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Europe's Philae comet lander made a 2nd touchdown in a weird place: 'Skull-Top Ridge'

Scientists have found the second place where a bouncing European lander touched down on a comet six years ago — a discovery that's shedding considerable light on the icy wanderer's composition. The Philae lander, part of the European Space Agency's ...

SpaceX is replacing 2 rocket engines for its next astronaut launch for NASA

The astronauts for SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo with their Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Sunita Williams and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi ...

Rocket Lab launches 10 Earth-observation satellites into orbit

Ten new Earth-observation satellites are now winging their way to orbit. The satellites lifted off today (Oct. 28) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster, which launched from the company's New Zealand pad at 5:21 p.m. EDT (2121 GMT; 10:21 a.m. on Oct. 29 local ...

China chooses landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover

Science Times

China has apparently chosen a primary landing site for its Tianwen-1 Mars rover ahead of the spacecraft's arrival at the Red Planet in February 2021. Advertisement. Tianwen-1, consisting of an orbiter and a lander-rover duo, is currently on its way to Mars ...

In 'Opportunity' music video, Foxanne imagines a dying Mars rover's cry for help

If NASA's long-silent Opportunity rover could phone home one last time to sing a sweet, sentimental song to its Earthly overlords from its dusty grave on the Red Planet, it might go a little something like this. In a music video for her new single "Opportunity," ...

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is halfway to the Red Planet

The Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, which launched on July 30, has now traveled 146 million miles (235 million kilometers) in deep space — half of the total required to reach the Red Planet, mission team members announced Tuesday (Oct. 27).

Hurricane Zeta spotted from the International Space Station (video)

As Hurricane Zeta churned toward the northern Gulf Coast today (Oct. 28), the International Space Station captured some incredible views of the massive storm from orbit. The space station passed over Zeta just before 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) as its external ...

Unusual molecule found in atmosphere on Saturn's moon Titan

(CNN) Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only moon in our solar system that has a thick atmosphere. It's four times denser than Earth's. And now, scientists have discovered a molecule in it that has never been found in any other atmosphere. The particle is ...

SpaceX swapping out a pair of rocket engines weeks ahead of next astronaut launch

Washington Post

Washington Post

SpaceX said Wednesday that it is swapping out two engines on the rocket scheduled to fly a cadre of astronauts to the International Space Station next month after clogged valves caused a last-second abort on a different Falcon 9 rocket earlier in October.

Juno mission observes 'sprites' dancing in Jupiter's atmosphere

(CNN) Blue sprites and elves have been detected twirling in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter by NASA's Juno mission. While it may sound like something out of a fantasy novel, sprites and elves are actually two types of quick, bright flashes of light, or transient ...