99.5% of Mars has been mapped at 5 meters per pixel. We've had a complete high-resolution mosaic of a planet 225 million kilometers away since 2023.28.7% of Earth's own ocean floor has been mapped. As of last month.That camera is falling into what is functionally terra incognita. Miyakojima sits on Ryukyu limestone riddled with hundreds of underwater caves and vertical shafts, some dropping 70 meters through formations older than modern humans. Most have never been surveyed. We know the topograp

BREAKING 🚨: SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket is set to make its first launch on Thursday (May 21)It's the most heavily redesigned Starship since flights began in 2023Liftoff is targeted for 6:30 PM ET from Starbase, Texas 🚀

Being in the space sector and not being SpaceX is just a painful process.There are 1 or 2 companies trying to do EXACTLY what star fall is doing and probably hoping for SpaceX as a customer.Must be hard news for them.The problem is there are 2 dimensions to the pain1) SpaceX will probably be 2/3 of the entire space market. If they use their in house solution there goes 2/3 of the market.2) SpaceX is both technically strong and VERY VERY VERY focused on keeping price down.I am not picking on any

Five Weird Things That Happen in Outer Space - NASA

Stunning high-definition footage captures the breathtaking launch of the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship last night. At 5:13 a.m. today, the in-orbit Shenzhou-21 crew opened the hatch of China Space Station and welcomed the arriving Shenzhou-23 team aboard.This marks the 8th in-orbit crew reunion in China’s space history and a new milestone: for the first time a Hong Kong astronaut has entered the Tiangong space station.