Category Archives: Space

22Jun/20

Astronauts, Experts, and Space Agencies Discuss Asteroids, Opportunities, and Risks on Asteroid Day, 30 June

June 22, 2020SpaceAsteroid Day, Asteroid Foundation, Asteroid mining, Asteroids, Astronomy, Country: Luxembourg, Environment, Luxembourg, Outer space, Planetary science, Space sciencesmbale

The Asteroid Foundation returns with Asteroid Day LIVE Digital from Luxembourg. This year, the event is a fully digital celebration of asteroid science and exploration. Panel discussions and one-on-one interviews with astronauts and world experts will be broadcast on 30 June 2020. Read more

01Jun/20

NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon

June 1, 2020SpaceApollo program, Douglas Hurley, Dragon, Dragon 2, Falcon 9, Human spaceflight, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, NASA, Outer space, Robert Behnken, Robert L. Behnken, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, SpaceXsmbale

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read more

18May/20

NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit

May 18, 2020SpaceBoeing X-37, Company: Photovoltaic Radio, Company: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Environment, Mojave Air and Space Port, Photovoltaics, Physical sciences, Rocket-powered aircraft, Solar energy, Space program of the United States, Spacecraft, Spaceplanes, Technology/Internet, U.S. Naval Research Laboratorysmbale

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space. Read more

10Nov/17

The star that won’t die

November 10, 2017SpaceAmateur astronomy, Astronomer, Astronomy, Astrophysics, BBC, IPTF14hls, Light sources, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Physical sciences, Space science, Star, Stellar evolution, Supernova, Supernova remnants, Supernovae, Type Ia supernova, Type II supernovasmbale

A three-year-long supernova is making astronomers reconsider how stars form and die. Continue reading →

21Oct/17

Moon cave discovery stokes hope for lunar exploration

October 21, 2017SpaceCompany: the Guardian, Environment, Geology, Geology of the Moon, Igneous petrology, Japan, Lava, Lava cave, Lava tube, Lava tubes, Lunar lava tube, Marius, Marius Hills, Moon, NEXT MEDIA, Petrology, Planetary science, Planetary surface, Technology/Internet, Volcanologysmbale

A cavernous lava tube was this week confirmed to exist beneath the surface of the moon.
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09Oct/17

Dimming of star probably caused by dust, not alien structure: NASA

October 9, 2017SpaceAstronomy, Circumstellar dust, Cognition, Dyson sphere, energy-absorbing technology, Environment, Games, Hypothetical astronomical objects, Infrared telescopes, Jigsaw puzzle, Mechanical puzzles, Mind, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Natural sciences, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Problem solving, Puzzles, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Space observatories, Space telescope, Spitzer, Spitzer Space Telescope, Tabby's Star, Technology/Internetsmbale

New research from NASA may have solved one of the most prevalent astronomy puzzles in recent years. Continue reading →

29Sep/17

Musk shrinks ‘Big F***ing Rocket,’ claims 2024 Mars mission

September 29, 2017SpaceAdelaide, Australia, BFR, Business, Businesspeople, China, Company: Space Explrtn, Economy, Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, Hawthorne California, Human mission to Mars, Hyperloop, Interplanetary Transport System, ITS launch vehicle, Matthew Larotonda, New York, Outer space, Russia, Space tourism, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX launch facilities, SpaceX launch vehicles, SpaceX reusable launch system development program, United Statessmbale

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims his company will land a person on the red planet at least a decade earlier than NASA, and has downsized the plans for its “BFR” rocket vehicle in an effort to cut costs. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

28Sep/17

Scientists complete 8-month isolation mission simulating life on Mars

September 28, 2017SpaceAstrobiology, Astronomy, Environment, Exploration of Mars, HI-SEAS, HI-SEAS mission, Human mission to Mars, Life on Mars, Mars, Mars analog habitat, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Space science, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

A team of scientists have finally returned to civilization after completing a NASA-funded isolation experiment to simulate life on Mars. Continue reading →

27Sep/17

NASA gives sneak peek of ‘mission to touch the sun’

September 27, 2017SpaceAstronomy, City: Laurel, Corona, Environment, Eugene Parker, Jim Kinnison, LAUREL, Laurel Maryland, Light sources, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New Horizons, Nicky Fox, Outer space, Parker Solar Probe, Plasma physics, Solar phenomena, Solar Probe's mission, Solar telescopes, Solar wind, Space plasmas, Space science, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Sun, Technology/Internet, United States, Washington metropolitan areasmbale

LAUREL, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists unveiled the Parker Solar Probe at a laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, on Monday (September 25), where the spacecraft is being prepared to make an unprecedented plunge into the sun’s atmosphere. Continue reading →

19Sep/17

Venus’ mysterious night side revealed for the first time

September 19, 2017SpaceAkatsuki, Astronomy, Atmosphere of Venus, Colonization of Venus, Environment, European Space Agency, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Planet, Planetary science, Space science, the Venus Express, Venus, Venus in fiction, Windsmbale

For the first time ever, scientists are studying Venus’ mysterious night side, and have found that it’s vastly different from its day side. Continue reading →