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Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 10:00am
The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.
Categories: Astronomy

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 9:01am
A review of Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."
Categories: Astronomy

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 8:00am
The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian microbes might pose to our biosphere continues to be a topic of concern.
Categories: Astronomy

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 6:00am
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any 'shooting stars' this year.
Categories: Astronomy

Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 5:00pm
Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company's first-ever rocket reflight.
Categories: Astronomy

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 4:00pm
The Transformers are returning to cinemas in 2024 with their first animated movie in nearly 40 years. This is the beginning of Cybertron's end.
Categories: Astronomy

China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 3:00pm
CMSA said Shenzhou 18 will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. However, airspace closure notices indicate launch is currently set for around 9:00 a.m. EDT on April 25 (1300 GMT, or 9:00 p.m. Beijing time).
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on company's 40th mission of 2024 (video)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 1:59pm
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), sending yet another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward.
Categories: Astronomy

Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00pm
The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.
Categories: Astronomy

Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00pm
An exclusive interview with Zack Snyder about "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."
Categories: Astronomy

Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 11:00am
Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991.
Categories: Astronomy

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is heading for the sun. Will it survive?

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:30am
'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is hurtling toward the sun where it will make its closest approach on April 21. We take a look at whether this celestial vagabond will survive.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 4 uses time travel to remember the past 5 seasons

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:00am
Tragically, in an attempt to make the actual plot work, we're drowned in absurd amounts of technobabble. Once you get past that, it's actually all right.
Categories: Astronomy

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 9:00am
Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.
Categories: Astronomy

Alt-space history series 'For All Mankind' gets 5th season, new 'Star City' spinoff

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 8:00am
Apple TV+ is headed back to the past, and the future, with a fifth season of "For All Mankind" and new spinoff "Star City." Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi are returning to lead both.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA greenlights 2028 launch for epic Dragonfly mission to Saturn's huge moon Titan

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 8:00am
The Dragonfly mission is set to launch in July 2028 on a six-year journey to Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 6:00am
NASA is still studying the performance of the Orion capsule's heat shield during its reentry to Earth's atmosphere at the end of the Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022.
Categories: Astronomy

Sweden becomes 38th country to sign NASA's Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 6:00pm
Sweden is the latest nation to sign onto NASA's Artemis Accords on April 16, following Switzerland's signing earlier this week.
Categories: Astronomy

Ingenuity team says goodbye to pioneering Mars helicopter

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 5:00pm
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter team met one last time on Tuesday (April 16) to oversee a transmission from the little rotorcraft.
Categories: Astronomy

Boom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 4:00pm
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 experimental jet has been cleared for supersonic flight by the FAA.
Categories: Astronomy