Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) , a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th […]
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Scientists use NASA data to predict solar corona before Eclipse
Our Sun, like many stars, is adorned with a crown. It’s called a corona (Latin for “crown” or “wreath”) and consists of long, thread-like strands of plasma billowing out from […]
Rocket Lab’s upcomig Electron mission is to deploy an Earth-Imaging satellite for Synspective
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider of launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch is a dedicated mission for Synspective, a […]
Hubble views a massive star forming
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity. It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky […]
SwRI scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time
Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) — a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR — Southwest Research Institute scientists have […]
UPDATE 3: SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite with new capabilities to study climate, ocean and atmosphere
UPDATE 3: Thursday, February 8 at 1:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
UPDATE 2: PACE launch delay again as weather creates stand down
UPDATE 2: NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Wednesday, February 7, launch of the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to ground winds preventing prelaunch […]
SpaceX is ready to keep pace despite weather and launch NASA’s PACE mission
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, February 7 at 1:33 a.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space […]
Hubble views a galactic supernova site
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space […]
UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche mission to study a strange metallic asteroid
UPDATE 2: On Friday, October 13 at 10:19 a.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche mission to an interplanetary transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center […]