NASA launching new space toilet and more to space station this week
A private cargo spacecraft will lift off from Virginia on Tuesday (Sept. 29), carrying nearly 8,000 lbs. (3,629 kilograms) of supplies to th...Read More
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Showing posts with label Space News. Show all posts
'Grand claims' of life on Venus lack evidence, skeptics say
A roundup of the various pushback and criticisms to the claim that there could be life on Venus from Space.com https://ift.tt/3367Tvs Read More
What if Earth had rings?
What might Earth be like crowned with rings? Space and science- fiction illustrator Ron Miller created extraordinary images of how the sky m...Read More
Estée Lauder paying NASA for skincare photoshoot on space station
A cosmetics company is providing a new look for NASA with the launch of a first-of-its-kind, commercial use for the International Space Stat...Read More
'The Smallest Lights in the Universe' explores the possibilities of life on Earth and far beyond it
MIT astronomer Sara Seager has a quest: to find a second Earth. That scientific quest has developed and persisted against the backdrop of a ...Read More
Book excerpt: 'The Smallest Lights in the Universe'
Science, even science about the heavens, is done by people, astronomer Sara Seager reminds us throughout her new memoir, "The Smallest ...Read More
Melting ice sheets will add over 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100
A new, international study shows the significant impact that melting ice sheets will have on global sea levels. from Space.com https://ift...Read More
What does space sound like? Explore the sounds of Netflix's 'Away'
Sound designers brought space to life in 'Away.' from Space.com https://ift.tt/3mBY14l Read More
Rocket Lab gears up for 1st launch from US soil
Rocket Lab just wrapped up a "wet dress rehearsal" at its U.S. launch site, a major milestone in the leadup to the first-ever lift...Read More
See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning
The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14). from Space.com https://ift....Read More
SpaceX gearing up for 12-mile-high test flight with Starship SN8 prototype
The next big leap for SpaceX's Mars-colonizing Starship spacecraft appears to be right around the corner. from Space.com https://ift.t...Read More
Astra's 1st orbital test launch fails during first-stage engine burn
Astra launched its first orbital test mission tonight (Sept. 11), sending its two-stage Rocket 3.1 skyward from the Pacific Spaceport Comple...Read More
'Star Trek: Discovery' season 3 will introduce Trek's first transgender and nonbinary characters
The third season of "Star Trek: Discovery," set to premiere on Oct. 15, will introduce its first transgender and a nonbinary chara...Read More
The 'Goat Star' is back: How to see Capella in the night sky this month
At this time of year, some might be attracted by the presence of an unusually bright star sparkling over the north-northeast horizon. from...Read More
Vega rocket launches 53 satellites in return-to-flight mission
Europe's Vega rocket launched 53 satellites tonight (Sept. 2) on its first mission since suffering a major anomaly in July of last year....Read More
Rocket Lab's Electron booster returns to flight with Earth-observing satellite launch
Rocket Lab's Electron launcher aced its return-to-flight mission tonight (Aug. 30), delivering an Earth-observation satellite to orbit. ...Read More
SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, nails rocket landing
SpaceX launched an Earth-observation satellite along with two small piggyback payloads today (Aug. 30) and aced yet another rocket touchdown...Read More
Astonishingly old Antarctic space rock could explain mystery of life's weird asymmetry
Life is asymmetrical, and a time capsule of the earliest days of the solar system may explain why. from Space.com https://ift.tt/2Yprsw6 Read More
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule for next NASA astronaut launch arrives in Florida
The Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-1 flight to the International Space Station this fall arrived in Florida on Tuesday (Aug. ...Read More
First ever double hurricane could hit the Gulf of Mexico
There's no record of two hurricanes being in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. Next week, that could change. from Space.com https:/...Read More
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