Author Archives: Astrobitica

Andrei Pleskatsevich, taken from Minsk, Belarus The Seagull Nebula is a region of nebulosity lying on the border between constellations Monoceros and Canis Major; the emission nebula forming the bird’s “head” carries the catalog designation IC 2177. The imager used a 3-inch f/4.5 scope and one-shot color camera to take 10 hours of exposure. The post Cosmic wingspan appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingCosmic wingspan→

Paramount+ will serve up a balanced blast of silly and serious sci-fi stories with Season 3 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Continue Reading‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 teaser trailer promises more gimmicky hijinks in the final frontier (video)→

The investment, which marks Washington Harbour’s first in Turion Space, was part of a broader funding round The post Washington Harbour Partners invests in startup Turion Space appeared first on SpaceNews.

Amazon’s first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites will lift off a week from now, if all goes according to plan. Continue ReadingAtlas V rocket will launch Amazon’s 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9→

Kilmer leaves a legacy of engaging film roles including Batman and even a Mars astronaut. Continue Reading‘Red Planet,’ ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Batman: Forever’ star Val Kilmer dies at 65→

ULA is set to loft the first 27 satellites of the more than 3,200 planned for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation April 9, roughly a year behind schedule as the company races to meet deployment deadlines. The post Project Kuiper readies long-awaited operational satellite launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

As the cult classic sci-fi monster movie turns 25, we look at why it eclipses everything Vin Diesel’s antihero has done since. Continue Reading25 years on, Vin Diesel’s ‘Pitch Black’ still outshines every other Riddick film — and we think we know why→

“All together, we have a better sense of what this building-sized asteroid is like.” Continue ReadingRemember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it→

The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028. Continue ReadingEurope’s life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft→

Gitanjali Rao was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior, an award created to inspire young innovators. The post STARMUS Launches the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior at The Kennedy Center appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingSTARMUS Launches the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior at The Kennedy Center→

Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy’s darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters. Continue ReadingFamiliar faces return in ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld’, which hits Disney+ on May the 4th (video)→

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. Continue ReadingSpaceX Fram2 astronauts see ‘pure white’ Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day→

The European Space Agency’s new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level. Continue ReadingESA’s new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth’s orbital junk problem→

Gothenburg, Sweden (April 2, 2025) – The Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) has awarded Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space missions, a contract to commercialize the […] The post Frontgrade Gaisler Launches New GRAIN Line and Wins SNSA Contract to Commercialize First Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic AI for Space Applications appeared first on SpaceNews.

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches. Continue ReadingUS Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches→