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5000 Comets Discovered Using Space-Based Sun Observatory
The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted in SOHO images on March 25, 2024. Full ...
Today16d
Utica Comets hockey team general manager trades his own son
The next family dinner at the MacKinnon house might be awkward. The Utica Comets, a minor league team affiliated with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, announced March 13 they traded defenseman Will ...
The New York Times18d
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
Go SpaceX. Go SPHEREx, Go PUNCH. SPHEREx and PUNCH on their way to map out our universe like never before and revolutionize space weather forecasting. SPHEREx is drifting away from Falcon 9’s ...
Ars Technica20d
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new leader of Relativity Space
Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has taken a controlling interest in the Long Beach, California-based Relativity Space. The New York Times first reported the change becoming official ...
Space.com23d
NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will need to wait a little longer before heading to space. After delaying the launch of these missions five times — they were originally slated to take to the ...
Business Insider23d
SpaceX's Starship lost control, spun wildly, and exploded just as it reached space
SpaceX's Starship spun out of control and fell out of contact just as it reached space on Thursday. Starship was supposed to deploy mock Starlink satellites and test its structural limits during ...
Space.com23d
Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' with return to Earth after 434 days in orbit (photos)
"The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operations in a safe and responsible manner." The U.S ...
Digital Trends24d
SpaceX’s Starship rocket blasts off in 8th test — watch the highlights here
SpaceX has successfully launched the massive Starship rocket for the eighth time, and also landed the first-stage Super Heavy booster. But in a repeat of its last flight test in January, SpaceX ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation26d
Stranded US astronauts expected to return home after nine months in space
Two NASA astronauts are expected to come home this month after being stranded in space since June. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, but their ...
OPB26d
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space Station next week before they can check out later this month. They’ll be joined on their ...
Wired27d
A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time
“This incredible achievement demonstrates how NASA and US companies are leading the way in space exploration for the benefit of all,” Janet Petro, NASA’s acting administrator, said in a stat ...