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Spaceflight Now

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 18 and SES 19 geostationary communications satellites.

Space.com

The splendor of the image — taken last summer, just after JWST began its science operations — is illustrative of how the telescope’s near- and mid-infrared instruments, in combination with the superior optics of its 21.3-foot-wide (6.5 meters) mirror, are …

Spaceflight Now

SES, the international communications satellite operator, plans to send two more C-band television broadcasting spacecraft into orbit from Cape Canaveral Friday night atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission that will help clear spectrum for …

Space.com

The extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, designated HD-2047496 b located around 77 light-years from Earth revealed its characteristics to astronomers as it crossed the face of its parent star. The discovery …

Space.com

The show is scheduled to begin at 3:26 p.m. EDT (1926 GMT), when SpaceX will launch 52 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Space.com

The launch will first send the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Lunar Pathfinder communications and navigation satellite into an elliptical orbit around the moon to relay signals between Earth and the payloads on the surface.

Astronomy Magazine

After dark, you’ll have some time to enjoy the rich treasures of the constellations Orion and Taurus, slowly setting in the west. Start with Taurus, the current home of magnitude 0.7 Mars, situated just above a line drawn between Alheka and Elnath, which …

NPR

Researchers scouring decades-old spacecraft data have found clear signs of recent volcanic activity on Venus. The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal not only that the planet’s surface is currently a turbulent place, but offer insights …

Space.com

Remnants of a modern glacier have been found near Mars’ equator, suggesting ice may still exist at shallow depths in the area. If confirmed, such a discovery could have significant implications for future human exploration on the Red Planet.

Scientific American

Sophie Bushwick: Or what your cat could possibly be yowling about so early in the morning? [CLIP: Cat meowing]. Harper: Well, powerful new technologies are helping researchers decode animal communication.