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Scientists discover the mechanism behind the creation of the universe’s first black holes

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

It requires a long investment to grow a supermassive black hole, regardless of whether it eats ravenously. So exactly how supermassive black hole billions of times heavier than the Sun shaped inside the initial billion years of the universe has…

SpaceX lands a rocket on a ship at sea after launching 46 Starlink satellites

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

On Sunday, SpaceX launched 46 satellites and successfully touched down its returning rocket on a ship at sea (July 10). At 9:39 p.m. EDT on Sunday, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying 46 of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites launched from…

Scientists recently discovered a bus-sized asteroid, and it will pass very close to Earth tonight

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

On Thursday, July 7, a bus-sized asteroid will pass within approximately 56,000 miles (90,000 km) of Earth, which is only about 23 percent of the distance between the Earth and the moon on average. And only a few days ago,…

A ‘classified missile-tracking satellite’ is released by Atlas V rocket for US Space Force

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

To aid the U.S. military in improving its ability to identify swiftly moving threats, a missile warning satellite and another spacecraft are currently being launched into orbit. On July 1, two U.S. military surveillance satellites launched aboard an Atlas V…

NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission launches to the Moon

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The long, historic journey to the moon has begun for NASA’s little CAPSTONE spacecraft. At 5:55 a.m. EDT on June 28, a Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula of New…

NASA is planning to power-down the Voyager spacecraft after more than 44 years

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The Voyager spacecraft are nearing the end of their journey after more than 44 years of travelling farther from Earth than any other man-made object. Both Voyagers launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977, with Voyager 2 being the first to…

This weekend, SpaceX will launch 3 rockets from 3 different launch pads in three days

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

SpaceX is preparing for what may be a hat trick of rocket launches this weekend. Starting on Friday (June 17), SpaceX plans to launch three rockets from three different launch pads in three days, beginning with the launch of 53…

Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s Starship will be ready for its first orbital mission in July

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

This summer, SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle could begin taking to the skies in earnest. Super Heavy, a massive first-stage booster, and Starship, a 165-foot-tall (50-meter) upper-stage spacecraft, make up Starship. The vehicle is being developed by SpaceX to transport people…

This week, the strawberry moon of June will shine brightly in the sky

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

This week, the strawberry moon, June’s full moon, will shine brightly in the sky. According to NASA, the moon will be full from Sunday moonrise to Wednesday moonset. It will peak at 7:52 a.m. ET on Tuesday, but will not…

A new NASA spacecraft may be able to survive a perilous descent to Venus

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

In the year 2029, NASA will launch a mission to fly by Venus and descend through its hostile atmosphere. The Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging mission, or DAVINCI, will be the first to explore Venus…