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NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) said a "potentially hazardous" asteroid is headed our way. According to NASA, "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are currently defined based on parameters that measure the asteroid's potential to make threatening close approaches to the Earth." The asteroid, with the catchy name 163373 (2002…

February 13, 2020 2 min read When people interested in business see the word “unicorn,” companies like Uber, Airbnb and SpaceX come to mind. Those brands are constantly in the news, and their valuations are astronomical. But for every flashy unicorn startup that becomes a household name, there are dozens…

It all began when Sacha Baron Cohen shared a picture of Mark Zuckerberg as a Roman Emperor along with some scathing commentary, reports TechCrunch: He tweeted in frustration, "We don't let 1 person control the water for 2.5 billion people. We don't let 1 per…

SpaceX has launched dozens of satellites as part of its Starlink project to bring high-speed Internet to every point on the planet. SpaceX A rocket from the commercial company SpaceX lifted off on Wednesday morning with some 60 satellites aboard. Once they …

BOCA CHICA, Texas—Mary McConnaughey was watching from her car when the rocket exploded on the beach. The steel-crunching burst sent the top of the spacecraft flying, and a cloud of vapor billowed into the sky and drifted toward the water.McConnaughey and her husband had planned to drive into town that…

Dracarys — “Even though it sounds mundane, there is a load of paper that has to be verified.” Eric Berger - Feb 11, 2020 2:15 pm UTC Enlarge / NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken familiarize themselves with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.NASANASA and SpaceX are closing in on the first…

Working date for SpaceX's Demo-2 launch is May 7. Dragon is in good shape.Launch date is fluid and mission may move into late April, or push later into May depending on a number of variables not hardware related. No final decision yet on duration.— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) February 10, 2020It's…

SpaceX is getting very close to its goal of flying actual astronauts aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft. After a successful in-flight abort (IFA) test in January, it had basically crossed off all the major milestones needed before flying people, first on a demonstration mission referred to as “Demo-2” by SpaceX…

OneWeb, the heavily-funded startup thats setting out to create a constellation of micro satellites to deliver broadband from space, is finally gearing up for the first in a series of regular monthly launches throughout 2020 and beyond. The London-based compa…

SpaceX is about to do the unthinkable. On Saturday morning, the company plans to launch a doomed Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a brand-new spaceship for NASA, called Crew Dragon, perched on top. The 230-foot-tall vehicle is expected to …