can orientate themselves with light when there is no gravity to reveal which way is 'up.'

NASA Shares Hubble Telescope's Secrets on Its 30th Anniversary; Here's The Catch!

12.15.2020 11:11 AM

Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 3rd-decade capturing space. NASA shares its secrets in honor of Hubble’s 30th anniversary.

We Are Lucky To Have a Livable Planet, Study Calculation Shows

12.15.2020 08:00 AM

Research sheds light on how Earth has managed to stay livable and to what degree luck may have played a vital role in its continued habitability.

3 Little-Known Facts About Neutrinos, aka, “The Ghost Particle”

12.15.2020 04:00 AM

One of the persisting challenges in the world of Physics is the detection, measurement, and understanding of neutrinos, also known as "the ghost particle."

SpaceX Repairs New Starship SN9 Prototype After Almost Toppling Over

12.14.2020 22:10 PM

After Starship SN9 collapsed on its Boca Chia launch pad, SpaceX repairs the new prototype. Since crashing on its own designated location, Elon Musk's business SpaceX restored the latest Starship SN9 concept.

Virgin Galactic Failed Test Flight But Lands Safely

12.14.2020 16:00 PM

Virgin Galactic terminated its third attempt to hit the edge of space. Virgin Galactic terminated its third attempt to hit the edge of space on Saturday, after the engine of its spaceplane ignited for around a second and then departed.

SpaceX Nailed Rocket Landing After Sending Massive Radio Satellite to Sirius XM

12.14.2020 13:00 PM

SpaceX has just launched a veteran Falcon 9 rocket on its seventh trip to space, delivering a massive radio satellite for Sirius XM, and has nailed a rocket landing back to Earth.

Venus Became Uninhabitable Due To Climate Change

12.14.2020 08:00 AM

Based on recent climate modeling, much of Venus' history had surface temperatures similar to Earth's today.

China's Chang'e 5 Moon Probe Makes Orbital Correction As It Returns Back to Earth

12.14.2020 07:30 AM

Chang’e 5 completes first of two changes in orbit that will allow it to break free from the moon’s gravity.

Virgin Galactic Is Launching Its First Crewed Flight This Weekend

12.12.2020 06:00 AM

Virgin Galactic is set to embark on a new milestone as it prepares to launch its very first crewed flight on Saturday, December 12.

NASA Announces Top 18 Astronauts for Moon Mission

12.11.2020 13:00 PM

NASA officially introduced 18 explorers who would engage in the latest manned lunar mission of the U.S. space agency.

SpaceX Wins $886 Million Contract to Provide High-Speed Internet to Rural America

12.11.2020 11:00 AM

Starlink satellites will beam internet to more than 600,000 locations across 35 states under the FCC's program.