Category: #Space
China makes history with successful Mars landing
A Chinese lander carrying a rover successfully touched down on Mars for the first time, state media reports. Why it matters: This is the first…
China is about to attempt a highly ambitious landing on Mars
Enlarge / Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2020, shows the model of China’s first Mars probe Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover at the Zhejiang International…
Congress fires warning shot at NASA after SpaceX Moon lander award
Enlarge / Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens to former US Sen. Bill Nelson, President Biden’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA,…
SpaceX will launch a Dogecoin-funded Moon satellite
SpaceX has agreed to launch a Moon satellite funded entirely by Dogecoin in early 2022. Source: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-dogecoin-moon-satellite-mission-200850331.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it…
The first flight unit comprised of Space Force Guardians has completed basic training
The first flight comprised entirely of US Space Force Guardians recently graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training. Source: https://www.engadget.com/space-force-guardians-training-095041393.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
NASA Admin Scolds China After Out-of-Control Rocket Lands in Indian Ocean
After days of fretting over when and where an out-of-control Chinese rocket would land as it fell back to Earth, China announced early Sunday that…
Not Everyone Is Getting Great Service With Starlink
New Starlink data out today shows where in the U.S. Elon Musk’s ambitious satellite internet service is exceeding expectations—and where it’s falling short. Read more……
U.S. Military Doesn’t Know Where Chinese Space Debris Might Land
The U.S. military is tracking an enormous piece of Chinese space debris which is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere sometime around May 8, according…
NASA solar probe grazes a Venus mystery on its slingshot to the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe may be focused on the Sun, but that doesn’t mean the space agency’s scientists are going to give up on an…
100-Foot-Tall Booster From Chinese Rocket Will Likely Make an Uncontrolled Reentry
Following yesterday’s launch, the core stage of China’s Long March 5B rocket inadvertently went into low Earth orbit. The booster—now spinning out of control—is poised…
China launches core module of its PERMANENT space station into orbit (VIDEOS)
Beijing has embarked on an 18-month project to build its first ever permanent space station, launching a key module into low earth orbit, state media…
An Asteroid Impact Simulation Is Currently Underway—and It’s Absolutely Terrifying
A fictitious asteroid is headed our way, and a group of real experts is currently doing their best to deal with the grim situation. The…
China is building its own Hubble-like space telescope with a 2.5-billion pixel camera
Commonly known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), Xuntian (Heavenly Cruiser) is readying to become China’s first major telescope in space. Unlike previous space…
This Newly-Detected “Unicorn” Black Hole Is Super Close to Earth
Scientists have discovered yet another black hole in our universe, but this one is just 1,500 light-years away from Earth, nicknamed “the Unicorn” black hole….
Mars helicopter had successful first flight!
Ingenuity—the small helicopter delivered to Mars by the Perseverance rover—has successfully taken its first flight on the Red Planet! he distance between Earth and Mars…
SpaceX reportedly wins NASA’s Artemis lunar lander contract
Elon Musk’s company will take astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972, according to the ‘Washington Post’ Source: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-nasa-artemis-lunar-lander-contract-report-184448656.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
NASA just approved the SpaceX Crew-2 launch: Date and Details
NASA has given the green-light for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to launch in a week’s time, it’s been confirmed, with four astronauts after headed out…
The Secret Jewish Space Laser Corps has awesome swag
Now that toxic Anon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spilled the secret that Jewish Space Lasers started the wildfires, the Secret Jewish Space Laser Corps has…
NASA developed a new method of predicting volcanic eruptions using satellites
It’s notoriously difficult to predict volcanic corruptions. There are often signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the future, including an increase in…
NASA’s Ingenuity team has a software solution to fix the helicopter
Not long ago, we mentioned that NASA ran into a problem when it began to run a test of the Ingenuity Helicopter on the surface…
Well Here’s Something You Don’t See Every Day
We’re used to seeing stark images of rovers all alone on the Red Planet, but Perseverance brought a friend. NASA has just released a stunning…
NASA Lucy spacecraft solar panel deployment test goes off without a hitch
NASA is currently working on a spacecraft called Lucy and has announced that it has successfully completed a solar panel deployment test. Lucy has completed…
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