Space – Page 70 of 93

Feb 24, 2017, 2:08 PM

Horror movie ‘Life’ draws upon real-life biology and worst-case space scenarios

A real-life organism provides the inspiration for the alien monster at the center of “Life,” a horror movie that’s set on… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 5:44 PM

World View shows off its HQ and Stratollite platform for near-space balloon missions

World View Enterprises declared its Tucson headquarters and its hybrid balloon technology to be ready for prime time today, in… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 11:00 AM

IAU and New Horizons science team make peace over the names on Pluto’s map

It’s taken a year and a half, but the International Astronomical Union and the science team behind NASA’s New Horizons… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 10:19 AM

SpaceX cargo ship makes ‘smooth’ hookup to space station one day after aborted try

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule has made a trouble-free cargo delivery to the International Space Station, one day after a navigational… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 3:22 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has plans for big expansion of Seattle-area HQ

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has out-of-this-world ambitions – with expansion plans to match. Permit filings at… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 10:00 AM

Looking for life: Scientists find 7 possibly Earthlike planets orbiting ultracool star

A second look at an exoplanet system 40 light-years from Earth has brought a bonanza for astronomers: not two, not… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 4:00 AM

Totality-minus-6 months: Ten ways to get fired up for an all-American solar eclipse

BOSTON – Six months from today, millions of Americans will watch the sun darken during a rare coast-to-coast eclipse – and… Read More

Feb 19, 2017, 8:47 PM

Get a drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing – and much, much more

SpaceX’s first-ever commercial rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was picture-perfect, but the landing was arguably even more photogenic –… Read More

Feb 19, 2017, 6:51 AM

SpaceX makes its first liftoff from NASA’s historic moon pad – and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX sent a rocket rising from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A today for the first time since the space shuttle… Read More

Feb 18, 2017, 7:17 AM

Technical issue forces SpaceX to put its first liftoff from historic Pad 39A on hold

SpaceX postponed the first launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011, due to concerns about… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 6:30 AM

Verizon acquires Portland startup Skyward, a maker of drone management software

Verizon is bolstering its efforts in drones with the acquisition of Skyward, a Portland-based startup whose software helps commercial drone… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 4:47 PM

Looking for Planet 9 and other far-out objects? Finally, NASA has an app for that

Citizen scientists can join an online hunt for icy worlds, brown dwarfs and other yet-to-be-discovered objects beyond the orbit of… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 2:56 PM

NASA looks into sending astronauts on a trip beyond the moon as early as 2019

NASA and its commercial partners say they’re studying the possibility of sending astronauts beyond the moon years earlier than planned, by… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 9:12 AM

104-satellite launch marks success for India (and Seattle’s Spaceflight Industries)

A record-setting flock of 104 satellites was successfully deployed into orbit overnight after the launch of an Indian rocket. Seattle-based… Read More

Feb 13, 2017, 11:00 AM

Return engagement? NASA picks its three favorite landing spots for 2020 Mars rover

NASA has whittled down its choices for its next Mars landing site to three spots, including the hills where the… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 5:19 PM

Marijuana fans mix with space fans at The Goodship Company’s Seattle SETI salon

Is Seattle’s Goodship Higher Education Series about bringing together cannabis users? Or is it about deep subjects like the search for… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 11:00 AM

It’ll take labor and luck to spot a subtle lunar eclipse and a groovy green comet

Tonight’s the night when a lunar eclipse dims the full moon, and when a recently discovered green comet comes closest… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 11:00 AM

Video: Watch a journey to Jupiter created by amateur astronomers around the globe

While NASA’s Juno orbiter is giving Jupiter its close-up, a new video based on more than 1,000 images taken by… Read More

Feb 8, 2017, 6:25 PM

Museum of Flight gets intact moon rocket engine to go with beat-up Apollo artifacts

When historic rocket engine parts from the Apollo moon missions go on display in May in Seattle, museumgoers will be… Read More

Feb 8, 2017, 3:40 PM

Far out, man! SETI astronomer will explain the search for aliens to potential potheads

You don’t have to be stoned to appreciate SETI scientist Seth Shostak’s perspective on the search for extraterrestrials – but… Read More

Feb 8, 2017, 11:00 AM

Blue lightning caught on video from space

For years, scientists have been piecing together evidence of peculiar phenomena known as red sprites, blue jets, pixies and elves – exotic… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 6:51 PM

Jupiter snapshots show lots of spots

We all know Jupiter has a Great Red Spot, but the latest pictures from NASA’s Juno orbiter turn the spotlight… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 10:48 AM

NASA gives its nod to NanoRacks for space station’s first commercial portal

NASA has accepted a plan from a private venture called NanoRacks to provide the International Space Station with an air lock… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 7:09 PM

Judge voids Arizona county’s development deal for World View’s strato-balloon base

A judge in Arizona has struck down Pima County’s $15 million development deal with World View Enterprises for a stratospheric balloon… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 3:44 PM

Planet Labs says it’ll acquire Google’s satellite imaging subsidiary, Terra Bella

Planet Labs says it has struck a deal to acquire Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging operation and its constellation of… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 6:19 PM

GAO reportedly faults SpaceX’s rocket engines and predicts delay in crew flights

Investigators are raising concerns about persistent cracking in the turbine blades in SpaceX’s rocket engines, and adding to doubts about the… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 10:52 AM

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin welcome Buzz Aldrin – and win a prestigious space trophy

It’s been a good week for Blue Origin, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture. Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin just… Read More

Feb 1, 2017, 4:39 PM

Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy turn into shiny objects for New York’s 2035 fashion show

To be a fashionable geek is usually a contradiction of terms, but Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye… Read More

Feb 1, 2017, 10:59 AM

How do you stop a speeding starship?

Millions of dollars are being spent on a scheme to speed up swarms of tiny sail-equipped probes to 20 percent… Read More

Jan 28, 2017, 10:58 AM

Here’s what it’ll be like to ride on Jeff Bezos’ suborbital Blue Origin spaceship

The folks who ride New Shepard, the suborbital spaceship being tested by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, will be… Read More