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Space Exploration May 29, 2023

Weather clears as SpaceX knocks out overnight satellite launch

After a week of stormy weather delays, SpaceX waited just a bit longer but managed an early Saturday liftoff of a satellite to knock out the Space Coast's 26th launch of the year.

Space Exploration Dec 30, 2022

New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

It's slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace that could introduce some new names and set new records.

Space Exploration Nov 28, 2022

SpaceX gives Space Coast 52nd launch of the year

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on the 52nd successful flight of the year from the Space Coast.

Planetary Sciences Nov 4, 2022

New study of comets provides insight into chemical composition of early solar system

A new study from the University of Central Florida has found strong support that the outgassing of molecules from comets could be the result of the composition from the beginning of our solar system.

Space Exploration Aug 26, 2022

Godspeed, Uhura: A bit of Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols will go to space

Nichelle Nichols, who blazed a trail for Black actors as Lieutenant Uhura on the original "Star Trek," never got to go to space while she was alive—but her ashes and her DNA are due to reach the final frontier as early as ...

Space Exploration Aug 4, 2022

The final frontier? Just a slice of Spanish sausage

A red ball of spicy fire with luminous patches glowing menacingly against a black background.

Space Exploration Jul 12, 2022

China is considering a nuclear-powered mission to Neptune

One look at the Planetary Decadal Survey for 2023–2032, and you will see some bold and cutting-edge mission proposals for the coming decade. Examples include a Uranus orbiter and probe (UOP) that would study Uranus' interior, ...

Cell & Microbiology May 25, 2022

Mystery mechanism in small peptide shows big promise for fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Since the advent of penicillin more than 90 years ago, antibiotic drugs have saved countless lives by preventing and treating bacterial infections. However, bacteria are rapidly developing new ways to resist antibiotics, ...

Space Exploration Apr 25, 2022

Planetary Decadal Survey says it's time for a mission to Uranus (and Enceladus too)

Since 2002, the United States National Research Council (NRC) has released a publication that identifies objectives and makes recommendations for science missions for NASA, the National Science Foundation, and other government ...

Space Exploration Mar 15, 2022

NOAA's GOES-T reaches geostationary orbit, now designated GOES-18

On March 14, 2022, GOES-T executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-T was renamed GOES-18. GOES satellites are designated with ...

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