Nasa’s Europa Clipper sets sail for Jupiter’s icy moon to study habitability

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches for the Europa Clipper mission to study one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches for the Europa Clipper mission to study one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses California of political bias over launch limits

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from US Vandenberg space force base in California, on 2 December 2023. Photograph: SpaceX/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from US Vandenberg space force base in California, on 2 December 2023. Photograph: SpaceX/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock SpaceX This article is more than 2 months old … Read more

‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’: has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point?

Illustration: Observer design; Getty Illustration: Observer design; Getty The ObserverSatellites This article is more than 1 month old ‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’: has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point? This article is more than 1 month old From chaotic collisions to depletion of the ozone layer, the … Read more

Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems – video

SpaceX This article is more than 1 month old Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems – video This article is more than 1 month old Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carrying … Read more

Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station

Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki returned on early Friday. Photograph: Joel Kowsky/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki returned on early Friday. Photograph: Joel Kowsky/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Nasa Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station Four-member mission splashed off Florida … Read more