An innovative telescope design has proven successful for daytime skywatching, opening new doors for uninterrupted observation of the cosmos. Astronomers at Macquarie University in Australia have developed a new technique using light filters on the school’s multi-lens Huntsman Telescope. Originally designed for ultra-sensitive night sky observations, the telescope has demonstrated an ability to accurately measure […]
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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning
SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning (May 28). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to loft 23 Starlink spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday during a four-hour window beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT). SpaceX will webcast the launch […]
How can we protect satellites in Earth-moon space? This new software could help
As the space around Earth becomes increasingly cluttered with human-made junk, scientists are ramping up their efforts to safeguard satellites in real time. The latest in that effort are new algorithms being developed at the University of Central Florida (UCF) to automatically monitor and protect spacecraft from bumping into satellites and asteroids in cislunar space […]
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in second mission of the day
May 22 (UPI) — SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday, the same day the space company launched a group of U.S. spy satellites from California. Falcon 9 lifted off one minute behind schedule, at 10:36 p.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]
SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites tonight on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader
SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (May 22), the second mission in less than 24 hours for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight during a four-hour window that […]
Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)
A spaceborne view of the Gulf, it looks hazy beneath smoke. Hundreds of wildfires have been blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week, and new satellite images released by NASA show the smoke pouring out of some. Firefighters have been battling this army of wildfires, which are scattered  across various Canadian provinces, including over […]
Plants signal NASA satellites with waning ‘glow’ ahead of flash drought
A gif of a black and white Earth visualization shows parts of North America “glowing”. Glowing plants? Though that might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, it’s actually a natural process giving scientists clues of impending flash droughts. Flash droughts are just what they sound like; they happen quickly and without much warning. […]
SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22
SpaceX is poised to launch a pioneering set of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Wednesday morning (May 22). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to loft the NROL-146 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday, during a 2.5-hour window that opens at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching Starlink satellites on record 21st flight tonight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company. The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a three-hour window that opens at 8:32 p.m. EDT (0032 GMT on May 18), sending […]
SpaceX plans to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
May 17 (UPI) — SpaceX plans to send up another batch of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites from Florida Friday evening. The company is targeting a liftoff of 8:32 p.m. from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex. In what’s become a routine event a Falcon 9 rocket will put the 23 satellites into low-Earth orbit. […]
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 50th mission of the year (video)
SpaceX launched 20 of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 14), on the company’s 50th orbital mission of 2024. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which feature direct-to-cell capability — lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 2:39 p.m. EDT (1839 GMT; 11:39 a.m. local California time). The […]
SpaceX Starlink satellites doing just fine after weekend solar storm, company says
SpaceX’s Starlink fleet survived solar storms over the weekend. Starlink broadband satellites, which number nearly 6,000 in orbit, all came through after intense solar activity sparked auroras and other signs of space weather across the world, including unusually far into the southern United States. “All Starlink satellites on-orbit weathered the geomagnetic storm and remain healthy,” […]