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Watch: Blue Ghost Spacecraft Shares Incredible Footage Of Dark Side Of The Moon
Days before it makes a landing attempt, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft has shared some stunning visuals of the lunar surface. It entered the Moon's orbit earlier this month, capturing footage of the dark side from 120 km above the surface.
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Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully lowered its orbit to 120 km in preparation for a lunar touchdown on March 2. The spacecraft, which launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Mission teams are monitoring its orbit and finalizing descent plans, though commun...
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Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing
Blue Origin is targeting a late spring launch for the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, following a partially successful debut in January 2025. While the rocket deployed its payload, the booster failed to land due to fuel delivery issues. Engineers have identified key factors affecting the landing and are implementing upgrades to improve reusa...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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5 Things to Know About Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
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ESA Uses Solar Orbiter to Turn Solar Flares into Sound, Offering New Insights
The European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with NASA, has used data from the Solar Orbiter mission to convert solar flares into audible sound. By mapping solar flare data into blue circles and pairing them with tones, a new way to experience solar activity has been created. This process is linked to the sun’s 11-year solar cycle, with curr...
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Blue Origin Ready For First Launch Of Its 32-Floor Tall New Glenn Rocket
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.
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Bezos's Blue Origin Set To Launch 'New Glenn', Challenger To Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Approved for First Launch Under FAA License
Blue Origin has received FAA approval to conduct orbital launches with its New Glenn rocket from Florida. The five-year license enables the company to carry out missions required for U.S. Space Force certification. The debut launch will focus on deploying technology for the Blue Ring program, a defense-related initiative. Initially slated for a NAS...
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SpaceX Plans To Develop 'Marslink' Network To Provide Internet On Mars
SpaceX has introduced a Marslink concept, a satellite-based communication network around Mars, to support interplanetary data exchange for future Mars missions. NASA reviewed this and other proposals, including Blue Origin's Blue Ring orbital tug and Lockheed Martin's MAVEN-based network. The Marslink network would build on SpaceX’s Starlink tech...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Moves Closer to First Orbital Launch After Successful Second-Stage Hot Fire Test
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed a crucial second-stage hot fire test ahead of its first orbital launch in November. The test confirmed the smooth interaction between key subsystems and validated the performance of its two BE-3U engines. New Glenn’s maiden mission will transport the Blue Ring orbital platform into space, ma...
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Alien Sunset On Mars: Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning Image
This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.
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Chandrayaan-3 Won't Just Study Moon, Could Help Find Life On Other Planets
Loaded with instruments, the lander and rover will study the surface and atmosphere of the Moon. The orbiter will turn its focus to Earth to look at signatures of life on the Pale Blue Dot.
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Alien Megastructures? Cosmic Thumbprint? What’s Behind a James Webb Telescope Photo That Stumped Astronomers
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of WR140, a distant extreme star system back in July, but the picture has stumped astronomers. WR140 is what’s called a Wolf-Rayet star. These are among the most extreme stars known. In a rare but beautiful display, they can sometimes emit a plume of dust into space stretching hundreds of times ...
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Watch: Blue Ghost Spacecraft Shares Incredible Footage Of Dark Side Of The Moon
Days before it makes a landing attempt, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft has shared some stunning visuals of the lunar surface. It entered the Moon's orbit earlier this month, capturing footage of the dark side from 120 km above the surface.
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Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully lowered its orbit to 120 km in preparation for a lunar touchdown on March 2. The spacecraft, which launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Mission teams are monitoring its orbit and finalizing descent plans, though commun...
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Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing
Blue Origin is targeting a late spring launch for the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, following a partially successful debut in January 2025. While the rocket deployed its payload, the booster failed to land due to fuel delivery issues. Engineers have identified key factors affecting the landing and are implementing upgrades to improve reusa...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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5 Things to Know About Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.
-
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
-
ESA Uses Solar Orbiter to Turn Solar Flares into Sound, Offering New Insights
The European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with NASA, has used data from the Solar Orbiter mission to convert solar flares into audible sound. By mapping solar flare data into blue circles and pairing them with tones, a new way to experience solar activity has been created. This process is linked to the sun’s 11-year solar cycle, with curr...
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Blue Origin Ready For First Launch Of Its 32-Floor Tall New Glenn Rocket
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.
-
Bezos's Blue Origin Set To Launch 'New Glenn', Challenger To Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
-
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Approved for First Launch Under FAA License
Blue Origin has received FAA approval to conduct orbital launches with its New Glenn rocket from Florida. The five-year license enables the company to carry out missions required for U.S. Space Force certification. The debut launch will focus on deploying technology for the Blue Ring program, a defense-related initiative. Initially slated for a NAS...
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SpaceX Plans To Develop 'Marslink' Network To Provide Internet On Mars
SpaceX has introduced a Marslink concept, a satellite-based communication network around Mars, to support interplanetary data exchange for future Mars missions. NASA reviewed this and other proposals, including Blue Origin's Blue Ring orbital tug and Lockheed Martin's MAVEN-based network. The Marslink network would build on SpaceX’s Starlink tech...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Moves Closer to First Orbital Launch After Successful Second-Stage Hot Fire Test
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed a crucial second-stage hot fire test ahead of its first orbital launch in November. The test confirmed the smooth interaction between key subsystems and validated the performance of its two BE-3U engines. New Glenn’s maiden mission will transport the Blue Ring orbital platform into space, ma...
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Alien Sunset On Mars: Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning Image
This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.
-
Chandrayaan-3 Won't Just Study Moon, Could Help Find Life On Other Planets
Loaded with instruments, the lander and rover will study the surface and atmosphere of the Moon. The orbiter will turn its focus to Earth to look at signatures of life on the Pale Blue Dot.
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Alien Megastructures? Cosmic Thumbprint? What’s Behind a James Webb Telescope Photo That Stumped Astronomers
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of WR140, a distant extreme star system back in July, but the picture has stumped astronomers. WR140 is what’s called a Wolf-Rayet star. These are among the most extreme stars known. In a rare but beautiful display, they can sometimes emit a plume of dust into space stretching hundreds of times ...
