Satellite News

On Episode 121 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq discuss a star about to go nova with astrophysicist Carlos Badenes.

As Earth’s orbit intersects with those of two comets this month, stargazers will have a chance to view spectacular double meteor showers.

Lego is recruiting new members for its “mission crew,” issuing rocket builders with an exclusive mission patch at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. The toy company has launched “Space Station 8R1CK5.”

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth’s spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity’s future.

The dome enclosing the world’s largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is taking shape with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror.

NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth.

SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

A solar flare on July 23 was even bigger than a previous one that triggered May’s global aurora storm, but this one was facing away from Earth on the far side of the sun.