LIGO detects second gravitational wave Posted: Tue, Jun 21 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT) A gravitational wave observatory has detected a gravitational wave from colliding black holes for the second time, physicists said June 15. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-... Delta 4 Heavy launches NRO payload Posted: Sun, Jun 12 1:09 PM ET (1709 GMT) A Delta 4 Heavy successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office Saturday. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,... Light pollution makes Milky Way invisible for a third of humanity Posted: Sun, Jun 12 1:07 PM ET (1707 GMT) A new analysis of light pollution finds that one third of humanity can no longer see the Milky Way because of bright skies. Astronomers released... Proton launches Intelsat 31 Posted: Sun, Jun 12 1:06 PM ET (1706 GMT) A Proton rocket successfully placed an Intelsat satellite into orbit Thursday despite an issue with the rocket. The Proton's Breeze-M upper stage released... LISA Pathfinder results support gravitational wave mission Posted: Sun, Jun 12 1:05 PM ET (1705 GMT) The European Space Agency said initial results from its LISA Pathfinder mission far surpassed expectations and support eventual development of a space-based gravitational wave... China launches remote sensing satellite Posted: Mon, May 30 4:07 PM ET (2007 GMT) A Long March vehicle placed Chinese and Argentine satellites into orbit May 30. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch... BEAM deployed on ISS Posted: Mon, May 30 3:48 PM ET (1948 GMT) An expandable module on the International Space Station extended to its full size May 28 after an earlier effort failed. Mission controllers, working with astronaut... SpaceX launches Thaicom-8, lands first stage Posted: Mon, May 30 3:38 PM ET (1938 GMT) A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Thaicom-8 communications satellite May 27, and successfully landed the rocket's first stage on a ship for the... Russia launches navigation satellite Posted: Mon, May 30 3:26 PM ET (1926 GMT) A Soyuz rocket successfully launches a Glonass navigation satellite May 29 despite an apparent problem with the rocket's upper stage. The Soyuz-2.1b... Rosetta finds building blocks of life on comet Posted: Mon, May 30 3:16 PM ET (1916 GMT) Planetary scientists say they have found evidence of the building blocks of life on the comet being studied by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft. In a... |
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