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Archive for December 11th, 2020

National Geographic’s ‘Return to the Moon’ to chronicle NASA’s Artemis astronauts and lunar missions

December 11th, 2020 by

National Geographic has announced an ambitious new show that will chronicle NASA’s attempt to send the next man and first woman to the moon.

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SpaceX to launch new Sirius XM satellite from Florida today. How to watch it live.

December 11th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on its seventh flight Friday (Dec. 11) to deliver the Sirius XM-7 communications satellite into orbit.

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Watch live today! Space Falcon 9 launching Sirius XM-7 satellite

December 11th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on its seventh flight Friday (Dec. 11) to deliver the Sirius XM-7 communications satellite into orbit. Watch it live here.

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On This Day in Space! Dec. 11, 1972: Apollo 17 astronauts land on the moon

December 11th, 2020 by

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to land humans on the moon. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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The Solar Orbiter is watching a new sun weather cycle begin. Scientists are thrilled.

December 11th, 2020 by

Just two weeks after the sun produced its first medium-size flare of the new solar cycle, scientists offered an update on what the newest sun-studying spacecraft has been up to.

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Stargate SG1 comes to Netflix as more information is revealed about a reboot

December 11th, 2020 by

Staff weapons on standby, adjustments made for planetary shift, chevron 7 encoded, open the iris…

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‘Great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn will form a ‘Christmas Star’ on the winter solstice

December 11th, 2020 by

Jupiter and Saturn will have their closest encounter in almost 400 years on the solstice (Dec. 21).

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Powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket launches secret US spy satellite to orbit

December 11th, 2020 by

A Delta IV Heavy launched the heavy NROL-44 spacecraft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Dec. 10).

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