China's Shenzhou 15 capsule lands safely with 3 Tiangong space station astronauts (video)

China’s Shenzhou 15 astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth and safe weekend landing after completing a six-month mission to the country’s space station. Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu touched down in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site at 6:33 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 3, (2233…

UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission

The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission. The post UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission appeared first on .

Watch SpaceX launch 22 Starlink 'V2 mini' satellites early Sunday

SpaceX is set to launch a new batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (June 4). A Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 of SpaceX’s new “V2 Mini” internet satellites for its Starlink communications constellation Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 5:56 a.m. EDT…

See the Full Strawberry Moon of June share the sky with Mars and a half Venus tonight

June’s full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, rises tonight (June 3) and will flaunt its glory throughout the weekend. Skywatchers in New York City will see the moon fully illuminated by the sun tonight at 11:42 p.m. ET (0342 GMT on June 4). It will be visible all night in the constellation Scorpius…

Watch SpaceX launch Dragon cargo mission to space station today

SpaceX will launch its 28th cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA today (June 3), and you can watch the action live. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the orbiting lab today at 12:35 p.m. EDT (1635 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…

China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts set to return to Earth tonight

Three astronauts are all set to return to Earth after half a year aboard China’s space station. Shenzhou 15 mission commander Fei Junlong and crewmates Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu have been aboard the Tiangong space station since November last year.  The trio welcomed the incoming Shenzhou 16 crew to Tiangong on Monday (May 29),…

Fixed-price satellite contracts earn high grades in Space Force report card

Military satellites acquired under fixed-price contracts get high praise in a report submitted to Congress by the Department of the Air Force. The post Fixed-price satellite contracts earn high grades in Space Force report card appeared first on .

Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth $80.3 million to conduct communications experiments using multiple commercial space internet services. The post Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments appeared first on .

Ice clouds high in Earth's atmosphere could help predict climate change. NASA wants a closer look

An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer (PolSIR) is an instrument designed to study ice clouds that form high above tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. A pair these relatively low-cost sensors will be mounted on two small…

This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to land a tiny mobile phone-sized satellite on an asteroid to measure its gravity. ESA has completed vacuum and vibration tests for its Gravimeter for Small Solar System Objects (GRASS) asteroid probe. GRASS is designed to measure surface gravity on the Dimorphos asteroid, which NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with…

Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space

If “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” had you thirsting for more micro-miniature adventures, Marvel Comics has just the ticket to an ultra tiny universe with a comprehensive volume collecting years worth of its “Micronauts” comic books.  Mego’s original line of “Micronauts” toys produced in the late 1970s was a revelation in a post-“Star Wars: A…

Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat

The European Space Agency (ESA) celebrated its first Mars probe’s 20th launch anniversary in style. ESA held the first-ever “livestream from Mars” today (June 2), beaming home photos from its Mars Express orbiter in real time — or as close to real time as it’s possible to get, given that the Red Planet is currently about…

UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is no stranger to the skies. Kelly, a four-time spaceflyer, one-time space shuttle pilot and three-time International Space Station commander, was a participant in the first public meeting of the NASA study group formed to examine data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), a new term for sightings of objects…

Mysterious cosmic threads are reaching out from the Milky Way's monster black hole

The Milky Way is full of cosmic threads reaching out from the supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s center. Hundreds of filaments of gas, each 5–10 light-years in length, line the galactic center and radiate outward along the plane of the galaxy like spokes on a bicycle wheel with our galaxy’s black hole at the…

Spain signs the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

Spain has joined the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Diana Morant, Spain’s science and innovation minister, participated in a ceremony to mark the signing at Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Tuesday (May 30). Spain became the 25th country to sign up, following recent signatories the Czech Republic in early May and Nigeria and…

Space-Comm Expo 2023 – Where Space Does Business

Experts and innovators from across the space sector supply chain are convening at Space-Comm Expo, taking place 7-8 June 2023 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. Brought to the […] The post Space-Comm Expo 2023 – Where Space Does Business appeared first on .

Zendure Superbase Pro Power Station Review

We were impressed with the SuperTank Pro power bank from Zendure, so we couldn’t wait to get our hands on this massive-capacity power station. If the quality and functionality of the power bank were anything to go by, we were in for a treat. While we don’t yet have a standalone power station buying guide,…

Mickey Mouse celebrates the Space Age as astronaut on Disney100 Citizen watch

Mickey Mouse has landed on the “face” of the moon. The face, that is, of a wristwatch created to pay homage to The Walt Disney Company and when its 100-year history intersected with the height of the space race. Citizen’s new “Mickey Astronaut” timepiece features the iconic cartoon mouse as he takes on the role…

See Mars buzz the dense stars of the Beehive Cluster tonight

Mars is sweeping right into the middle of a starry cosmic beehive that outshines its dim constellation of Cancer, the Crab tonight. The Beehive Cluster (referred to officially as Messier 44 or M44), is a swarm of at least 1,000 loosely bound stars about 600 light-years from Earth. This cluster will receive a visit from…

Meta reveals the new Quest 3 VR headset with a $499.99 price tag

Meta has revealed that the Quest 3 is to be their newest VR headset and we’ll know more about the plans for it in September.  The announcement came via an Instagram post from their co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Meta has also revealed that the 128GB model of the next generation of VR headset will cost $499.99…