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The Most Captivating Photos of Last Weekend’s Annular Eclipse
The Moon took a big chomp out of the Sun over the other side of the world last weekend, and photographers across the Americas were ready to capture the celestial feast.. On Saturday, October 14, the skies dimmed across much of the western hemisphere, with regions along the path of annularity treated to the “ring…
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Boeing’s Starliner Faces Further Delays, Now Eyeing April 2024 Launch
The first crewed flight of Starliner is postponed again, while the first operational mission slides to 2025.
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A Look Back at the Best Spaceflight Images From September
The U.S. summer season has ended, but spaceflight continues to be hot, with new views of our Moon and Jupiter’s moon Io, the much-anticipated return of an astronaut and an asteroid sample, and important new rocket engine tests, to name just a few of the many moments that captured our attention in September. Let’s take…
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Troubling Motor Issues Will Delay Revival of Europe’s Vega-C Rocket
After a disheartening failure in December 2022, the return flight of Europe’s Vega-C rocket has been pushed to late 2024. The delay, just revealed by the European Space Agency, stems from a required redesign of the rocket’s motor nozzle. The 35-metre-tall rocket’s misfortune struck just 2 minutes and 27 seconds after its departure from the…