"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

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SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launch from Florida

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 8:30am
Liftoff occurred at 7:49 a.m. EDT on Sunday (Aug. 31).
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launch from Florida

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 8:30am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink broadband internet satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Try to spot a rare Aurigid meteor as the shower peaks overnight on Aug. 31

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 8:00am
The Aurigid meteor shower hails from debris of the comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which last visited the inner solar system 2,000 years ago.
Categories: Astronomy

ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter's icy moons

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 7:00am
The spacecraft should reach the Jupiter system in July 2031.
Categories: Astronomy

ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter's icy moons

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 7:00am
Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer probe completed its Venus flyby on Aug. 31, keeping it on track to reach the Jovian system in July 2031.
Categories: Astronomy

One week until the blood moon total lunar eclipse lights up September's sky

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 5:00am
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Sept. 7-8, creating a spectacular blood moon effect.
Categories: Astronomy

Aurora alert! Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show

Space.com - Sun, 08/31/2025 - 4:43am
A pair of solar eruptions may combine into a powerful "cannibal CME," boosting chances for dazzling auroras over Labor Day.
Categories: Astronomy

New 'Jump Space' trailer blasts off with intense interstellar action ahead of September launch (video)

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 11:00am
Leap into the killer cosmic combat for Keepsake Games' retitled first-person PvE shooter
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI in Space

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 9:35am
On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to talk about crew interactions and trust with AI using computers.
Categories: Astronomy

Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 9:00am
In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.
Categories: Astronomy

Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 8:00am
The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 7:00am
The change comes just in time for Labor Day.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 7:00am
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.
Categories: Astronomy

See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the grasp of a celestial scorpion tonight

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 5:00am
The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 12:30am
It was the 107th Falcon 9 mission of the year.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

Space.com - Sat, 08/30/2025 - 12:30am
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 4:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
Categories: Astronomy

Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 3:41pm
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.
Categories: Astronomy

Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 2:46pm
"Today marks an extraordinary milestone, not just for Rocket Lab, but for the future of space access in America."
Categories: Astronomy

Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 2:46pm
Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.
Categories: Astronomy