Startup tests hybrid engine for small launch vehicle
Startup tests hybrid engine for small launch vehicle By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — A Maine startup made its first, albeit small, step towar...Read More
Startup bluShift Aerospace launches its 1st commercial biofuel rocket from Maine
Startup bluShift Aerospace launches its 1st commercial biofuel rocket from Maine By The low-altitude launch is the world's first rock...Read More
Umbra raises $32 million for radar satellite constellation
Umbra raises $32 million for radar satellite constellation By Debra Werner SAN FRANCISCO – Earth observation startup Umbra raised $32 mi...Read More
Roscosmos selects four new candidates, all men, to begin cosmonaut training
Roscosmos selects four new candidates, all men, to begin cosmonaut training By Russia has chosen four new candidates to begin cosmonaut t...Read More
The Valoria 1 crew is fighting to survive the night — Commander's Report: sol 8
The Valoria 1 crew is fighting to survive the night — Commander's Report: sol 8 By Storms on simulated Mars have deprived the Valoria...Read More
Neutrons' 'evil twins' may be crushing stars into black holes
Neutrons' 'evil twins' may be crushing stars into black holes By The universe may be filled with "mirror" particles...Read More
Aliens could be sucking energy from black holes. That may be how we'll find them.
Aliens could be sucking energy from black holes. That may be how we'll find them. By A new study examines a potential mechanism for e...Read More
Next SpaceX commercial crew mission to launch in April
Next SpaceX commercial crew mission to launch in April By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — The second operational SpaceX commercial crew mission ...Read More
2020 Ties for the Hottest Year on Record
2020 Ties for the Hottest Year on Record By Matt Williams According to NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), 2020 tied 2016 fo...Read More
Earth is about to lose its second moon, forever
Earth is about to lose its second moon, forever By Minimoon SO 2020, a rocket booster that has been orbiting Earth for about 60 years, wi...Read More
US Space Force announces its rank system
US Space Force announces its rank system By Though most of those terms are inherited from the U.S. Air Force, there are a few exceptions....Read More
Virtual reality and creativity help the crew escape their Martian confinement — Commander's Report: Sol 5
Virtual reality and creativity help the crew escape their Martian confinement — Commander's Report: Sol 5 By Trapped inside the HI-SE...Read More
Space Command to expand network of allies that help monitor orbital traffic
Space Command to expand network of allies that help monitor orbital traffic By Sandra Erwin WASHINGTON — To get intelligence about what ...Read More
NASA to perform second SLS Green Run test
NASA to perform second SLS Green Run test By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA will carry out a second hotfire test of the Space Launch Syste...Read More
NASA to conduct 2nd 'hot fire' test with SLS megarocket in February
NASA to conduct 2nd 'hot fire' test with SLS megarocket in February By NASA will conduct a second green run hot fire test with it...Read More
SpaceX has two Starship prototypes on the pad at the same time
SpaceX has two Starship prototypes on the pad at the same time By SpaceX has two Starship vehicles, SN9 and SN10, on the test pad at the ...Read More
'Apollo 11: Quarantine' short documentary lands in IMAX theaters
'Apollo 11: Quarantine' short documentary lands in IMAX theaters By "Apollo 11: Quarantine," which opens in select IMAX...Read More
U.S. Space Force mostly sticking with Air Force ranks
U.S. Space Force mostly sticking with Air Force ranks By Sandra Erwin WASHINGTON — It’s now official: There will be no admirals in the U...Read More
'Galaxy Quest 2' is 'a fabulous script' according to Tim Allen
'Galaxy Quest 2' is 'a fabulous script' according to Tim Allen By The window of opportunity for "Galaxy Quest 2...Read More
'Galaxy Quest 2' is 'a fabulous script' according to Tim Allen
'Galaxy Quest 2' is 'a fabulous script' according to Tim Allen By The window of opportunity for "Galaxy Quest 2...Read More
SpaceX now targeting Monday for Starship SN9 test flight
SpaceX now targeting Monday for Starship SN9 test flight By SpaceX is now targeting Monday (Feb. 1) for a highly anticipated test flight ...Read More
FAA reviews delay SpaceX Starship test
FAA reviews delay SpaceX Starship test By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — A test flight of SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle is on hold as the co...Read More
High schoolers help discover 4 new alien planets
High schoolers help discover 4 new alien planets By Sixteen-year-old Kartik Pinglé and 18-year-old Jasmine Wright helped find four exopla...Read More
Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight
Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight By The Doomsday Clock — a hypothetical clock that measures our nearness to utter annihil...Read More
Scientists solve a major climate mystery, confirming Earth is hotter than it's been in at least 120 centuries
Scientists solve a major climate mystery, confirming Earth is hotter than it's been in at least 120 centuries By Scientists have reso...Read More
