ScienceSpaceflight Perseverance Rover Has Shaken Out the Pebbles Stuck in Its Sampling System A wiggle here and a rotation there have fixed the Mars rover’s pebble problem. By Isaac Schultz Published January 27, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight A SpaceX Rocket Is Going to Slam Into the Moon The collision will mark the first time that our space stuff has unintentionally reached the lunar surface. By George Dvorsky Published January 26, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight NASA Has a Zany Plan to Sail to an Asteroid The sunlight-propelled NEA Scout will investigate a little-known asteroid class, with a planned launch later this year. By Isaac Schultz Published January 22, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Debris From Russian Anti-Satellite Test Nearly Slammed Into Chinese Satellite China claims the debris came to within 48 feet of its satellite, but the true distance may be impossible to know. By George Dvorsky Published January 21, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Watch Live: ULA Attempts Launch of Asymmetrical ‘Super Slider’ Atlas 5 Rocket The Space Force mission seeks to deliver a pair of surveillance satellites to geosynchronous Earth orbit. By George Dvorsky Published January 21, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Causing More Streaks to Appear in Space Images Photo-bombing Starlink satellites are increasingly complicating ground-based observations, especially those made during twilight. By George Dvorsky Published January 19, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Elon Musk Tweets Video of ‘Mechazilla’ Tower That Will Somehow Catch a Rocket The 469-foot-tall launch and catch tower is being put through tests at SpaceX’s Texas launch facility. By George Dvorsky Published January 12, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Martian Dust Storm Sends NASA’s InSight Lander Into Safe Mode The probe's solar panels are covered in dust, which could spell trouble for the mission. By Isaac Schultz Published January 12, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight The Perseverance Rover Has a Little Pebble Problem The Mars rover is dealing with some debris that stopped its sample collecting process. By Isaac Schultz Published January 10, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Russian Rocket Section Makes Uncontrolled Reentry Over Pacific Ocean The upper stage spent nine days in a deteriorating orbit after a failed engine burn. By George Dvorsky Published January 7, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight New Video Shows Webb Space Telescope’s Goodbye to Earth Newly released footage shows the observatory's separation from the Ariane 5 rocket in Earth orbit. By Isaac Schultz Published January 6, 2022 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight 15 Stunning Videos of the Pacific Northwest’s Mystery Light Show in the Sky Was it a meteor shower? Space debris burning up in the atmosphere? Could it be aliens finally coming to harvest humans for our vitamins? By Matt Novak Published March 26, 2021 | Comments (0)
