Satellite News

SpaceX plans to launch two orbital missions less than nine hours apart on Friday (Feb. 17), and you can watch the back-to-back action live.

Lance Bass almost made it to the International Space Station in 2002. Twenty years later, the NSYNC star told Space.com, he still wants to visit the orbiting complex to do science.

Japan’s powerful new H3 rocket aborted its first-ever launch attempt on Thursday (Feb. 16), remaining on the pad because one of its solid rocket boosters failed to ignite as planned.

The three mysterious objects shot down recently by U.S. fighter jets were likely research or recreation objects lofted by private companies or academic institutions, President Joe Biden said.

Virgin Galactic’s carrier plane VMS Eve conducted a test flight on Wednesday (Feb. 15), taking to the skies for the first time since October 2021.

Black holes may be the origin of dark energy, according to a study by a team of researchers led by the University of Hawaii.

Melba Mouton worked during the era of “Hidden Figures” at NASA. The newly named Mons Mouton overlooks an area that will also be targeted by an ice-hunting rover in 2024 or so.

NASA-developed technology that can remotely detect the tiniest motions of the body caused by basic processes necessary for life will be used by disaster relief teams in earthquake-stricken Turkey.