Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Monday explained how SpaceX’s two-staged Falcon 9 rocket performed a backflip during its latest launch for an Italian Earth observation satellite. What Happened SpaceX launched the reusable Falcon 9 COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 mission to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:11 p.m….
Elon Musk Notes How SpaceX Two-Stage Falcon 9 Rocket Backflipped and Returned to Launch Site
China Outlines Plan to Become a ‘Space Power’ in New White Paper
January 31, 2022
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The Chinese regime is on a mission to become a global leader in space exploration, technology, and law-making, according to an official white paper released on Jan. 28. “To explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry, and build China into a space power is our eternal dream,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is quoted by the…
He Won a Trip to Space then He Gave It Away to a Friend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have—should have—been on board when SpaceX launched its first tourists into orbit last year. Meet Kyle Hippchen, the real winner of a first-of-its-kind sweepstakes, who gave his seat…
Astronomers Discover ‘Spooky’ Object in Space That Converts Magnetic Energy to Radio Waves
A team of astronomers mapping radio waves in the universe has discovered something “kind of spooky” spinning around in space that converts magnetic energy to radio waves much more effectively than anything they’ve ever witnessed before. In a press release on Wednesday, researchers at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) said the strange object…
New Space Telescope Reaches Final Stop Million Miles Out
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into…
Solar-Powered Observatory Monitors Space Debris
A unique observatory in the Australian outback is using FM radio waves to track the thousands of satellites orbiting above the country. A world-first, the passive radar space observatory is tracking space debris as far as 10,000 kilometers (6214 miles) away. “We’re seeing increasing traffic in the space domain, so what we’re doing with sensors…
US Needs Offensive Space Capabilities to Deter China: Air Force Secretary
January 24, 2022
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The United States military must invest in both offensive and defensive capabilities in outer space if it is to effectively deter potential adversaries like China and Russia, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “Space is a domain which you’re not trying to conquer per se, but use to provide services to your terrestrial forces,”…
VIDEO: Astronomers Watch Red Supergiant 10X Bigger Than Our Sun Explode in Real Time for First Time Ever
January 23, 2022
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A dying red supergiant star, 10 times more massive than our sun, has collapsed—and for the first time ever, Earth observatories have imaged a Type II supernova explosion in real time. Astronomers at Hawaii’s Keck Observatory in the summer of 2020 were conducting the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE) transient survey when a bright light emanating from a…
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Mirror Image Galaxy Cluster in Deep Space, Finally Solve Cosmic Mystery
January 20, 2022
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A strange “mirror image” galaxy cluster in deep space, sighted billions of light-years away, was discovered a few years ago and researchers are now starting to wrap their heads around it—and grasping the “carnival funhouse mirrors” of outer space was key in unravelling the mystery. Gazing into deep space through NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is a…
NATO’s ‘Space Policy’ Outlines Readiness to Jointly Respond to Attacks in Space
NATO on Monday made public its official “overarching Space Policy” that outlines how it would protect its members from space attacks, citing threats from potential adversaries. The U.S.-led alliance said its collective defense principles will be extended to outer space in response to developments made at last year’s Brussels Summit. “At the 2021 Brussels Summit,…
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