Space

 

Telescopes & Binoculars

(ESO/G / Vecchia) Vertical view of a very large telescope | Photo of the day Construction on ESO's Extremely Large Telescope continues. Here, in this May 1, 2025 photo taken from directly above, the the hexagonal support structure that will hold the ELT's 128-foot (39-meter) M1 mirror can be seen in its entirety. To either side, you can also see the framework for the telescope's two giant dome doors. Read More

Samme booster brukt 28 ganger. Fantastisk. (Red.)

SpaceX

(SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 28th flight A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 of the company's Starlink internet satellites launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Tuesday (May 13) at 1:02 a.m. EDT (0502 GMT). It was the 28th liftoff for this particular rocket's first stage, breaking the reuse mark the same booster set on April 13. On that 27th launch, the rocket lofted 27 Starlink craft - a bit of synchronicity that doesn't seem coincidental given the number of payloads on Flight 28. Read More