As European countries push to develop more independent space capabilities, a test at one new site produced an explosion.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Palomar Observatory Bids Farwell to its Cosmic Restaurant
Palomar Observatory bids farewell to a tradition of napkin rings, cowbells and astronomical table conversation.
NASA Sends a Missy Elliott Song to Space
NASA sent the song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” from a radio dish in California last week. It took 14 minutes to travel the 158 million miles.
Chandra Observatory Captures Two Supernovas in (Slow) Motion
For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions.
Chinese Rocket Crashes After Accidentally Launching During Test
The commercial company Space Pioneer said the accident occurred because of a structural failure in the connection between the rocket and its testing platform.
Piping Up at the Gates of Dawn
Astronomers have found the earliest and most distant galaxy yet.
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon
The landing brings the Chang’e-6 mission a step closer to being the first to return a sample from the part of the moon that’s never seen from Earth.
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but he was passed over. On Sunday, he finally made it on a Blue Origin flight.
The Northern Lights Forecast in the U.K.
Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said.
Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.