We Now Have a 3D Map of The 525 Closest Brown Dwarfs
We Now Have a 3D Map of The 525 Closest Brown Dwarfs By Andy Tomaswick Zooniverse brings out the best of the internet – it leverages the ...Read More
NASA may change MRO orbit to support Mars 2020
NASA may change MRO orbit to support Mars 2020 By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA is considering changing the orbit of one of its oldest Ma...Read More
Earth's outer shell ballooned during massive growth spurt 3 billion years ago
Earth's outer shell ballooned during massive growth spurt 3 billion years ago By Zircon crystals found in stream sediments in Greenla...Read More
We may have found the most powerful particle accelerator in the galaxy
We may have found the most powerful particle accelerator in the galaxy By Astronomers have long wondered where high-energy cosmic rays co...Read More
The UAE's Hope mission is nearly to Mars, and scientists can't wait
The UAE's Hope mission is nearly to Mars, and scientists can't wait By With less than two weeks before the country's first-ev...Read More
NASA seeks input on Europa Clipper launch options
NASA seeks input on Europa Clipper launch options By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA has issued a request for information for launch servic...Read More
Full moon names (and more) for 2021
Full moon names (and more) for 2021 By Here is a list of all the full moon names, dates and times in 2021, beginning with the "Wolf ...Read More
'The Expanse' season 5, episode 4 dials the drama up to 11
'The Expanse' season 5, episode 4 dials the drama up to 11 By You couldn't actually physically pack any more into a single ep...Read More
Exoplanetary System Found With 6 Worlds in Orbital Resonance
Exoplanetary System Found With 6 Worlds in Orbital Resonance By Evan Gough 200 light-years away from Earth, there’s a K-type main-sequenc...Read More
Dickinson’s guidance to space troops: Prepare for ’competitive and dangerous’ environment
Dickinson’s guidance to space troops: Prepare for ’competitive and dangerous’ environment By Sandra Erwin WASHINGTON — The commander of ...Read More
A string of planets in our solar system sparkles in photos from 3 different sun probes
A string of planets in our solar system sparkles in photos from 3 different sun probes By Turns out sungazing is not the only thing NASA...Read More
Mysterious 'kick' just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter
Mysterious 'kick' just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter By A mysterious "kick" in the early universe may...Read More
Iceland is a Similar Environment to Ancient Mars
Iceland is a Similar Environment to Ancient Mars By Matt Williams A new study conducted by NASA scientists and Rice University shows how ...Read More
Glavkosmos to sell seats on Soyuz missions
Glavkosmos to sell seats on Soyuz missions By Brian Berger DOUGLAS, U.K. — Glavkosmos, the commercial arm of the Russian space agency Ro...Read More
Saturn Got Its Tilt From Its Moons
Saturn Got Its Tilt From Its Moons By Andy Tomaswick One of the fundamental tenets of physics is that two objects, now matter how differe...Read More
OSIRIS-REx is Heading for Home in May
OSIRIS-REx is Heading for Home in May By Nancy Atkinson The OSIRIS-REx team decided to delay the spacecraft’s departure from asteroid Ben...Read More
US Mint marks 35 years since Challenger with 'Teacher in Space' coin
US Mint marks 35 years since Challenger with 'Teacher in Space' coin By A new U.S. coin honoring Christa McAuliffe, NASA's fi...Read More
US planetary radar may get a boost from Green Bank Observatory
US planetary radar may get a boost from Green Bank Observatory By It was serendipity that had scientists already toying with a demonstrat...Read More
Sirius XM's newest satellite, SXM-7, has failed in orbit
Sirius XM's newest satellite, SXM-7, has failed in orbit By SiriusXM's newest satellite, SXM-7, has suffered undisclosed failures...Read More
NASA prepares for Mars 2020 landing
NASA prepares for Mars 2020 landing By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is on track for a landing next month that will beg...Read More
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is in the home stretch of its journey to Red Planet
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is in the home stretch of its journey to Red Planet By The car-size Perseverance rover, which launched...Read More
The lessons learned from the fatal Challenger shuttle disaster echo at NASA 35 years on
The lessons learned from the fatal Challenger shuttle disaster echo at NASA 35 years on By It was 35 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the m...Read More
Extreme black holes probably have 'hair'
Extreme black holes probably have 'hair' By Not all black holes are perfectly sleek and simple, a new study suggests. January...Read More
Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage
Electron launch demonstrated enhanced kick stage By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab stretched the performance of the kick stage of it...Read More
Firefly Aerospace seeking to raise $350 million
Firefly Aerospace seeking to raise $350 million By Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace, nearing its...Read More
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