OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid
In case you have been hiding under a rock, the OSIRIS-REx mission has successfully booped the rubble pile asteroid Bennu.
SpaceX just launched 60 new Starlink internet satellites and nailed rocket landing at sea
On Sunday, October 18th at 12:25 UTC, SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
‘Favory’ crew launch to the ISS
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 5:45 UTC, three more humans and one more toilet were sent to space aboard a Soyuz-2.1a from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
New Shepard Mission NS-13 Launches
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at 13:38 UTC, Blue Origin launched a New Shepard rocket from Corn Ranch Spaceport in Texas.
Two Planets Around a Red Dwarf
The new SAINT-EX Observatory in Mexico has detected two exoplanets orbiting the red dwarf TOI-1266.
Mars InSight’s “Mole” Is Out of Sight
We have news from the Mars InSight mission that the mole instrument is finally all the way beneath the surface of Mars.
Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Smaller, Closer Than First Thought
Today’s top story brings back our favorite red giant star, Betelgeuse.
Why Scooping an Asteroid Sample Is Harder Than It Looks
We turn to a little rubble pile in space that is near and dear to our hearts — Bennu. We are only FOUR days away from the upcoming touch and go (TAG) sample collection maneuver, and all the press releases are coming out.
Venus Flyby on the Way to Mercury
BepiColombo is a joint ESA/JAXA mission destined to orbit Mercury. However, to get the orbital mechanics just right for that insertion, the spacecraft has to do a few flybys of Venus.
Pluto’s Mountains Are Snowcapped But Not Like Earth’s
Amazingly, the New Horizons flyby (Hi, Pluto!) provided us with enough data to analyze for years. The latest paper to come out covers the ice on the mountains, which while similar to what mountains on Earth look like, aren’t the same at all.
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