A puzzling line up of six-exoplanets moving in a rhythmic dance as they orbit their star have been discovered in a system 200 light years from Earth. Researchers used the European Space Agency CHEOPS space telescope to detect the unusual explanatory formation – and it could shed light on how systems form. University of St … Read more
Virgin Orbit has targeted its third attempt at space flight for Sunday. The launch window from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port is set for January 17 between 10am and 2pm local time, according to a tweet from Virgin One, with backup slots on January 24 and 31. This will be Virgin Orbit’s third trip … Read more
Virgin Orbit has targeted its third attempt at space flight for Sunday. The launch window from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port is set for January 17 between 10am and 2pm local time, according to a tweet from Virgin One, with backup slots on January 24 and 31. This will be Virgin Orbit’s third trip … Read more
At first glance, you’d be forgiven for mistaking this footage for a scene from the latest science fiction blockbuster. But it is very much real, and shows in dramatic detail just how much the moon ‘wobbles’ in the sky during each 27-day orbit. Lunar photographer Andrew McCarthy spent hundreds of hours over 22 consecutive nights, taking … Read more
When spinning webs in the microgravity found in the International Space Station (ISS) in Earth’s orbit, spiders use light as a reference point, a study has found. In their natural habitat on the planet’s surface, our eight-legged friends weave webs that are slightly asymmetrical — with their centre slightly closer to the upper edge. The … Read more
Following months of delays, a mysterious and classified US spy satellite has been launched into orbit around the Earth on top of a massive Delta IV Heavy rocket. Blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, took place shortly after 8pm EST yesterday evening, carrying its payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Experts have speculated — based on … Read more
Now that’s a Space Oddity! Royal Mint launches coins celebrating David Bowie by sending one of them into orbit… and now you could win it in social media contest David Bowie coins are being sold as part of Royal Mint’s music legends collection One of the coins celebrating the Space Oddity singer was launched into … Read more
The world’s first satellite launching drone, developed by a US-based space startup, will will be able to carry a new payload into orbit every 180 minutes, the firm claims. Aevum says the massive 80ft long drone, named the Ravn X, is fully autonomous, 70 per cent reusable, and can take off and land on runways … Read more
Liftoff! SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lights up Florida’s night sky as it launches to orbit carrying an upgraded GPS satellite for the US Space Force SpaceX Falcon 9 marked its 20th launch this year with a mission Thurs evening The rocket took off at 6:24pm ET, carrying a US Space Force GPS into orbit This … Read more
The first astronauts arrived on the International Space Station 20 years ago today, marking the start of two decades of continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit. NASA’s Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev were the first on the station after arriving on a Soyuz capsule from Kazakhstan. Construction of the £75 … Read more