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Amazon's Project Kuiper launches twin satellites from Florida to expand broadband access

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:42:32 -0400

An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday as part of a mission to place thousands of new satellites in low Earth orbit, which would expand global access to broadband.

SpaceX launches another batch of 22 Starlink satellites into space

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:30:43 -0400

SpaceX early Thursday launched a Flacon 9 rocket into space with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites.

NOAA awards $20M to research harmful algal blooms

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 23:56:30 -0400

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced $20.1 million in funding Tuesday to monitor and research harmful algal blooms along U.S. coastal waters and in the Great Lakes.

NASA to begin critical testing of updated engines for future Artemis missions

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:55:49 -0400

NASA will begin the critical testing of updated engines for its Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, starting with turning power levels up to 111%, as the space agency prepares for future Artemis missions to the Moon.

James Webb telescope captures planet-like structures in Orion Nebula

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:40:58 -0400

The European Space Agency released new photos on Monday of the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

SpaceX launches 22 new Starlink satellites into space

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:09:01 -0400

SpaceX continued its record pace of space launches late Friday night as it sent 22 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit from Florida's Canaveral Space Force Station.

Google Doodle marks happiness psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi's 89th birthday

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:07:29 -0400

Friday's Google Doodle celebrates Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, the Hungarian-American psychologist who studied the science of happiness, on his 89th birthday.

Broadcasters should avoid ‘problematic’ shots of alcohol covering sporting events, researchers say

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:03:32 -0400

Broadcasters providing news coverage of sporting events should avoid "problematic" shots of fans drinking alcohol, a team of researchers said Thursday.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after record 371 days in space

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:44:06 -0400

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio emerged from the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, ending his record-setting 371-day space mission.

NASA recovers samples from Bennu asteroid, OSIRIS-REx on to asteroid Apophis

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:59:55 -0400

A 250-gram dust sample from the Bennu asteroid, collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, landed on Earth on Sunday.

FAA proposes rule to reduce space debris as SpaceX launches 22 satellites into orbit

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 09:44:08 -0400

SpaceX launched 22 satellites for its Starlink "constellation" into low-Earth orbit late Saturday night as the Federal Aviation Administration proposed a new rule to reduce space debris from commercial flights.

Astronomers say carbon dioxide on Jupiter's moon Europa likely originated in ocean

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:29:53 -0400

Data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows carbon dioxide on a region of Jupiter's moon Europa, suggesting it potentially could harbor conditions suitable for life.

NASA to live stream asteroid sample's return to Earth this weekend

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:34:57 -0400

NASA has set a schedule for coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to earth. The Origins, Spectral interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIriS-REx) samples capsule i

SpaceX deploys another 22 Starlink satellites

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:13:37 -0400

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit late Tuesday.

'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flight

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:48:20 -0400

A Rocket Lab launch of a next-generation radar satellite for Capella Space from New Zealand on Tuesday experienced an "anomaly" minutes into its flight, ending the mission.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 08:59:21 -0400

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida late Friday.

Soyuz spacecraft carrying 2 Russians, American docks with space station

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:18:40 -0400

Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft.

Previously unknown gene function could be linked to Parkinson's disease, researchers say

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:16:08 -0400

New research indicates that the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease are different than what was previously believed.

2023 saw hottest average summer temperatures ever recorded, NASA says

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:27:00 -0400

NASA said Thursday summer 2023 was Earth's hottest ever recorded, based on records going back to 1880. The summer temperatures this year averaged 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the summers between 1951 and 1980.

NASA appoints director of UAP research to investigate mysterious flying objects

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:12:21 -0400

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Thursday NASA will appoint a director of UAP research to oversee the space agency's probe of the origins of unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly known as UFO's.

NASA approves crew for Axiom's third private mission to space station

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:13:32 -0400

NASA has approved a four-person crew for the third Axiom mission, which is intended to launch no sooner than January 2024.

Invasive red fire ant spotted in Europe for first time, researchers say

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:04:06 -0400

The red imported fire ant, classified as one of the worst and costliest invasive alien species in the world, has been spotted in Europe for the first time, researchers warned Monday.

Telestat, SpaceX announce agreement to launch satellites

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:08:21 -0400

Satellite operator Telestat announced on Monday that it has signed a deal with SpaceX to carry 18 of its Lightspeed satellites into low Earth orbit starting in 2026.

United Launch Alliance launches Atlas V rocket on defense mission

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:25:05 -0400

United Launch Alliance sent its Atlas V rocket into space Sunday morning as part of a joint mission with the U.S. Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office to "improve space domain awareness."

SpaceX successfully launches 22 Starlink satellites

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 11:22:37 -0400

SpaceX has successfully launched a group of 22 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.