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Elon Musk Outlines the Next Few Weeks of Starship Tests
According to recent statements and images from their facilities, SpaceX is making progress and will have big news for us…
Bright Fireball Explodes Over Ontario, Meteorite Fragments Might Have Reached the Ground
A meteorite recently was spotted in the Great Lakes region and could have left fragments in the area around Bancroft,…
Rock Almost Rolled Into This Crater on the Moon… Almost
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently spotted a boulder that had rolled downhill inside the Antoniadi crater, very nearly landing in…
All Life on Earth is Made up of the Same 20 Amino Acids. Scientist Now Think They Know Why
A new study has shown that the building blocks of life (amino acids) may have come together more easily than…
Messier 91 – the NGC 4548 Barred Spiral Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, about 63 million light-years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 91.
As Meteorites Slice Through the Atmosphere, They’re Sculpted Into Cones
A new study reveals why many meteors, when they enter Earth's atmosphere, become cone-shaped as they heat up.
Thanks to Gaia, we Now Know Exactly How Big Europa is
The ESA's Gaia mission recently allowed astronomers to catch a glimpse of Europa as it passed in front of a…
Big News! SpaceX’s Starhopper Test Vehicle Completes First Free Flight!
Last night, after multiple delays, SpaceX's Starhopper test vehicle has completed its first untethered test flight.
First Free Flight of SpaceX’s Starhopper Aborted After Engine Fire
SpaceX was forced to abort its first free flight test of the Starhopper yesterday (and again today) due to fires…
China’s Tiangong 2 was Destroyed Last Week, Burning up in the Atmosphere Over the South Pacific Ocean
China recently successfully conducted a controlled deorbit of its second orbital laboratory, Tiangong-2.