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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (360+ words) "NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress." Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA's next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding…...
I've chased the 'false dawn' for years — this is the week to find and photograph it
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (473+ words) September's new moon opens a dark window for seeing zodiacal light, the ghostly cone of interplanetary dust that rises above the eastern horizon before dawn. Some stargazing feels like you know exactly what you are looking for, but you're still…...
LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (182+ words) Josh Dinner is Space.com's Spaceflight Staff Writer. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's Artemis program and…...
NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (649+ words) "When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets." But while coronagraphs have been used many times before, the one that just launched toward the stars is unprecedented. "The Roman Space Telescope is carrying the…...
On this day in space! Sept. 9, 1982: The 1st private rocket, called Conestoga 1, launches from a Texas cattle ranch
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (368+ words) On Sept. 9, 1982, the first private rocket launched from a Texas cattle ranch. The Conestoga 1 rocket was designed by Space Services Inc. of America (SSIA) and built from spare parts of other rockets. It was named after a type of covered…...
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (286+ words) The Roman Space Telescope began its cosmic journey on Aug. 30. Then, its taxi returned to our planet. On Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket — then, after completing its job, the…...
My choice for speedy skywatching — this tabletop telescope is 20% off
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (558+ words) 20% off at Amazon, the Celestron FirstScope is the telescope I grab for quick stargazing sessions and it's ideal for beginners and kids too. I've got three telescopes in my home, but the Celestron FirstScope is my first stop when it…...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (236+ words) It was the 103rd Falcon 9 launch of the year. SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 6). The spacecraft rode to low Earth orbit (LEO) atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force…...
NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (351+ words) The new antenna will boost capacity on NASA's increasingly strained deep-space communications network as Artemis and other missions drive up demand. The Deep Space Network (DSN), best known for communicating with distant spacecraft such as Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons,…...
On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
1+ week, 1+ day ago (457+ words) Voyager 1 launched to explore Jupiter and Saturn. Today, it's in interstellar space. On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to explore the…...