Space – Page 64 of 93

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

Jun 22, 2017, 5:05 PM

Robotic telepresence could be the best way for humans to explore Mars, scientists say

Robotic telepresence could save future Mars explorers from the perils that faced fictional astronaut Mark Watney in “The Martian” —… Read More

Jun 22, 2017, 1:53 PM

Stephen Hawking lays out plan for settling space, from moon and Mars to the stars

British physicist Stephen Hawking has repeatedly warned us that we have just a century or two to move off Earth,… Read More

Jun 21, 2017, 4:01 PM

Scientists say there may be yet another unseen planet at solar system’s edge

Astronomers say they’ve found hints that an unseen planetary-mass object may lurk in the outer reaches of our solar system.… Read More

Jun 21, 2017, 2:52 PM

NASA enlists citizen scientists to widen its view of totality during solar eclipse

Scientists are gearing up to gather data from the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, but the most crucial observations can… Read More

Jun 21, 2017, 12:57 PM

It’s T-minus-2 months to solar eclipse: Officials brace for totality traffic jams

The all-American total solar eclipse is still two months away, but federal and state agencies are already getting the word… Read More

Jun 20, 2017, 6:44 PM

UW researchers’ ‘kidney on a chip’ will be prepped for space station experiment

A stack of card-sized gizmos that test the effects of drugs, toxins and weightlessness on human kidney cells is due… Read More

Jun 19, 2017, 5:15 PM

NASA’s Kepler space telescope points to 10 new planets in the habitable zone

Astronomers say they’ve used NASA’s Kepler space telescope to discover 10 Earth-sized planet candidates where life could lurk. The 10… Read More

Jun 19, 2017, 2:10 PM

Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the… Read More

Jun 17, 2017, 9:00 AM

Author lays out all you need to know about August’s all-American total solar eclipse

If you’re planning to witness the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, don’t forget the bubbly. That’s one piece of… Read More

Jun 16, 2017, 5:50 PM

Opportunity rover’s roll on Mars eerily echoes Apollo 16’s stroll on the moon

Forty-five years after the astronauts of Apollo 16 rode out on a rover to look over a crater on the… Read More

SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System liftoff

Jun 16, 2017, 12:43 PM

Elon Musk promises an update on his plan to settle Mars – including how he’ll fund it

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s vision to send a million people to Mars is now in print, but the billionaire visionary… Read More

Jun 16, 2017, 10:56 AM

Progress cargo ship docks with space station, tightening up on orbital parking

With today’s arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship, the International Space Station now has three robotic spaceships and a… Read More

Jun 15, 2017, 5:14 PM

2020 or bust: Planetary Resources is getting more bullish about asteroid mining

Planetary Resources CEO Chris Lewicki wants to let Mars-bound rockets carry five times more cargo than what’s possible today —… Read More

Jun 15, 2017, 11:00 AM

China’s Micius satellite sets distance record for quantum entanglement in space

Chinese researchers report that they’ve set a new distance record for quantum teleportation through space, the phenomenon that Albert Einstein… Read More

Jun 13, 2017, 6:53 PM

Kymeta names e3 Systems as exclusive distributor of satellite antennas for yachts

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta says a Spanish company known as e3 Systems will be its exclusive global distribution partner for flat-panel satellite… Read More

Jun 13, 2017, 10:59 AM

World View’s stratospheric balloon mission for KFC isn’t just about a chicken sandwich

Yes, Kentucky Fried Chicken is planning to fly its Zinger sandwich up to the stratosphere and back on a World… Read More

Jun 13, 2017, 8:07 AM

B612’s new Asteroid Institute enlists UW researchers to help protect our planet

The B612 Foundation is setting up an Asteroid Institute to study techniques for detecting and diverting near-Earth objects that may… Read More

Jun 9, 2017, 4:33 PM

From drugs to fruit flies: What SpaceX took to the International Space Station

SpaceX impressed the world yet again last week with a flawless ground landing of the Falcon 9 rocket and the… Read More

Jun 9, 2017, 12:36 PM

100 years later, researchers prove Einstein right about starlight

Albert Einstein predicted that starlight could bend and brighten when a faraway star crossed paths with a closer space body,… Read More