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Archive for November 15th, 2024

‘Silo’ returns for season 2 on Apple TV+: What’s in store for Juliette and the Silo 18 survivors?

November 15th, 2024 by

Apple TV+’s “Silo” Season 2 launches on Nov. 15 and we’ve got everything you need to catch up with Season 1.

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Humanoid robot may fly on China’s Chang’e 8 moon mission in 2028

November 15th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 8 mission to test resource technologies at the moon’s south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile’s huge BlueBird smartphone satellites

November 15th, 2024 by

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

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Watch November full moon rise today in free livestream

November 15th, 2024 by

Don’t miss the Beaver Moon! The last supermoon of the year.

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The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Are ‘shooting stars’ in the forecast for 2024?

November 15th, 2024 by

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year’s Leonids difficult.

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Aurora activity is just getting started. Here’s why the best northern lights are yet to come.

November 15th, 2024 by

Mark your diaries for the 2026/27 aurora season could be a big one!

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Did NASA’s Viking landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Why one scientist thinks so

November 15th, 2024 by

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a scientist who thinks NASA’s Viking landers could have inadvertently destroyed the life they were searching for. In this Q&A, we ask why.

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SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)

November 15th, 2024 by

SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle’s sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 18).

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