Aviation regulator diverts flights from four airports in Florida to avoid falling debris. SpaceX’s Starship has exploded shortly after takeoff in the second launch failure this year for Elon Musk’s interplanetary exploration programme. But Musk’s rocket company was able to successfully return its mammoth first-stage booster to the launchpad following Thursday’s test-flight, catching it in…
Eight days after launch, a second commercially built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, is poised for touchdown Thursday near the lunar south pole to evaluate the environment where NASA astronauts plan to land in the agency’s Artemis program. Known as Athena, the IM-2 spacecraft was expected to drop out of orbit…
What to know about a Texas company’s successful commercial landing on the moon – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the weekend, a Texas aerospace company made history with the first successful landing on the moon by a private firm. It’s the second private mission to the moon but the first lander toppled over after…
Another lunar lander is heading to the moon. Here’s what to know about its complex mission. – CBS News Watch CBS News SpaceX has launched another lunar lander, named Athena, with the mission to deliver groundbreaking technology to the south pole of the moon. CBS News’ Mark Strassmann has more. Be the first to know…
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.28% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — though at one point earlier its estimate reached as high as 3.1%. Such an impact, if it occurred, would have the potential for city-level devastation, depending on where it strikes. …
New images captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover’s Mastcam, which NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover’s eyes. The clouds were spotted on Jan. 17, and the photos were taken over the course of 16 minutes, the space agency said…
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost right…
Elon Musk acknowledges mission failure, posting on X that ‘success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed’. SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has broken up mid-flight, forcing airlines to divert flights to avoid falling debris. While Elon Musk’s company successfully recreated its prior feat of catching a first-stage booster as it returned to Earth on Thursday, its new-generation…
After launching more than 100 small payloads from California Tuesday and two commercial moon landers from Florida early Wednesday, both atop Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX readied a huge Super Heavy-Starship for a ground-shaking launch from the Texas Gulf Coast to kick off the program’s seventh test flight. Liftoff from SpaceX’s Boca Chica manufacturing and flight…
Zhenbo Wang is an associate professor of mechanical, aerospace and biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee. In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. SpaceX’s Starship achieved its first successful landing, a critical milestone for future deep space missions. China made headlines with the Chang’e 6…
