Space Exploration Launches & Spacecraft Where will we be in space in 2049? A look at spaceflight over the next 25 years News By Mike Wall published July 19, 2024 Will we finally have a base on Mars — or perhaps even a city? Comments (3) When you purchase through links on our...
In new research from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University, scientists found that the most powerful scale of eruption — which emits a mind-boggling amount of material into the atmosphere — would probably not plunge Earth into a deep, cold volcanic winter....
The House CJS hearing on NASA is just one of five space-related hearings this week — one on Tuesday and four (including NASA’s) on Wednesday. All the others are on DOD programs. On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing on the FY2025 request for the...
The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday about NASA’s science budget, which was hit pretty hard in the final FY2024 appropriations and the FY2025 request in order to stay within the budget caps imposed by the Fiscal...
You can see more about the full moons of 2024, in Space.com's Full Moon Calendar. Our night sky guide has a list of events for skywatching this month. Bibliography SkyCal - SkyEvents Calendar, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Centerhttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SKYCAL/SKYCAL.html What's Up -...
Thesixth test flighttook place in November 2024, but it would fail to live up to the high standards of IFT-5. While Starship itself flew all the way to its intended splashdown in the Indian Ocean, SpaceX aborted the booster catch, diverting the first stage to an ocean splashdown. Starship...
Dozens, possibly hundreds, of jets will fly towardsTaiwan's airspace, military drills will be carried out in the Taiwan Strait, and we may even see missiles fired, as has been the case during previous high-tension moments. America: Buckle up for a tumultuous year -US correspondent...
“How the Bizarre Path of Mars Reshaped Astronomy [Kepler’s Laws Part 1]“, Welch Labs, May 8, 2024. See also Part 2. “An ASTROPHYSICIST’S TOP 5 space news stories of 2024“, Becky Smethurst (Dr. Becky), Dec 26, 2024 – covers the Hubble tension as one of the stories. “...
However, he said, ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, which will compete against SpaceX’s Falcon 9, needs to launch soon. The much-delayed heavy-lift rocket is now set to blast off inearly 2024. “We need Vulcan. It’s a couple years late to show up to the party. And...
If 2024 YR4 disappears from view before space agencies can rule out any chance of impact, the space rock will remain on the risk list until it is back in view in June 2028. Current estimates of the asteroid’s orbit suggest it returns to Earth’s vicinity every four...