Space Scientists Propose to Make Pluto a Planet Again If the approach to defining planets is reconsidered, the status of a planet would be given not only to Pluto, but also to the Moon, dwarf planets, asteroids, as well as geologically active satellites of giant planets, such as Titan.
Space Astronomers Discover the Farthest Star From Earth The star is so far away that its light took 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, and it is now seen as it was when the universe was about 900 million years old, a mere 7% of its current age.
Space SpaceX Raises Prices Amid Rising Commodity Markets For example, the base monthly cost of Starlink services will increase by 11 percent to $110 from $99 a month as of May 21. The cost of Starlink equipment will increase 10 percent to $549.
Space Virgin Galactic Is Selling Tickets to Space for $450,000 During the 90-minute journey, space tourists will enjoy several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness and breath-taking views of Earth from the 17 windows of the spaceship.
Space NASA to Retire the ISS by Crashing It Into the Ocean by Late 2030 According to NASA's plan, in January 2031, the ISS will perform a series of maneuvers to descend slowly. The station will then enter the Earth's atmosphere, and its fragments should be crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Space Scientists Created the Biggest Map of the Universe The map was created using DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument), which helped astrophysicists collect images of the universe over the course of seven months and combine them with each other.
Space Elon Musk Tweeted a Video of the Mechazilla Launch Tower Until recently, the company only shared renderings of the Mechazilla, but now we can see the actual design of the 140-meter structure. The published video confirms that the construction of this impressive tower is nearing completion.
Space CNSA Publishes New Photos Taken by the Tianwen-1 Probe The photos show the Tianwen-1 orbiter itself above Mars, a close-up of the orbiter, as well as the planet's northern ice caps. These images confirm that the orbiter and the Zhurong rover are operating normally and are in good condition.
Space NASA's Juno Probe Recorded the Sound of Jupiter's Moon NASA launched the Juno probe into space in 2011. In almost five years, Juno reached Jupiter. In 2016, it began to study its surface and subsequently transmitted unique photos of the giant planet to Earth.
Space Blue Origin Completed Its Third Human Space Flight The New Shepard rocket with six passengers onboard launched from the launch site in Van Horn, Texas. The entire flight from takeoff to landing lasted slightly more than 10 minutes. This was Blue Origin's sixth flight in 2021 and the third crewed flight of the year.
Space Elon Musk Warned SpaceX Employees of Potential Bankruptcy Raptor engines power the Starship rocket designed to be launched to the Moon and Mars. It has already been tested in short flights, but the orbital launch requires up to 39 Raptor engines, requiring a dramatic increase in production.
Space Indian Government Urges Citizens Not to Subscribe to Starlink Starlink registered a business in India on November 1. It is already running an advertising campaign for its services and has opened pre-orders for its Internet. However, it has not yet got a license to provide the services.
Space NASA Postponed Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025 One of the reasons for the delay is the lack of funding. NASA initially planned to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024. However, NASA Administrator Nelson noted that Congress had not allocated enough money to develop a lunar lander.
Space Blue Origin to Build a Commercial Space Station by 2030 Orbital Reef is a joint project of Blue Origin and Sierra Space. Blue Origin also said that the project is supported by other industry leaders, including Boeing, Redwire Space, Genesis Engineering Solutions, and Arizona State University.
Space NASA Is Growing Chile Peppers Aboard the ISS NASA notes that there is little research into fruit development in microgravity, even though they are vital for long-term space flights as a source of food and vitamins for the astronauts.
Space NASA Is Seeking Spacesuit Proposals From the Private Sector It was originally planned that the new spacesuits would be ready for test flights to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than March 31, 2023, and by the beginning of the Artemis 3 program.
Space BepiColombo Mission Captures First Images of Mercury On the night of October 2, BepiColombo approached the planet at a distance of 199 km and collected data using its sensors. Ten minutes after the fly-by, the spacecraft took a series of images.
Space Nasa Announces Launch Date for the AX-1 Mission to the ISS The crew includes the former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, who will lead the mission, investors from the USA and Canada Larry Connor and Mark Pathy, as well as Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe.
Space The Number of Starlink Internet Users Exceeds 100K SpaceX launched its beta version of the Starlink internet service in late 2020. The service provided internet access for $99 a month, not including upfront costs for shipping, terminal installation, and equipment.
Space NASA Postponed Flight to the Moon Due to Spacesuit Issues Due to funding reduction and technical difficulties, the space agency will not have enough time to develop spacesuits for astronauts by 2024. It is now predicted that the suits will not be ready until April 2025 at the earliest.
Space NASA Announced Plans to Send Next-Gen Research Helicopter to Mars The successful demonstration of possible flights on Mars, together with the information collected by Ingenuity during its test flights, let NASA engineers move on to designing a next-generation flying spacecraft for exploring the Red Planet.
Space China to Send First Crewed Mission to Mars in 2033 China is working on a space program that involves five crewed flights to Mars until 2043. The first is scheduled for 2033. In the future, the country wants to create a permanent base on the planet for humans to live there.
Space NASA Shares a New Panorama of the Center of the Milky Way It is noted that our own galaxy is difficult to study, as it is hidden by a fog of gas and dust. But the researchers were able to penetrate it precisely with the help of the X-ray observatory Chandra, which sees X-rays instead of visible light.
Space NASA Suspends $2.9 Billion Lunar Contract With SpaceX Initially, NASA was expected to select two of the three companies. Blue Origin and Dynetics have filed protests with the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Space NASA Chose SpaceX to Launch the First Two Modules of the Gateway Station SpaceX is the first contractor to deliver cargo to the future Lunar Gateway station. Elon Musk's company will deliver the payload to lunar orbit, including research experiments, supplies for astronauts, equipment for collecting samples, and more.
