UK becomes the first European nation to unveil an innovative, lightweight re-usable micro-launcher, developed by spaceflight company Orbex. Scotland has become the home of the first full-scale micr… [+3288 chars]
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Are we about to see the unseeable for a second time? Decades of calculations and data show there is a supermassive black hole, about 4 million times more massive than our sun, lurking at the heart of… [+3636 chars]
Orbex's Prime rocket reaching technical readiness represents a significant achievement that brings together key elements of the ground infrastructure and prototype launch vehicle for the first time a… [+4414 chars]
EPFL scientists have developed a digital model of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that realistically simulates the movements of the animal. The twin is a big step towards reverse engineering … [+5569 chars]
NASA's most iconic space telescope has spotted a star that survived the violent death of its companion. When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a brilliant burst of light, a… [+4392 chars]
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It's not the Auroral Borealis, but it might be the closest you're going to see on Florida's Space Coast. Locals were treated to a dazzling display early on Friday, May 6, when SpaceX launched its la… [+2109 chars]
In the sun’s neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a fairly bright star. For the first time, astronomers have successfully recognized the broadest variety of elements in this star that lies beyond … [+5234 chars]
A sounding rocket carrying NASA's Endurance mission launched today to investigate Earth's life-supporting secret - why does our planet support life, when other planets like Venus and Mars don't? The … [+1746 chars]
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astro… [+5203 chars]
Humans like to look up at clouds and spot fun shapes like dragons and puppies. Last Friday, a weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration looked down and spotted a gian… [+1199 chars]
