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SpaceX ready to launch space station resupply mission after five-week delay
SpaceX is set to launch its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station Thursday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a five-week delay to resolve a leak in the Dragon cargo capsule's propulsion system.
China launches Tianlian data relay satellite
China launched the eighth satellite for its Tianlian data relay network in geostationary orbit on a Long March 3B rocket Tuesday, adding capacity to a constellation linking mission controllers with the Chinese space station and other low-orbiting spacecraft.
Rocket Lab launches first of two back-to-back missions for NRO
Rocket Lab launched a classified payload into orbit from New Zealand Wednesday for the National Reconnaissance Office, the first of two back-to-back Rocket Lab missions for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency.
VideoLive coverage: Upgraded Vega rocket launches on inaugural flight
Europe's first Vega-C rocket launched at 9:13 a.m. EDT (1313 GMT) Wednesday from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The rocket debuted upgraded solid-fueled motors and a larger payload compartment to haul bigger satellites to space. The maiden Vega-C flight carried seven small spacecraft into orbit.
VideoLive coverage: Rocket Lab launches NRO mission
Rocket Lab's Electron launcher lifted off from New Zealand Wednesday with classified cargo for the National Reconnaissance Office, the first of two dedicated Rocket Lab flights for the NRO this month. Liftoff occurred at 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 GMT).
Europe’s upgraded Vega-C launcher ready for first flight
Europe's new Vega-C launcher, debuting more powerful rocket motors and a larger payload volume, is set to lift off on its first flight Wednesday from Kourou, French Guiana, to cap more than seven years of development.
JWST teases new era in exoplanet astronomy
Among the dazzling images from the James Webb Space Telescope released Tuesday was a squiggly line of spectral data that contained the tell-tale chemical fingerprint of water vapor and clouds in the atmosphere of a scorching hot planet circling a star 1,150 light-years from Earth.
A dying star through the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope's multi-wavelength observations of the Southern Ring Nebula reveal the dying throes of a star flinging off vast amounts of stellar debris, and showed for the first time the star responsible for the spectacle is sheathed in its own cloak of dust.
Stephan’s Quintet: Five galaxies imaged by James Webb Space Telescope
The five galaxies of Stephan's Quintet, prominently featured at the beginning of the holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life," were seen with new eyes by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Webb views the ‘cosmic cliffs’ of Carina Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image of Carina Nebula shows an iconic star-forming cloud of gas and dust 7,600 light-years away, revealing previously unseen vistas of young stars thanks to the new observatory’s sharp-eyed infrared vision.