SpaceX is moving all planned Dragon launches from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and has begun physical modifications at LC‑39A — including erection of a Leibherr LR13000 crane Feb. 4 — as the pad is repurposed for Starship.
Space.com
• Robert Lea
By Space.com: "We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models.".
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Recently published data from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) of the galaxy Messier 87 facilitate new insights into the direct environment of the central supermassive black hole.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Blue Origin is now targeting the satellite constellation market, in one of the biggest and perhaps even most surprising story of the year, Blue Origin.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: The infrared space telescope also detected water vapor, carbon dioxide and organic compounds streaming from the departing comet two months after it made its closest approach to the sun.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: A recent report from connectivity data provider Ookla found that SpaceX's Starlink customers made up an overwhelming majority of its speed test samples in.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: At least 5,000 federal workers left their positions in the U.S. space workforce last year. These are some of their stories.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: NASA shall evaluate the "viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor" after retirement.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
