The company scrubbed a test flight of the most powerful rocket ever to launch on Monday. It’s trying again on Thursday morning.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky
These days it takes a generation to build a giant telescope. A new one is taking shape in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
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From Bullets to ‘Bird Residue,’ the Many Trials of Telescopes
Before an observatory can plumb the secrets of the cosmos, it must navigate more humbling challenges.
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Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity
Mega-constellations built by SpaceX, Amazon and other companies could carry thousands of sensors that could aid research into gamma rays, space weather and other subjects.
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SpaceX Test Launches Its Starship Rocket: How to Watch
The new moon and Mars vehicle built by Elon Musk’s company will conduct a test flight to space as early as Monday morning.