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SpaceX's Starship SN1 prototype appears to burst during pressure test

SpaceX's new Starship prototype appeared to burst during a pressure test late Friday (Feb. 28), rupturing under the glare of flood lights and mist at the company's south Texas facility. The Starship SN1 prototype, which SpaceX moved to a launchpad near its ...

Astra to loft 1st mission for DARPA Launch Challenge today: Here's how to watch live

The formerly stealthy startup Astra aims to win $2 million with its first-ever orbital launch today (Feb. 29), and you can watch the liftoff live. Astra's Rocket 3.0 is scheduled to lift off today from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak Island, Alaska, during a ...

Foul weather delays Astra's 1st DARPA Launch Challenge liftoff in Alaska

Mother Nature has interfered again with a potentially prize-winning launch. Spaceflight startup Astra had aimed to launch its first-ever orbital mission today (Feb. 29), from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island. But bad weather ...

SpaceX Targeting March 6 for Launch of its 20th Resupply Mission to International Space Station

SpaceX's Dragon lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the International Space Station.

One Earth-like Planet Among 17 New Planet Candidates Discovered by a Student

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel

Among the objects spotted, one particular planet candidate has been gathering the eyeballs. The candidate, named KIC-7340288 b, is one and a half times Earth in size, has a rocky surface and falls under the habitable 'Goldilocks Zone'. Goldilocks Zone is a ...

Biologists Discover SHOCKING Jellyfish Trait to Frogs and Salamanders Through UV Light!

Tech Times

Tech Times

We all know how amphibians can look disgusting. With its weird, slimy, and ugly appearances, these animals-- most of the time-- are not the usual cup of tea for most people. However, scientists from Minnesota, revealed that these slimy amphibians have a ...

Freeman Dyson, physicist who wrestled with moral questions, dies

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle

Freeman Dyson, a mathematical prodigy who left his mark on subatomic physics before turning to messier subjects like Earth's environmental future and the morality of war, died Friday at a hospital near Princeton, N.J. He was 96. His daughter Mia Dyson ...

THIS WEEK @NASA: Artemis Generation Astronauts Train, Critical Safety Test for Orion

ABOVE VIDEO: Remembering a NASA pioneer, how Artemis Generation astronauts train, and a critical safety test for Orion … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Remembering Legendary Mathematician Katherine Johnson. Legendary ...

Boeing didn't conduct end-to-end tests on Starliner before its failed flight

Engadget

Engadget

Boeing Starliner's first unmanned flight failed in December, because the aerospace giant divided its tests in small chunks instead of conducting longer tests that simulate the whole process from launch to docking. Starliner program manager John Mulholland ...

Space Photos of the Week: Venus Is the Spacecraft-Killer

WIRED

WIRED

It's a star! It's a UFO! Nope it's probably Venus. If you've ever gone outside for a late walk and spotted a big gorgeous bright "star" in the sky, it's likely that you were looking at Venus. The planet is named after the Roman goddess of love, and NASA is giving ...