Space – Page 41 of 93

Jan 14, 2019, 5:34 PM

In the 2020s, China aims to lay groundwork for a moon base — plus missions to Mars

Flush from the success of the world’s first rover mission to the moon’s far side, Chinese space officials said today… Read More

Jan 13, 2019, 9:58 PM

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship leaves space station and splashes down in the dark

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean tonight, bringing science experiments and used hardware from the… Read More

Jan 13, 2019, 10:27 AM

Tethers Unlimited space venture lays off 20 percent of staff due to NASA shutdown

Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited Inc. has laid off about 20 percent of its workforce due to a cash crunch brought… Read More

Jan 11, 2019, 8:52 AM

SpaceX launches final batch of Iridium telecom satellites (and lands rocket)

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket deployed the eighth and final set of next-generation Iridium satellites into orbit today, closing off a… Read More

Jan 11, 2019, 12:48 AM

Elon Musk says SpaceX has assembled Starship test rocket with shiny, retro look

For weeks, photographers have been snapping pictures of a retro-looking, shiny stainless-steel rocket that’s been taking shape at SpaceX’s launch… Read More

Jan 10, 2019, 6:44 PM

Could Barnard’s Star harbor an icy home for life? Astronomers weigh the options

Where’s the nearest exoplanet with conditions that are right for life? Over the past couple of years, astrobiologists have talked… Read More

Jan 10, 2019, 4:29 PM

Supernova leftovers preserve evidence of a messy blowup that wrecked two stars

In what sounds like a cosmic episode of “CSI,” sleuthing astronomers have figured out what touched off a stellar explosion… Read More

Jan 10, 2019, 8:00 AM

Scientists look for new ways to track the technosignatures of alien civilizations

Could extraterrestrial civilizations leave their fingerprints as chlorofluorocarbons in planetary atmospheres, or the waste heat generated by industrial processes, or… Read More

Jan 9, 2019, 5:17 PM

Canadian radio telescope takes the search for puzzling fast radio bursts into a new era

A new radio telescope in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley has detected 13 new sources of mysterious extragalactic phenomena known as… Read More

Jan 9, 2019, 3:11 PM

Stratolaunch gets world’s biggest airplane ready for takeoff with 136 mph taxi test

Stratolaunch, the aerospace venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says its twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft raced as fast as 136… Read More

Jan 9, 2019, 12:23 PM

Hubble Space Telescope’s team works to revive camera amid NASA shutdown

Engineers are working to bring the Hubble Space Telescope’s wide-angle camera back into operation after a hardware problem knocked it… Read More

Jan 8, 2019, 9:00 PM

Billionaires leave space legacies: Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen join ‘Legends of Aviation’

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has racked up another round of recognition for his role on the space frontier: Next week… Read More

Jan 8, 2019, 1:32 PM

Hubble team has bad news for aliens: Red dwarfs seem to wipe out life’s necessities

Red dwarf stars have been seen as the biggest potential frontier for alien life, in part because they’re the most… Read More

Jan 8, 2019, 8:45 AM

For UFO fans, History Channel’s ‘Project Blue Book’ show rings all too true to life

“Project Blue Book,” the History Channel TV series making its debut tonight, takes its inspiration from classic UFO cases of… Read More

Jan 7, 2019, 7:11 PM

TESS planet-hunters add a ‘sub-Neptune’ world to discovery list, with more to come

Less than a year after NASA’s TESS spacecraft was launched, the scientists behind the mission have unveiled their third confirmed… Read More

Jan 7, 2019, 1:12 PM

3-D views reveal ‘Orion’s Dragon’ in space

Spectral readings from the Orion Nebula have charted the cosmic weather patterns for powerful stellar winds that have created a… Read More

Jan 7, 2019, 10:10 AM

‘Oumuamua’s discovery points to plethora of interstellar objects in our galaxy

The cigar-shaped object known as ‘Oumuamua may be the first interstellar interloper to be discovered, but it’s not likely to… Read More

Jan 7, 2019, 7:00 AM

Government shutdown is putting a damper on science in Seattle and elsewhere

It’s been called the “Super Bowl of Astronomy,” but when the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting plays out in Seattle… Read More

Jan 3, 2019, 12:40 PM

New Horizons probe delivers 3-D views of cosmic snowman, plus mysteries to solve

LAUREL, Md. — The science team behind NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft today released the first 3-D image of an icy object… Read More

Jan 3, 2019, 9:25 AM

After media mix-up, China says Chang’e-4 makes first landing on moon’s far side

Official Chinese media confirmed that the nation’s robotic Chang’e-4 probe made the first-ever landing on the far side of the… Read More

Jan 2, 2019, 1:24 PM

NASA’s New Horizons probe reveals the shape of its icy target: ‘It’s a snowman!’

LAUREL, Md. — The New Horizons spacecraft’s picture of an icy object 4 billion miles from Earth became a lot… Read More

Jan 2, 2019, 9:02 AM

Bradford Space Group buys Deep Space Industries, shifting focus from asteroid mining to propulsion

Bradford Space Group says it’s acquired California-based Deep Space Industries, which means that both of the ventures that were created… Read More

Jan 1, 2019, 8:53 AM

Success! NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft ‘phones home’ from 4 billion miles away

LAUREL, Md. — NASA’s New Horizons science team today received confirmation that its spacecraft survived a New Year’s encounter with an… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 9:38 PM

New Horizons team celebrates history’s farthest flyby with New Year’s sparkle

LAUREL, Md. — Hundreds of well-wishers took part in a different kind of New Year’s countdown, 33 minutes past midnight,… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 9:14 PM

Queen’s rock-star astrophysicist Brian May debuts his space anthem for a far-out trip

LAUREL, Md. — After you’ve participated in NASA’s New Horizons mission to the edge of the solar system, and written… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 4:01 PM

OSIRIS-REx probe goes into close orbit around asteroid Bennu and sets a record

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft today maneuvered into an orbit that takes it within 4,000 feet of the surface of Bennu, a… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 1:00 PM

VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018

In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 12:34 PM

New Horizons team gets first fuzzy glimpse of elongated icy world on solar system’s edge

LAUREL, Md. — The science team for NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft released its first multi-pixel view of an icy world… Read More

Dec 30, 2018, 8:57 PM

Watch New Horizons probe ring in the New Year with record-setting Ultima Thule flyby

LAUREL, Md. — The sleeping bags are rolled out and the videos are cued up for a New Year’s celebration of… Read More

Dec 27, 2018, 2:21 PM

Year in Space: From the Falcon Heavy’s first flight to the solar system’s last frontier

Launches, launches, launches! 2018 was a big year for liftoffs, particularly for SpaceX and its billionaire CEO, Elon Musk. The… Read More