NEW YORK – Get ready for a double heavenly gift. The first full moon of the fall season will reach its maximum illumination in the night sky this weekend, and skywatchers will also have the opportunity to spot Saturn. The moon will be at its brightest at 10:49 a.m. MDT on Saturday, but the best … Read more
A spacecraft that was launched in July on a mission to rescue a decaying NASA space observatory fell back to Earth on Friday, concluding a failed mission that will be followed by the telescope’s disappearance within several weeks. Link, billed as “America’s first commercial space robot,” lifted off July 3 from Kwajalein Atoll in the … Read more
Get ready for a heavenly double pleasure. The first full moon of the fall season will reach its maximum illumination in the night sky this weekend, and skywatchers will also have the opportunity to spot Saturn. The moon will be at its brightest at 12:49 p.m. ET on Saturday, but the best time to see … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, along with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to raise awareness and education on key sustainability issues and inspire positive action. If the sight of a spider already gives you goosebumps, … Read more
Tesla will open its dedicated Semi factory in Sparks, Nevada, this afternoon, but drone footage has already begun to show who is expected at the delivery stage. Zanegler, a drone operator who regularly documents Tesla Semi operations in Nevada, filmed a row of next-generation Semi units parked outside the plant with customer branding applied. Liveries … Read more
Astronomers have discovered the Milky Way’s first microblazar, a black hole-powered particle accelerator that shoots jets of plasma at near-light speeds toward Earth. The system known as IRAS 18293-0941 is located about 12,00 light years away and consists of a black hole that is fed by material extracted from a massive companion star, which it … Read more
Starship just cleared a major hurdle ahead of its first orbital flight. SpaceX announced this afternoon (September 24) that it has completed a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) for the next flight of Starship, the massive, fully reusable rocket it is developing to help humanity settle on the Moon and Mars. During a WDR, mission teams … Read more
The oceans are filled with all kinds of wonders and horrors alike. And don’t worry, scientists are still discovering new species of life that fit into the latter camp. Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada have been exploring the waters of the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest. In a recent study, … Read more
In case you’re feeling the void of Moon missions, empty since the return of the Artemis II astronauts from their trip around the far side of the Moon six months ago, NASA has you covered. The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched Artemis II on April 1, carrying a crew of four on the … Read more
SpaceX’s Starship is on the cusp of a major milestone as the company prepares to send the megarocket into orbit for the first time. The launch window will open at 8:15 a.m. ET on Monday, September 28 and will remain open for 75 minutes. Yesterday, SpaceX shared photos of Starship fully stacked on the Starbase … Read more