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With a 50-50 chance of weather, SpaceX is preparing to launch the Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday night for its 44th Starlink delivery mission of the year. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 is scheduled for 10:45 p.m. EDT (0245 UTC), but controllers will be closely monitoring the weather. The US Space Force’s…
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Well, the verdict is in. The moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough study published in May found that the moon’s inner core is actually a solid sphere with a density similar to that of iron. Scientists hope this will help settle the long debate about whether the moon has an…
World Space Week 2023 is here, and Space.com looks at the current state of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on astronomy and space exploration as the space age celebrates its 66th anniversary. Here, Paul Sutter discusses how artificial intelligence is already helping astronomers make new, incredible discoveries. Like it or not, artificial intelligence will…
The Perseverance Rover tracks debuted at Mission: SPACE at EPCOT today, and we took a quick trip to the park to check them out. Endurance Rover Tracks The new installation is located at the entrance to Mission: SPACE in World Discovery. This new installation is a collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering and NASA. This display…
NASA has issued a request for proposals for a “lunar freezer” that can safely store materials taken from the moon during the planned Artemis missions. According to a request for information (RFI) posted on the federal contracting website SAM.gov, the freezer will primarily be used to transport scientific and geological samples from the moon to…
The engines powering NASA’s Moon rocket are being tested is due to start this weeka major milestone since the shuttles will need to be replaced – starting with Artemis V. NASA’s Artemis uses parts left over from the Space Shuttle program. It is notable for its ability to turn the shuttle’s main engines from reusable…
NASA is preparing to begin a critical series of tests of the updated RS-25 engine that will power the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon. China’s plan to land astronauts on the moon RS-25 engine, pivotal during the space shuttle era, continues to be a key topic as…
Russia says it knows what caused its first moon shot in nearly 50 years to fail. The Luna-25 lander — the first Soviet or Russian lunar probe since Luna-24 in 1976 — hit the moon on Aug. 19 during a maneuver designed to attempt a landing near the moon’s south pole two days later. Officials…
