Space – Page 33 of 93

Sep 25, 2019, 10:00 AM

Blue Origin gets ready for next spaceflights but might delay flying people until 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is laying plans for two more uncrewed tests of its New Shepard… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 10:59 AM

Experts confirm that a second interstellar visitor is zipping through solar system

Two years after astronomers made their first detection of a celestial object that came into our solar system from the… Read More

Sep 23, 2019, 7:58 PM

NASA’s Orion spacecraft program gets a multibillion-dollar vote of support

NASA says it’s ordering three more Orion spacecraft for missions to the moon, at a cost of $2.7 billion —… Read More

Sep 23, 2019, 7:24 PM

NASA science chief says NEO Surveillance Mission will seek out threatening asteroids

The head of NASA’s science operations says the space agency intends to develop a new space-based infrared telescope to hunt… Read More

Sep 22, 2019, 12:35 PM

Elon Musk tweets a sneak peek at his vision for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is talking up his Starship Mk1 prototype super-rocket in Texas, less than a week in advance… Read More

Sep 20, 2019, 1:50 PM

Intelsat sues OneWeb broadband satellite venture over a mega-deal that went sour

One of the world’s biggest satellite operators, Intelsat, is accusing the OneWeb broadband satellite venture and its biggest investor, SoftBank,… Read More

Sep 17, 2019, 10:43 AM

Space Talent puts jobs at Blue Origin, SpaceX and elsewhere in one big database

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are often at odds, but there’s at least one place… Read More

Sep 16, 2019, 5:21 PM

SpaceX wants to rearrange its Starlink satellites for faster broadband ramp-up

SpaceX is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission for changes in the spacing of its Starlink broadband satellites, in… Read More

Sep 16, 2019, 10:53 AM

Brad Pitt coaxes a thumbs-up for his ‘Ad Astra’ movie in hookup with space station

Imagine the taglines in the movie ads: “Really good” portrayal of zero-gravity! “Absolutely” better than George Clooney! There’d be some… Read More

Sep 12, 2019, 4:48 PM

Bigelow Aerospace and NASA test earthly mockup of interplanetary space station

Bigelow Aerospace opened up its ground-based prototype for a space station module — or perhaps even a Mars transport habitat… Read More

Sep 11, 2019, 10:58 AM

After leading Mars rover missions, Steve Squyres joins Blue Origin as chief scientist

Just months after closing out the 15-year-long Opportunity rover mission on Mars, Cornell University astronomer Steve Squyres is taking advantage… Read More

Sep 10, 2019, 11:28 PM

The safest bet for space settlers? Would you believe it’s inside Mars’ moon Deimos?

The smaller of Mars’ two moons, Deimos, was named after the Greek god of terror — but the way former… Read More

Sep 9, 2019, 11:52 PM

After 50 years, space settlement experts update their vision for off-planet outposts

Fifty years ago, a Princeton physicist named Gerard O’Neill asked his students to help him come up with a plan… Read More

Sep 6, 2019, 2:07 PM

India loses contact with Chandrayaan 2’s lander at climax of historic moon mission

India’s Mission Control lost contact with the lander for its Chandrayaan 2 mission today, just as it was about to… Read More

Sep 5, 2019, 2:37 PM

Open Lunar Foundation comes out in the open with its plan to build a moon village

After spending five years in semi-stealth mode, a San Francisco venture called the Open Lunar Foundation is talking about its… Read More

Sep 4, 2019, 4:40 PM

OneWeb targets the Arctic for the kickoff of its satellite broadband service in 2020

OneWeb says it’ll start delivering broadband internet service to the Arctic via satellite in 2020, turning the “Last Frontier” into… Read More

Sep 3, 2019, 4:44 PM

White House lists security tech, AI, energy and space among R&D priorities for 2021

Congress hasn’t yet approved a federal budget for the fiscal year that starts next month, but the White House is… Read More

Sep 3, 2019, 10:58 AM

SpaceX reports a ‘bug’ in its alert system after ESA shifts spacecraft to avoid Starlink satellite collision

The European Space Agency says it performed a collision avoidance maneuver over the Labor Day weekend to head off a… Read More

Sep 1, 2019, 7:59 PM

NASA checks SpaceX’s potential Starship landing sites on Mars, with water in mind

NASA is helping SpaceX get a fix on potential landing sites on Mars for its Starship super-spaceship, with an emphasis… Read More

Aug 29, 2019, 5:23 PM

Trump ushers in U.S. Space Command, with Space Force (or Corps) in the works

President Donald Trump today hailed the revival of the U.S. Space Command to protect America’s technological assets on the final… Read More

Aug 29, 2019, 10:59 AM

‘They’re so inspiring’: Jeff Bezos touts Blue Origin’s space postcard campaign for kids

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander in May, he also unveiled… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 11:30 PM

SpaceX sweetens the deal for satellite rideshare launches, and Starlink is in on it

Three weeks after announcing that it’s getting into the rideshare market for launching small satellites, SpaceX slashed its prices by… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 3:16 PM

Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover!

NASA says a student will provide the official name for its 2020 Mars rover, continuing a tradition that began 16… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 10:59 AM

A double whammy of gravitational waves sparks a burst of black hole speculation

Two detections of gravitational waves, separated by a mere 21 minutes, set off a flurry of excitement among astronomers today.… Read More

Aug 27, 2019, 6:34 PM

SpaceX’s Starhopper test rocket takes one giant leap, marking new step toward Mars

A prototype rocket that looks more like a water tower took a 500-foot-high hop today in Texas, blazing a methane-fueled… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 10:54 AM

Astranis reserves a ride with SpaceX for satellite that’ll boost broadband in Alaska

A California-based startup called Astranis Space Technologies has signed a deal with SpaceX for the launch of its first geostationary… Read More

Aug 20, 2019, 6:27 PM

Has LIGO detected its first smash-up of black hole and neutron star? Stay tuned

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, has detected mergers of black holes, and even a couple of neutron star… Read More

Aug 20, 2019, 10:58 AM

National Space Council meeting highlights moon and Mars plan – plus nuclear power

The latest meeting of the National Space Council provided a forum to build support for NASA’s twin-focus plan to send… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 5:08 PM

ULA’s Vulcan rocket selected for launches of moon lander and mini-shuttle in 2021

United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket – and Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine – have been chosen to send… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 6:24 AM

Rocket Lab launches four satellites for BlackSky, UnseenLabs and U.S. Air Force

Rocket Lab sent a foursome of satellites into orbit today for a threesome of customers, including the Seattle-based BlackSky Earth-watching… Read More