239ArchStreetLast month, a camera from a telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i’s tallest mountain, captured something eerie:…
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NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success
FoundingFrogNASA says its mission to knock an asteroid off course — a test of planetary defense…
SpinLaunch just catapulted a NASA payload into the sky for the first time
239ArchStreetU.S. startup SpinLaunch — the company that aims to disrupt the rapidly-growing satellite launch industry by…
‘Shiny, sparkly object’ in James Webb space image
JayMak The picture, presented to the world in July by US President Joe Biden, shows a fantastically…
Dimorphos: Nasa flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit
JayMak The American space agency’s Dart probe has smashed into an asteroid, destroying itself in the…
Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA is shoving an asteroid to test planetary defense
FoundingFrogNuclear bombs. That’s the go-to answer for incoming space objects like asteroids and comets, as far…
The largest commercial communications array ever has just launched. Expect to see it – it’s huge and bright
239ArchStreetOn the weekend SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a giant satellite into space. Called BlueWalker 3,…
High-flying experiment: Do stem cells grow better in space?
FoundingFrogResearcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether…
Goodbye, space junk! Chinese engineers successfully use ‘drag sail’ technology
239ArchStreetDid you know that up to date, some 8,950 satellites have been launched into orbit? Based…
ISS and China’s space station photobomb image of 4 planets aligned in the sky
239ArchStreetR&I ~ MJM … Masi knew the ISS and Tianhe were also crossing the sky within…