Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

 

World’s 1st ‘hacking sandbox’ satellite and more to ride on SpaceX’s next NASA cargo launch

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 17:12

SpaceX’s 28th cargo mission (CRS-28) is poised to launch new science experiments and provisions to the International Space Station on Saturday (June 3).

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Watch Mars livestream from European Red Planet orbiter today

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 17:12

The European Space Agency will livestream imagery from its Mars Express probe in near-real time today (June 2) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the orbiter’s launch.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 10:11

“It is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water…” Those words, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, are part of an ode flying on NASA’s Europa Clipper.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA indefinitely over parachute, wiring safety issues

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 08:12

Boeing is standing down for the first-ever crewed launch of its Starliner capsule for NASA due to safety issues with the spacecraft’s parachutes and wiring.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

NASA’s Kepler telescope discovered 2 mini-Neptune exoplanets just before dying

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 03:11

Astronomers discovered two mini-Neptunes and a third potential exoplanet in the final data sent home by NASA’s Kepler space telescope just before it was decommissioned in late 2018.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Dark Sky Utah: A complete guide to astro-travel in America’s darkest state

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 01:12

How to go stargazing and the best places for astrophotography in the home of the first, the most and the best International Dark Sky Parks in the world.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in super-hot exoplanet’s atmosphere

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 01:12

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted water in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-18 b, which reaches nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,700 degrees Celsius).

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Mars helicopter Ingenuity went silent for ‘agonizing’ 6 days in April

Submit on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 00:11

NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity didn’t check in with its handlers for nearly a week this spring, and communications could continue to be spotty for a while yet.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Satellite News
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.