Moon rocket goes back to the garage for troubleshooting
NASA rolled the giant rocket that's slated to launch four astronauts on a round-the-moon trip back to its garage today to troubleshoot a problem with its helium pressurization system.
The Space Launch System rocket, topped by an Orion crew capsule, returned to the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Buildi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/25/moon-rocket-goes-back-to-the-garage-for-troubleshooting/
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Flight log: Blue Origin team leader flies standby to space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today — including the director of Blue Origin's New Shepard launch operations and training team.
The flight, known as NS-38, was Blue Origin’s 38th New Shepard missi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/22/flight-log-blue-origin-team-leader-flies-standby-to-space/
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Flight log: Six spacefliers go suborbital with Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today aboard a New Shepard rocket ship. The flight, known as NS-36, was Blue Origin's 36th New Shepard mission and the 15th crewed flight.
Today's 10-minute flight was cond
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/10/08/flight-log-six-spacefliers-go-suborbital-with-blue-origin/
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A cousin for Pluto? New dwarf planet candidate found
Astrophysicists say they've identified an object beyond the orbit of Neptune that's likely to qualify as a dwarf planet, alongside other trans-Neptunian objects including Pluto, the erstwhile "ninth planet."
The discovery of 2017 OF201 touches upon another ninth-planet contr
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/22/a-cousin-for-pluto-new-dwarf-planet-candidate-found/
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Sky survey boosts the case for dark energy’s downturn
It's looking more and more as if dark energy, the mysterious factor that scientists say is behind the accelerating expansion of the universe, isn't as constant as they once thought.
The latest findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, don't quite yet come up to the level of
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/03/20/sky-survey-boosts-the-case-for-dark-energys-downturn/
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Get ready to see a total lunar eclipse (or maybe not)
The first total lunar eclipse since 2022 will turn the full moon an eerie shade of red on the night of March 13-14 --- but your chances of seeing it with your own eyes will depend on where you are.
North Americans should have great seats for the eclipse this time around. The key phases of the show,
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/03/12/get-ready-to-see-a-total-lunar-eclipse-or-maybe-not/
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SpaceX Starship test falls short for second time in a row
For the second time in a row, SpaceX lost the second stage of its Starship launch system during a flight test, while recovering the first-stage Super Heavy booster.
Today's eighth Starship flight test came a month and a half after a similarly less-than-perfect mission that sparked an investigation.
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/03/05/spacex-starship-test-falls-short-for-second-time-in-a-row/
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