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Boeing and NASA say the Starliner capsule, which will eventually carry astronauts to the International Space Station, is finally ready for a test flight. This test is scheduled for May 19, hoping tha… [+2350 chars]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now experiencing all seasonsfrom hot to coldas it undergoes the thermal stability test. Meanwhile, activities are underway for the final phase of commissioning: d… [+5853 chars]
China's LinkSpace plans to send a rocket into space and land it safely in late 2022, three years after the startup's last major test. The company announced Thursday (May 5) that it had carried out a… [+3603 chars]
Physicists sometimes come up with crazy stories that sound like science fiction. Some turn out to be true, like how the curvature of space and time described by Einstein was eventually borne out by a… [+9691 chars]
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California has uncovered another gem of the deep with video of a rare highfin dragonfish (Bathophilus flemingi), a toothy predator known for its huntin… [+1635 chars]
One of the spring’s busiest meteor showers, called the Eta Aquarids, peaks this weekend. To catch the “falling stars,” just go out and look at the southern night sky. The Eta Aquarids reached their… [+2268 chars]
A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analyzed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting… [+7511 chars]
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Japanese Lantern Effect; Larry Johnson, CC license Night sky fans, on May 15-16 look up to see the blood-red spectacle that is a total lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon slips… [+1653 chars]
April marked Expedition 67’s first full month aboard the International Space Station, with the outpost’s crew receiving visitors in the form of the Axiom-1 mission before Crew Dragon Freedom arrived … [+11993 chars]
International Astronomy Day is observed two times a year. While one is celebrated in Spring and the other one is in Autumn. International Astronomy Day is observed two times a year. While one is ce… [+1941 chars]
