Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has announced that it will be making another attempt to land on the Moon, and unveiled the new rover it plans to send there. At a November 16 press conference, Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada said that ispace is going to be sending another HAKUTO-R lander to the Moon sometime starting in Q4 2024. ispace gave more details in a simultaneous written announcement.  Micro Rover […] The post ispace to Make Second Lunar Attempt in Winter 2024 appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

200,000 light years away, a rotating black hole seven times more massive than our Sun is busy devouring its companion main-sequence star. Scientists have detected polarized photons emerging from the black hole system, housed in the satellite dwarf galaxy LMC X-3, for the first time, researchers from India announced recently. Though it doesn’t provide all of the answers, the new observations offer insight into the nature of LMC X-3, its […] The post Scientists Get Closer to Understanding How Black Holes Feed on Companion Stars appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

There’s been a lot of hyperbole and controversy over the science fiction role playing game (RPG) Starfield, which is available on the Xbox and on PC, though not on the PlayStation 5. Boasting 100 systems and a thousand planets for players to visit and explore, as well as shipbuilding, base building, extensive quests, and combat both in space and on foot, it seemed ideal for both RPG fans and space […] The post Starfield for Space Explorers appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

A Japanese spacecraft is headed for the Moon, on course to attempt a pinpoint landing using technology that transforms the process of descending onto the lunar landscape from finding a place where it is easy to land to touching down where you want to land. Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) was launched September 7, departing Earth atop an H-IIA launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the […] The post Landing SLIM and Smartly on the Moon appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

Charting the galaxies in the sky has come a long way since the 18th century, when Charles Messier first included 40 nearby galaxies in his catalog of celestial objects. The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars of 1888 listed more than 6,000 such galaxies, while the Third Reference Catalog of Bright Galaxies, published in 1991, lists more than 23,000. But the newly updated Siena Galaxy Atlas (SGA) […] The post A New Galaxy Atlas Charts the Skies for Scientists and the Public Alike in Unprecedented Detail appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

SpaceX concluded another successful Transporter ridesharing mission on Saturday (November 11), with Transporter-9 carrying over 110 satellites and payloads into orbit for companies including Planet Labs, GHGSat, and FoxConn into orbit following a successful launch at Vandenberg Air Force base in California.  Transporters, Launchers, and Tugs The “Transporter” SmallSat ridesharing missions are intended to democratize access to space by bundling together a large number of small satellites, many of them […] The post Transporter-9 Carries Over 100 Satellites to Space appeared first on Parabol ..read more

NASA is finally launching their streaming service, “NASA+,” according to recent announcements. NASA announced back in July that it’ll upgrade the somewhat bare-bones current NASA app to a whole new app with a whole new design for the site, then in beta and now implemented. The new design, according to NASA’s original announcement, centers “a connected topic-driven experience” that includes “integrated access to NASA information” and “online content from a […] The post NASA Viewers Invited to “Space Out” On New Streaming Platform appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity space plane soared into sub-orbit on Thursday (November 2), marking the fifth commercial flight for the company and the sixth such flight for the reusable craft in the past half-year. The mothership, an aircraft named VSS Eve, ascended to an altitude of more than 44,000 feet before releasing the VSS Unity, which then launched from under its wing and traveled some 50 miles higher on its trajectory above the […] The post Virgin Galactic Achieves 5th Commercial Flight, Sending Researchers Into Sub Orbit appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

The goal is to be the most comprehensive and easily accessible source of news, information and intelligence for the global space community. DENVER, Colorado, October 31, 2023 – Multiverse Media Inc., a Denver-based integrated media company that Educates, Informs and Inspires the space community across multiple professional and enthusiast brands, is proud to announce it is merging with SpaceNews, Inc. (“SpaceNews”), the world’s largest space and satellite trade media brand. […] The post Multiverse Media and SpaceNews to Merge appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more

Once Japan’s H3 rocket is finally ready, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to launch it into space at least six times a year, according to several media reports. But the rocket, designed to carry heavier payloads than Japan’s H2 rocket, will have to overcome the fact that it’s yet to successfully launch. After a technical malfunction delayed its first launch from February to March, a failure to ignite in the […] The post Mitsubishi Announces Ambitious Launch Schedule for Japan’s Unproven H3 Rocket appeared first on Parabolic Arc ..read more