Tag: Space

Powerful Webb Space Telescope Featuring Canadian Instruments Set for Dec. 18 Launch

MONTREAL—In just over a month, the world’s largest, most advanced telescope will be launched into orbit from a spaceport in South America, and among those eagerly watching will be Montreal physics professor Rene Doyon. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to blast off Dec. 18 aboard the Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space…


Russian Anti-Satellite Weapons Test Generated Thousands of Pieces of Space Junk, US Says

Russia had “recklessly conducted” an anti-satellite missile test against a Russian satellite, producing thousands of pieces of debris that could potentially damage the International Space Station (ISS) and other spacecrafts on low-Earth orbit, the U.S. Department of State said Monday. During a press briefing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price stated that the Russian missile test…


SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on Saturday. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:19 a.m. EST (1219 GMT) and deployed the satellites about 16 minutes after launch. The rocket’s reusable first stage, which has been used for multiple launches, successfully returned and landed on…


SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX expanded its constellation of low Earth orbit satellites on Saturday with the launch of 53 Starlink satellites from Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:19 a.m. EST and deployed the satellites about 16 minutes after launch. The rocket’s reusable first stage, which has been…


Latest Astronaut Crew of 4 Welcomed Aboard International Space Station

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday and docked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the orbiting laboratory to begin a six-month science mission. The rendezvous came about 21 hours after the team and its capsule were launched atop a SpaceX Falcon…


The Cosmos Beckons for Snoopy Onscreen and in Real Life

NEW YORK—A new rocket designed to launch humans to the moon, Mars, and beyond will launch next year from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Onboard, will be a familiar fuzzy figure—Snoopy. A 5-ounce plush toy version of the daydreaming beagle—wearing a spacesuit designed according to NASA’s strict specifications—has an important job for the Artemis I…


SpaceX Crew Launch Marks 600 Space Travelers in 60 Years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years. The repeatedly delayed flight occurred just two days after SpaceX brought four other astronauts home from the International Space Station. They should have been up there to welcome the newcomers, but NASA and…


NASA, SpaceX Launch 4 More Astronauts Into Orbit on Flight to Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit late on Wednesday, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crewmates chosen for future lunar missions, and a German materials scientist on their way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX-built launch vehicle, consisting of a Crew Dragon capsule and a two-stage Falcon…


The Heavens Declare (Episode 4): Challenges to the Big Bang Part2

Can’t wait for more? Watch more Awesome Science content here now: awesomescitv.com/epochtv Want to purchase the DVD series or buy VOD? Click Here. Get 10% OFF every purchase now, enter this coupon code at checkout: EPOCHTV This episode introduces scientific challenges to the Big Bang theory. The experts address the suggestion by Christians that God…


Viasat Opens Real-Time Earth Ground Station in Africa

Viasat Inc., a global communications company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, has opened its first Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Africa, located in Accra, Ghana. What Happened Viasat has partnered with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, a government-based institution under Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, on the new station, which will provide Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) capabilities…