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Archive for January, 2021

‘The Expanse’ dials the drama up to 11 in season 5, episode 4

January 28th, 2021 by

You couldn’t actually physically pack any more into a single episode than what we see in episode 4 of “The Expanse” season 5.

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A string of planets in our solar system sparkles in photos from 3 different sun probes

January 28th, 2021 by

Turns out sungazing is not the only thing NASA’s solar spacecraft do.

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Mysterious ‘kick’ just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter

January 28th, 2021 by

A mysterious “kick” in the early universe may have produced more matter than antimatter. And that imbalance may have also led to the creation of dark matter, researchers now say.

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Watch live: SpaceX may attempt Starship SN9 launch

January 28th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s Starship SN9 vehicle may attempt its first launch today (Jan. 28). You can see views here, courtesy of NASASpaceflight.com.

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US Mint marks 35 years since Challenger with ‘Teacher in Space’ coin

January 28th, 2021 by

A new U.S. coin honoring Christa McAuliffe, NASA’s first “Teacher in Space,” will help continue her educational mission 35 years after she and her six astronaut crewmates were tragically lost.

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US planetary radar may get a boost from Green Bank Observatory

January 28th, 2021 by

It was serendipity that had scientists already toying with a demonstration of a new planetary radar system just as Earth lost its most powerful such instrument.

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US planetary radar may get a boost from Green Bank Observatory

January 28th, 2021 by

It was serendipity that had scientists already toying with a demonstration of a new planetary radar system just as Earth lost its most powerful such instrument.

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Sirius XM’s newest satellite, SXM-7, has failed in orbit

January 28th, 2021 by

SiriusXM’s newest satellite, SXM-7, has suffered undisclosed failures during in-orbit testing, the company revealed in an SEC filing on Wednesday (Jan. 27).

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