2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (637+ words) SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away that’s home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (376+ words) With clearing skies starting off the week, the next question is will theylast long enough for New Englanders to see the partial lunar eclipse Thursday night into early Friday? So let’s assume any weather system that might affect us later…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (255+ words) The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second). That’s 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. “That star is really, extremely fast,” said astronomer Stefan Gillessen with the Max Planck Institute…...