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The Wow! Signal: New search comes up empty
Scientists with Breakthrough Listen conducted a new search around a sun-like star for the famous Wow! Signal from 1977. Unfortunately, they heard nothing.
October 2, 2022
Launches: Crew-5 arrives in Florida for ISS launch
In Launches: The Crew-5 mission team arrived at KSC on October 1, 2022, in anticipation of liftoff to the International Space Station on October 5.
October 1, 2022
Launches: Firefly makes 3rd try to launch load of CubeSats
In Launches: Firefly Aerospace will make another attempt - its 3rd - to launch its Alpha rocket very early on October 1, 2022.
September 30, 2022
Hubble needs a boost. Will this new plan provide it?
The Hubble Space Telescope is slowly sinking lower in orbit. Now NASA, SpaceX and the Polaris Program have announced they plan to study how to boost it.
September 30, 2022
Life beyond Earth: A universe of possibilities
Several new reports and discoveries, including 5 new papers, support the possibility of life beyond Earth. Are we getting closer to finding alien life?
September 28, 2022
Launches: SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for September
Starlink Group 4-35 - SpaceX's final Starlink launch this month - took flight at 23:32 UTC on September 24, 2022, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
September 26, 2022
Maarten Schmidt, father of quasars, dies at 92
Maarten Schmidt died on September 17, 2022, at age 92. He unraveled the mystery of quasars and changed the way scientists view the universe.
September 24, 2022
Water worlds common on red dwarfs? Maybe.
Scientists at the University of Chicago say that water worlds are likely common around red dwarf stars. Most of that water is probably underground, however.
September 24, 2022
Launches: Harmony is ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission
In Launches: The latest ESA FutureEO mission, Harmony, is the 10th mission in the Earth Explorer program. Learn more about it here.
September 24, 2022
Launches: Last West Coast Delta IV launch September 24
In Launches: The last Delta IV heavy-lift vehicle launch in California will carry the NROL-91 mission on September 24, 2022, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
September 23, 2022
