Tag: Astronomy
SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right...
Mars findings cataloged in Navajo language
Native people have had ties to land in North America since time immemorial, and now that connection is expanding to the cosmos.
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Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet — a grinding, clanking,...
NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.
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Black space engineer, housing advocate Ken Kelly dies at 92
Kenneth C. Kelly, a Black electronics engineer whose antenna designs contributed to the race to the moon, made satellite TV and radio possible and...
Ivey: State welcomes review of Space Command’s proposed home
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday said she welcomes a federal review of the decision to move the Space Command headquarters...
Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the...
United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet....
