What a day for outer space. NASA will be launching three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet. And they are expected to be visible for between 10 and 40 seconds along the East Coast. The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the disturbances in the...
SpaceX successfully launched another rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County Thursday morning, resulting in a sight for Southern California skywatchers.
A NASA solar sail mission meant to test new space travel materials in
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) space vehicle was
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Animal Shelter will be holding a microchip clinic this weekend. The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 20, at the shelter, which is located at 1106 Markowsky Avenue. It will cost $10 per microchip on a while supplies last basis. Proof of residency, []
A rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying a high-tech weather satellite.
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), otherwise known as Danuri, photobomed NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic moon rover. VIPER's mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover's "neck" and "head." The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands and receive data while the rover navigates around hazardous crater slopes, boulders, and places that risk communications blackouts.
Indian aerospace startup Agnikul Cosmos postponed the maiden launch of its Agnibaan rocket again, people at the launch site said on Saturday, citing technical issues. The company postponed the liftoff while conducting pre-launch checks, the people said. The rocket maker delayed the Agnibaan launch last month without giving a clear reason. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for the privatisation and commercialisation of the space sector, Agnikul is seeking to conduct India's second private...
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to the completion of the final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instruments.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a stern, one-word warning to Iran on