Watch live: SpaceX launches its first 60 Starlink satellites tonight

[ad_1] Falcon 9 takes off. SpaceX SpaceX is again preparing to send the first 60 satellites of the Starlink megaconstellation in the space. After several delays, the company said Monday that the new launch window will open Thursday night 23 May. Here's how and when to follow the historic mission live. Starlink is SpaceX's satellite … Read more

VIDEO: A meteor illuminates the night sky in Australia

[ad_1] A fireball in the sky was captured by surveillance cameras in southern Australia. It is thought that the huge ball of light comes from a meteor shower. Hundreds of people reported seeing the meteor spray above the sky, describing it as a "fireball" and a "huge bright white light". An astronomer said that it … Read more

New studies increase confidence in NASA's measurement of Earth's temperature

[ad_1] The years 2014-2018, on average on this map, were the hottest years of the modern register compared to the GISTEMP basic data for 1951-1980. Red areas experienced above normal temperatures, while blue areas were cooler than normal during this period. Credit: NASA A new evaluation of NASA's global temperature data revealed that the agency's … Read more

China seems to have suffered from a long launch failure in March

[ad_1] FIRST UP | SpaceX is suing Air Force against LSA; China seems to be suffering from a prolonged failure on March 4; NASA will announce today its first major gateway contract – https://t.co/2JuFiB3YPM pic.twitter.com/Skmxx6inBQMay 23, 2019 HELSINKI – The planned launch of a remote sensing satellite from Taiyuan, in northern China, could have ended … Read more

A sad raven eating away at his friends

[ad_1] Enlarge / Does he look happy or sad? As social creatures, we unknowingly associate moods with those around us – not just when a grumpy supervisor darkens your day (Editor's note: Is it something that I said?). The scientific term for the spread of feelings is "emotional contagion", a term that may seem particularly … Read more

Replicas of the 1959 earthquake shook Yellowstone in 2017-18

[ad_1] Map of the Maple Creek Swarm, conducted using data from the seismographic stations of the University of Utah. Credit: USGS On August 17, 1959, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, the United States had not yet sent a man into space and with a 49-star flag, Yellowstone National Park was shaking violently for about … Read more