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File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch at pad 39A on a mission to deliver another 23 Starlink satellites to orbit. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX’s Falcon family of rockets is poised to exceed the total number of Space Shuttle missions from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The combination of Falcon 9 and Falcon…

It's a question that has dogged humanity since we first learned about black holes a little over a century ago: What the heck would it be like to plunge beyond the point of no return? We still don't have an answer, but a new supercomputer simulation is the best guess we have, based on current data. "People often ask about this, and simulating…

Many of us have seen impressive videos of humanoid robots that walk, talk, and even seem to think like people. But can they do anything and replace human workers? Can they run faster even than greyhounds or jump higher than pumas? Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested millions of research dollars trying to create a robot…

SpaceX is targeting a Monday morning mission that could create a high-profile Starlink-Starliner launch doubleheader within 11 hours or fewer from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, navigational warnings indicate.Though SpaceX has not publicly announced this mission, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Coast Guard maritime safety…

Enlarge / Artist impression of a glory on exoplanet WASP-76b. Do rainbows exist on distant worlds? Many phenomena that happen on Earth—such as rain, hurricanes, and auroras—also occur on other planets in our Solar System if the conditions are right. Now we have…

President Joe Biden breaks his silence on campus protests. China launches a probe to the far side of the moon for a first-of-its-kind mission. And election data guru Steve Kornacki weighs in on the Kentucky Derby.Here’s what to know today.Why Biden finally spoke out about college campus protestsPresident Joe Biden finally broke his days of…

Editor's note: SpaceX announced that the target liftoff time is 9:49 p.m. EDT Thursday.Original story: After pulling off a weekend rocket launch doubleheader, SpaceX is targeting Thursday night for its next Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, navigational warnings show.Per the Federal Aviation Administration and National…

Refresh 2024-05-01T12:25:17.559Z Starliner astronauts hold last press conference before May 6 launchThe first two NASA astronauts to fly aboard Boeing Starliner, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams, will have a press conference with reporters from their quarantine at the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) near Orlando, Florida. The…

Humanity won't last forever, the experts warnPublished10:52 30 Apr 2024 GMT+1Experts have given their verdict on when humanity will be wiped out - and what will cause the mass extinction event.We've been warned for years about the impact of global warming on the survival of humanity as we know it, with rising temperatures leading to worries…

Study suggested the fearsome dinosaur species had the intelligence of primatesExperts say findings were unreliable and T.Rex was as smart as today's reptiles  With its ruthless ability to hunt down prey, there's no denying that Tyrannosaurus rex was a clever beast.But the famous dinosaur, which died out 66 million years ago, couldn't match…