Winter solstice 2024 brings shortest day of the year to Northern ...
4 days ago · The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky as seen from Earth. This seasonal change occurs on Dec. 21, 2024.
SpaceX launches 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission
5 days ago · Liftoff occurred at 6:34 a.m. ET on Saturday (Dec. 21). SpaceX launched 30 satellites to orbit early Saturday morning (Dec. 21). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space ...
Rocket Lab launches private Earth-imaging satellite to orbit on its ...
4 days ago · Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective to orbit today (Dec. 21) on its final mission of the year.
The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's what to
5 days ago · When is the best time to see the Ursid meteor shower? The Ursids run from Dec. 17 to Dec. 26, with the peak occurring in the early morning of Dec. 22.
SpaceX launching 4 'MicroGEO' satellites to orbit tonight | Space
4 days ago · Liftoff was called off at T-0 seconds on Saturday (Dec. 21). SpaceX's plans to launch four small communications satellites to a high Earth orbit were called off as the countdown reached T-0 ...
Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey …
4 days ago · The drones that have been sighted, Jacob added, look to be generally operating under the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's night authorization for drone pilots. "Nefarious operations would as ...
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024 | Space
2 days ago · What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 22, 2024, the moon is 20 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 51% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and ...
5 days ago · In 2024, Space Force notched a huge milestone when it oversaw its first-ever astronaut launch.On June 5, 2024, an Atlas V took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying NASA astronauts ...
Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought
5 days ago · Axiom Space has decided to change up the method for assembling its commercial space station, meaning the outpost could be free-flying as soon as 2028.
Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will …
4 days ago · "A smart garment is a very natural thing to use." Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will help keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Lunar Gateway moon-orbiting space station. The undershirts ...