A spacecraft meant to push NASAβs Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.
The end of July brings the Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids, both of which will be most active on Thursday night into Friday morning.
Researchers at Caltech and Sophia Space, a start-up, have developed a technology using solar power to prevent computer equipment from overheating in orbit.
Charles Ross spent 50 years building βStar Axis,β a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?
The 33 engines of the rocketβs booster stage had begun to ignite during Thursdayβs launch attempt, but were then shut down. SpaceX will try again on another day.
The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
Itβs the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth.
NASAβs missions these days rarely feature all-male crews. Jared Isaacman, its administrator, said women play prominent roles throughout the space agency.