…lunar ambitions. The company said in a statement it would “pause New Shepard flights for no less than two years” in order to “further accelerate development of the company’s human…
…as the acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program. SOMD’s programs and activities include the Commercial Crew Program, the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Program, the Human Research Program, […]…
…communications and broadband service — and for tracking weather. The pace is intensifying as companies race to expand global communications networks, raising alarms at some […] The post Spectrum showdown…
Step back in time to the thrilling dawn of the space age with our complete 1960-1969 rocket launch schedule. This meticulously compiled guide allows you to explore every pivotal mission,…
Dive into the new millennium of spaceflight with our complete 2000-2009 Rocket Launch Schedule. This comprehensive guide details every mission from a decade defined by the rapid assembly of the…
…you are tracking a specific mission anniversary or honoring the pioneers of the Final Frontier, our comprehensive daily guide connects you with the cosmic events that happened on this very…
…the observable universe. In light, the farthest we can see comes from the cosmic microwave background, a time 13.8 billion years ago when the universe was opaque like thick fog….
Copyright: Dheera Venkatraman Stars come in bunches. The most famous bunch of stars on the sky is the Pleiades, a bright cluster that can be easily seen with the unaided…
…satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. Launch Location Launch site: Space Launch Complex 4E – Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Vandenberg Space Force Base…
…image of a distant galaxy into a complete circle. To create a complete Einstein ring there must be perfect alignment of the nearby galaxy’s center and part of the background…
Copyright: If you watch long enough, a comet will appear. Before then, you will see our Solar System from inside the orbit of Mercury as recorded by NASA’s Parker Solar…
Copyright: Jiang Wu Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups. The four prominent…
…In this two-star system, gravity causes the larger and fluffier star to give up mass to a smaller and denser white dwarf companion. Eventually the white dwarf’s near-surface temperature goes…
…because it also appears that you are looking down the axis of a helix. In actuality, it is now understood to have a surprisingly complex geometry, including radial filaments and…
…entry into Earth’s atmosphere. These grains were shed from Comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids result from the annual crossing of the Earth through Comet Swift-Tuttle’s orbit, and are typically the most…
