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Artistic view of a possible space elevator. Credit: NASA Here at UT, we’ve had several stories…
30 Years Ago: STS-64 Astronauts Test a Spacewalk Rescue Aid
On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip into…
Francine Updates
09/10/2024 Francine update September 10, 2024 Noon Eastern: ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV,…
Astronomers worried by launch of five new super-bright satellites
Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear…
ESA – Wildfires in Brazil
This image was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 9 September 2024 and shows wildfires…
NASA to Test Telemedicine, Gather Essential Health Data with Polaris Dawn Crew
NASA researchers will soon benefit from a suite of experiments flying aboard a new fully-commercial human…
Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month
The comet Neowise and the Milky Way galaxy Adventure_Photo/Getty Images One of my favourite memories of…
A look back at Sentinel-2C’s ride into space on Vega
The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2C, has launched aboard the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, from…
SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four lifts off from pad 39A at…