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Spaceflight Now

Using its second-to-last Antares rocket with Russian engines before a redesign to rely on all-U.S. propulsion, Northrop Grumman sent a Cygnus supply ship into orbit from Virginia on Monday to deliver spacewalk equipment, experiments, and fresh treats …

Space.com

Total eclipses of the moon are the most colorful of all astronomical phenomena. Each lunar eclipse is unique, with its brightness and coloration determined by a range of factors, such as the geometry of the eclipse and the large-scale meteorological …

Spaceflight Now

The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station, and allowing more time for …

The Washington Post

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was conceived as NASA’s first planetary defense mission. A golf-cart-size spacecraft was launched in November 2021 from California. If all went precisely as planned, its …

The New York Times

If you’re planning to wake up early to head to the polls on Tuesday, you’ll get a shot at seeing the moon darken as it falls into Earth’s shadow.

USA TODAY

The dormant black hole, dubbed Gaia BH1, sits 1,600 light years away – three times closer than the last black hole to hold the record – in the constellation Ophiuchus. The black hole weighs 10 times the mass of our Sun.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit

Associate professor of mechanical engineering at U-M, Allen Liu, and members of his research team, shared how their work can help better understand osteoporosis and how astronauts can be kept safer during the following Q&A published by the university:.

CBS News

Running a day late because of a fire alarm that forced the company to briefly evacuate its control center, the Antares 230+ rocket’s two Russian-built RD-181 engines ignited at 5:32 am EST, pushing the rocket away from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport …

CNET

Group of large telescope dishes pointed upward against a cloudy red and orange sky. The Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico starred in the movie Contact about humanity connecting with extraterrestrials. NRAO …

CNET

NASA announced the glitch in a short statement on Monday, saying Northrop Grumman is gathering data on the second array deployment and is working closely with the space agency to investigate what happened. Northrop Grumman said the spacecraft has …