Planet 10 times Earth’s mass may have smacked Jupiter long ago
Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, may have been smacked head-on by an embryonic planet 10 times Earth’s mass not long after being formed, a...
Chinese space startup revs up for reusable rocket race
Chinese startup LinkSpace on Saturday completed its third test of a reusable rocket in five months, stepping up the pace in China’s race to develop...
United Launch Alliance rocket blasts off from Florida carrying Air Force comms satellite
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, blasted off into space on Thursday morning, one of the final satellites...
Israel’s Amos-17 satellite enroute to target orbit after SpaceX launch
Space Communication said on Wednesday its Amos-17 communications satellite was launched into space and was enroute to its orbital position after separating from its SpaceX...
Rocket Lab plans reusable booster for satellite launches
Small-satellite launch firm Rocket Lab announced on Tuesday a plan to recover the core booster of its Electron rocket using a helicopter, a bold cost-saving...
Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy
Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating...
Chinese state agency to launch rocket for commercial use in August
A Chinese government space agency is expected to launch its first rocket meant for commercial use in August, putting pressure on other domestic rocket firms...
Sunbeam-sailing spacecraft deemed ‘mission success’ in Earth orbit
A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of...
After historic rocket launch, Chinese startup to ramp up missions
Beijing-based startup iSpace is planning up to eight commercial rocket launches next year, after last week becoming China’s first privately funded firm to put a...
Hundreds of fossils of strange primordial predator unearthed in Canada
Hundreds of fossils of a primordial sea creature with rake-like claws and a head resembling a famous fictional spaceship have been unearthed in Canada, providing...
