SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch secretive X-37B space plane today

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch secretive X-37B | Space Quiz! What event triggered what some academics are calling the "Lunar Anthropocene"? | This Week In Space podcast: Wizard of Griffith Observatory Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version December 11, 2023 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch secretive X-37B (SpaceX) After a one-day delay, liftoff of the Falcon Heavy with the Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane is scheduled to occur from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during a 10-minute window that opens at 8:14 p.m. EST (0114 GMT Dec. 12). Full Story: Space (12/11)  Space Quiz! What event triggered what some academics are calling the "Lunar Anthropocene"? Learn the answer here! The landing of Apollo 11 and the first humans to set foot on the moon. The first manmade satellite to enter orbit of the moon, the U.S.S.R.'s Luna 10. The discovery by Galileo that the moon contains craters and other surface features. The crashing landing of the U.S.S.R.'s Luna 2 probe onto the lunar surface. This Week In Space podcast: Wizard of Griffith Observatory (TWiT) Most of us have experienced a planetarium at one time or another, but unless you've been to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, you've missed out. Besides a brand-spanking-new planetarium theater chock-a-block with special effects and computerized systems, the Observatory's Halls of Science are a treat not to be missed. Add to that the stunning views of Los Angeles and the facility's director, Dr. Ed Krupp -- one of the best science communicators in the business--and you have a real treat. And the kicker? He's a world expert in ancient astronomy! Full Story: Space (12/9)  Skywatching The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week! (Xue Bing / Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images) What potentially will be the best meteor display of the year is just around the corner, scheduled to reach its peak on late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, Dec. 13-14: The Geminid meteor shower. Full Story: Space (12/11)  Spaceflight ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to 2024 (United Launch Alliance) United Launch Alliance (ULA) performed a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) of the company's new Vulcan Centaur rocket over the weekend, which includes loading propellant into the spacecraft and running through launch-day procedures up to the moments before engine ignition. That test, however, didn't go to plan. Full Story: Space (12/11)  NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard ISS (NASA / Jasmin Moghbeli) NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity, raising the question: If a dreidel in space spins forever, who gets the gelt? Full Story: Space (12/11)  Science & Astronomy A new age for the moon, altered by human activity (NASA / Neil Armstrong) The "Lunar Anthropocene" is a mirror to Earth's Anthropocene, a geological epoch defined by the timeframe within which human activity started warping our world. The Anthropocene has no official recognition - and even its proponents still debate when it truly began - but it's impossible to deny that, through everything, humans are permanently changing the planet. Full Story: Space (12/11)  SpaceX SpaceX private Polaris Dawn mission delayed to April 2024 (Polaris Program / John Kraus) Jared Isaacman, the billionaire funding the private space mission in collaboration with SpaceX, disclosed the news Saturday (Dec. 9) in replies on X (formerly Twitter) to a question about when his mission will run. Full Story: Space (12/11)  Technology This Canadian telescope could step-in after Hubble (CASTOR team) The Hubble Space Telescope remains in good health and may last until the 2030s, but it is gradually being dragged back into Earth's atmosphere. No spacecraft has been able to visit Hubble since 2009, two years before NASA retired its space shuttle fleet. There are early-stage plans to refurbish Hubble again, possibly using a SpaceX Dragon vehicle. But in the meantime, Hubble's eventual retirement could leave behind a big gap. Full Story: Space (12/11)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036