Space – Page 64 of 93

Jul 16, 2017, 9:56 PM

Jeff Bezos gets a kick out of winning the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space venture have picked up a good number of awards over the… Read More

Jul 15, 2017, 3:12 PM

Aurora alert: Solar storm heightens chances of seeing northern lights

What could make a summer weekend even more perfect? How about the northern lights? The chances of seeing auroral displays… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 8:14 PM

Seemingly strange radio signals from a red dwarf star spark interest at Arecibo

The 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory will take a closer look at a red dwarf star known… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 7:32 PM

Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners cheer Luxembourg law on space property

Lawmakers in the tiny European country of Luxembourg today approved a measure affirming that space resources can be privately owned.… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 10:57 AM

Relativity Space CEO provides Congress with a teaser for his stealthy rocket venture

The hush-hush space startup Relativity Space is still in stealth mode, but CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis lifted the veil… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 10:52 AM

By Jove! Juno orbiter snaps the greatest pictures of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

The long-awaited close-ups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have arrived from NASA’s Juno orbiter, and they’re spectacular. Juno has been… Read More

Jul 11, 2017, 5:43 PM

When will Elon Musk update Mars plan? Maybe in September, maybe in Australia

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk got a rock-star reception last September at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico when he unveiled… Read More

Jul 9, 2017, 9:10 AM

How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside

Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on… Read More

Jul 7, 2017, 2:17 PM

NASA says it’s OK for VP Mike Pence to touch that hardware marked ‘Do Not Touch’

You know that viral photo of Vice President Mike Pence putting his hand on a piece of space hardware marked… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 4:47 PM

17776: A hilarious glimpse at the future of football, as seen from space

Spoiler alert: This report doesn’t give away any major plot twists in “17776,” SB Nation’s online presentation, but if you… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 2:28 PM

XCOR Aerospace lays off all employees, throwing rocket projects into limbo

After more than a year’s worth of workforce shrinkage, XCOR Aerospace has laid off the remainder of its employees –… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 12:01 PM

Vice President Mike Pence vows return to moon and ‘boots on Mars’ in NASA speech

Vice President Mike Pence, the newly minted chairman of a revived National Space Council, said today that President Donald Trump… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 4:44 PM

Third time’s the charm as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Intelsat 35e satellite

SpaceX finally launched the Intelsat 35e telecommunications satellite today atop a Falcon 9 rocket after two earlier attempts were aborted… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 1:53 PM

Richard Branson says SpaceShipTwo is set to blast off into space by year’s end

Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, has been toning down his predictions about the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane’s future trips to… Read More

Jul 3, 2017, 11:39 AM

Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes history with its second splashdown

SpaceX already proved it could lower the cost to space with its reusable Falcon 9 rocket, but this morning, it… Read More

Jul 1, 2017, 11:59 AM

World View downs KFC’s stratospheric chicken sandwich early due to balloon leak

World View Enterprises said its “Zinger 1” mission to keep a KFC chicken sandwich aloft in the stratosphere was terminated… Read More

Jun 30, 2017, 12:56 PM

President Trump signs his executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

After months of foreshadowing, President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to revive the National Space Council, a move… Read More

Jun 29, 2017, 5:56 PM

It’s Asteroid Day! Scientists look on the bright side of our cosmic shooting gallery

Asteroid experts say they’re looking forward to an explosion – but not the kind of extinction-level blast that killed off the… Read More

Jun 29, 2017, 3:55 PM

World View balloon sends up KFC’s Zinger chicken sandwich amid space send-ups

That’s one small step for high-altitude balloon research, one giant cheep for KFC’s Zinger chicken sandwich. After one weather-related postponement,… Read More

Jun 29, 2017, 10:26 AM

Systima gets a piece of the action for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket

When NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket starts carrying astronauts beyond Earth orbit in the 2020s, it’ll also be carrying… Read More

Jun 28, 2017, 11:01 PM

MSNW’s plasma thruster just might fire up Congress at hearing on space propulsion

How will we send humans to the moon, Mars and other destinations in space? The chances are good that electric… Read More

Jun 28, 2017, 11:00 AM

We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help

Sandra Bullock’s character nearly got killed by space debris in the movie “Gravity” — but had she been equipped with… Read More

Jun 27, 2017, 8:00 AM

‘Space sisters’ plan stratospheric eclipse balloon mission: Which Lego lady should they fly?

The Seattle sisters behind a series of missions to launch Lego toys into the stratosphere on high-altitude balloons are at… Read More

Jun 26, 2017, 4:11 PM

Alaska Airlines sets up flight to chase total solar eclipse – with a two-seat giveaway

Alaska Airlines has scheduled a flight from Portland to chase views of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse over the… Read More

Jun 26, 2017, 10:50 AM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin picks Huntsville, Alabama, as ‘rocket city’ for BE-4 engine

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, plans to invest $200 million to build its BE-4 rocket engine in… Read More

Jun 25, 2017, 2:45 PM

SpaceX closes out a rocket doubleheader with Iridium launch and booster landing

Two days after launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida and landing it again, SpaceX accomplished the same feat in California,… Read More

Jun 24, 2017, 4:00 PM

Are asteroids leaving the spotlight? No way, say Asteroid Day activists

NASA may be closing down its grand plan to study a piece of an asteroid up close, but the researchers… Read More

Jun 23, 2017, 4:05 PM

India’s PSLV rocket puts Spire satellites in orbit – with an assist from Spaceflight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket wasn’t the only launch vehicle that took to the air today: India’s PSLV-C38 rocket sent an… Read More

Jun 23, 2017, 2:22 PM

NASA and Honeywell boost supersonic flight by tackling sonic boom problem

The historic Concorde supersonic airliner set a record flying from New York to Seattle in just under four hours, but… Read More

Jun 23, 2017, 12:25 PM

SpaceX leads off its rocket doubleheader with Falcon 9 re-launch and re-landing

For the second time ever, SpaceX has sent a telecommunications satellite into orbit on a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket –… Read More