Space – Page 43 of 93

Dec 3, 2018, 4:58 PM

Scientists add four black hole collisions to LIGO’s list, including the biggest so far

Four more mergers of black holes, including the biggest one recorded to date, have been added to a catalog generated… Read More

Dec 3, 2018, 12:00 PM

Third time’s the charm: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches a record 64 satellites for Spaceflight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Seattle-based Spaceflight’s first-ever dedicated rideshare mission, a satellite extravaganza aimed at placing 64 spacecraft in… Read More

Dec 3, 2018, 10:03 AM

OSIRIS-REx probe reaches asteroid Bennu for close-up survey and sample return

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx today made its official rendezvous with a promising and potentially perilous asteroid named Bennu, after two years of… Read More

Dec 2, 2018, 4:40 PM

12 years after launch, New Horizons probe zeroes in on mysterious Ultima Thule

Act Two of the 12-year-old New Horizons mission to Pluto and the solar system’s icy Kuiper Belt is heating up, with… Read More

Dec 2, 2018, 12:55 AM

Spaceflight’s 64-satellite extravaganza inches closer to SpaceX launch

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries is closing in on what’s shaping up as a grand convergence in commercial space. Spaceflight, which handles launch… Read More

Dec 1, 2018, 6:48 PM

On the fast track: Stratolaunch says its rocket engine preburner has hit full power

Chalk up another milestone for Stratolaunch Systems’ rocket engine development effort: The Seattle-based space company founded by late Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Nov 29, 2018, 11:40 AM

NASA picks nine commercial teams for moon deliveries – including dark horses

NASA says it’s partnering on lunar delivery services with nine commercial teams, headed by companies that run the gamut from… Read More

Nov 28, 2018, 10:35 PM

India’s PSLV rocket launches BlackSky’s Global-1 satellite (plus 30 other satellites)

The first Earth observation satellite for Seattle-based BlackSky’s Global constellation has been sent into orbit aboard an Indian rocket. Global-1… Read More

Nov 27, 2018, 12:15 PM

Amazon Web Services launches AWS Ground Station, a cloud service for satellite operators

LAS VEGAS — Space is hard, and getting data to and from orbiting satellites can be even harder. Amazon Web… Read More

Nov 26, 2018, 7:25 PM

NASA’s InSight lander touches down on Mars and sends gloriously gritty pictures

REDMOND, Wash. — NASA’s Mars InSight lander touched down on a heavenly Martian plain Monday, marking the first successful landing… Read More

Nov 26, 2018, 5:19 PM

From The Oatmeal to the space station, Mars InSight lander’s fans are all a-Twitter

Today’s smashingly successful touchdown of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars was a cause for celebration on Twitter. There was good-natured snark… Read More

Nov 26, 2018, 1:01 AM

Rev up the video: It’s time for NASA’s InSight lander to touch down on Mars

Today’s the day for the Mars InSight lander’s touchdown on the Red Planet, and NASA is pulling out all the… Read More

Nov 25, 2018, 3:03 PM

Elon Musk says there’s a 70 percent chance he’ll move to Mars (and possibly die there)

As NASA prepares for its next Mars landing on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is giving himself a 70 percent… Read More

Nov 23, 2018, 10:58 AM

Cosmos on your coffee table: These big books make a big impact for holiday giving

If you’re going to give somebody a book for the holidays, why not go big? In this age of ebooks,… Read More

Nov 21, 2018, 7:31 PM

This year, there’ll be empty spaces at the table for Thanksgiving on space station

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for big gatherings around the dinner table, but this year’s feast on the International Space… Read More

Nov 21, 2018, 3:31 PM

All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person

After a 300 million-mile, six-month interplanetary cruise, NASA’s Mars InSight robotic lander is heading for a plain-vanilla arrival at the… Read More

Nov 20, 2018, 1:25 PM

NASA reviews safety at SpaceX and Boeing after Elon Musk smokes pot on video

NASA has ordered a review of workplace safety at SpaceX and Boeing, the two companies developing spaceships to ferry its… Read More

Nov 19, 2018, 10:05 PM

Goodbye, BFR … hello, Starship: Elon Musk gives a classic name to his Mars spaceship

First it was the Mars Colonial Transporter, or MCT … then it was the Interplanetary Transport System, or ITS …… Read More

Nov 19, 2018, 10:59 AM

NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover

One week before the next Mars mission is due to land, NASA has chosen the landing site for its next next… Read More

Nov 19, 2018, 8:38 AM

Virgin Orbit jet aces its first captive-carry flight with LauncherOne rocket attached

Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 jet, nicknamed Cosmic Girl, has made its first test flight with a LauncherOne rocket tucked… Read More

Nov 17, 2018, 1:55 AM

Antares rocket launches Cygnus cargo ship, doubling up space station deliveries

Two uncrewed cargo craft are now en route to the International Space Station, thanks to the launch of a Northrop… Read More

Nov 16, 2018, 2:01 PM

44 years after its first message to aliens, Arecibo Observatory calls for follow-up

The Arecibo Observatory today kicked off a student-focused competition to design a new message to beam to extraterrestrials, 44 years… Read More

Nov 15, 2018, 5:22 PM

Spaceflight Industries goes through financial restructuring as key launch nears

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries laid out the status of a debt restructuring plan this week in advance of its most ambitious… Read More

Nov 15, 2018, 4:24 PM

Rocket Lab reports $140M in fresh funding, cementing space unicorn status

Fresh on the heels of a successful satellite launch, Rocket Lab today announced that it has received $140 million in… Read More

Nov 15, 2018, 1:18 PM

SpaceX launches Qatar’s Es’hail-2 telecom satellite, and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX sent the Es’hail-2 telecommunications satellite into orbit today, then brought the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster back down for… Read More

Nov 15, 2018, 10:57 AM

FCC OKs SpaceX’s plan for 7,500 satellites in very low Earth orbit (and its rivals’ plans)

The Federal Communications Commission today gave the go-ahead for SpaceX to operate a constellation of more than 7,500 broadband access… Read More

Nov 14, 2018, 1:27 PM

Scientists report a super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, a mere 6 light-years away

The astronomical team that found the nearest exoplanet at Proxima Centauri has done it again with the reported detection of… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 7:03 PM

Virgin Orbit puts flying launch pad through speedy taxi test with a rocket in its pocket

British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit space venture notched another milestone over the Veterans Day weekend: the first high-speed taxi… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 2:59 PM

How Blue Origin space venture’s HQ2, HQ3 and HQ4 blazed a trail for Amazon HQ plan

The process that Amazon went through to choose New York, Northern Virginia and Nashville as key sites for expansion isn’t… Read More

Nov 12, 2018, 2:32 PM

Elon Musk and Mars take the spotlight in National Geographic TV doubleheader

Science fiction blends with fact in tonight’s double dose of Mars from National Geographic’s TV channel. Truth to tell, there’s… Read More