Astronomers ended 2021 on a high with the launch on December 25 of the James Webb Space Telescope, a joint mission…
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The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity to reflect…
When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the end of…
When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black…
It’s really, really hard to get humans to live in space. The astronauts onboard the International Space Station are, technically,…
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, already considerably delayed, hit a significant snag earlier this year. This, unfortunately, has left NASA with…
Nissan has some serious future ambitions, aiming to turn its stable of vehicles largely electric by 2030. But its reach…
Earlier this year, we got a first look at Rocket Labs’ new Neutron rocket. This initial look gave us a…
On Nov. 15, 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth,…
In December last year, the media reported an intriguing signal we at the Breakthrough Listen project found in our radio telescope data. Dubbed BLC1,…