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Archive for January, 2024

Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China’s Tianwen-1 probe (photos)

January 11th, 2024 by

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.

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Axiom astronaut Peggy Whitson hangs up her flight suit — on public display

January 11th, 2024 by

The most experienced U.S. astronaut has hung up her flight suit. Peggy Whitson came to Space Center Houston for the reveal of her Axiom Space flight suit as it was placed on public display.

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DWARFLAB Dwarf II smart telescope review

January 11th, 2024 by

The book-sized DWARFLAB Dwarf II is a much more budget-friendly smart telescope than the competition, but does it hold its own against them?

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Doomed Peregrine moon lander snaps another selfie as it zooms away from Earth (photo)

January 11th, 2024 by

Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander snapped another in-space selfie as it cruised away from Earth, toward a date with lunar destiny that it can no longer keep.

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SpaceX targeting February for Starship’s 3rd flight test

January 11th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s massive, reusable Starship rocket made two test flights in 2023, and company representatives now say the third flight test could come as soon as February 2024.

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Hubble Telescope finds surprising source of brightest fast radio burst ever

January 11th, 2024 by

The brightest fast radio burst ever observed flashed from a group of ancient galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope has found, and astronomers are surprised.

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UAE to provide airlock for NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway space station

January 11th, 2024 by

The United Arab Emirates will build an airlock for NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway space station, and will get to send an astronaut to the outpost for the contribution.

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China’s 1st launch of 2024 puts 4 small weather satellites into orbit (video)

January 11th, 2024 by

A Kuaizhou 1A solid rocket launched four Tianmu-1 weather satellites on Jan. 5, on the first of what will be many Chinese missions in 2024.

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