Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

Archive for September 20th, 2024

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)

September 20th, 2024 by

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Everything we know about ‘Mickey 17’

September 20th, 2024 by

Bong Joon-ho’s next movie, starring Robert Pattinson, is a return to sci-fi that’s both dramatic and darkly comedic. Get ready for Mickey 17.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Exoplanets may be hiding behind the ‘Neptunian ridge’

September 20th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a hidden feature in exoplanet distribution that could explain the absence of so-called “hot-Neptunes” close to their stars.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Who is Knull? An introduction to ‘Venom: The Last Dance’s big Marvel villain

September 20th, 2024 by

The third Venom movie is almost here, and its latest trailer has unveiled the villain in the shadows: Knull, the King in Black.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Black hole ‘bullets’ fired at Mars could reveal more about dark matter

September 20th, 2024 by

Tiny black hole “bullets” left over from the Big Bang could be passing through Mars at speeds in excess of 7,000 times the speed of sound, causing the Red Planet to “wobble.”

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Europe’s Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022

September 20th, 2024 by

Europe’s Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA’s DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this weekend

September 20th, 2024 by

During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers will be able to watch a waning gibbous moon cross in front of probably the most popular of all the star clusters in the sky: the Pleiades.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

SpaceX blasts proposed FAA fines in complaint letter to Congress

September 20th, 2024 by

SpaceX has sent a letter to high-ranking Senate and House committee members contesting the $630,000 fine proposed by the FAA for alleged launch violations.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »