Space – Page 72 of 93

Dec 11, 2016, 7:06 PM

Blue Origin’s rocketeers get holiday photo op with scorched New Shepard spaceship

How many holiday parties let you get your picture taken with a fully reusable rocket ship that’s been to space… Read More

Dec 9, 2016, 2:48 PM

NASA brings an out-of-this-world assortment of GIFs and images to GIPHY and Pinterest

In space, no one can hear you scream. But on Earth, they can hear you laugh, or say, “Whoa.” Which… Read More

Dec 9, 2016, 1:00 PM

Obama orders U.S. flags to fly at half-staff to mark space hero John Glenn’s passing

American flags around the world will be flying at half-staff for the next few days in memory of John Glenn,… Read More

Dec 9, 2016, 10:46 AM

Japan cargo craft heads for space station

A critical resupply mission to the International Space Station got off to a good start with the launch of Japan’s… Read More

Dec 8, 2016, 9:48 PM

John Glenn hails Jeff Bezos’ space feats in letter written days before astronaut’s death

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos accepted yet another award tonight for his Blue Origin space effort, but the prize he treasured… Read More

Dec 8, 2016, 12:49 PM

Astronaut-senator John Glenn, first (and oldest) American in orbit, dies at age of 95

Godspeed, John Glenn. The first American to go into orbit, and the first astronaut to become a senator and presidential… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 4:59 PM

WGS-8 military satellite goes into orbit

An advanced satellite for battlefield communications, known as Wideband Global Satcom-8, rose into orbit tonight from Cape Canaveral Air Force… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 3:46 PM

Mars One says its first crew won’t land on Red Planet until 2032 – but will they ever?

Remember Mars One? Four years ago, a Dutch-based venture said it would take advantage of reality-show revenue to send crews… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 2:27 PM

SpaceX targets early January for Falcon 9 rocket’s return to flight after explosion

SpaceX says it expects to finish its investigation of September’s fiery loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and its payload… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 10:07 AM

The stars align: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin treated in New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie

Only an out-of-this-world coincidence could produce such earthly results. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is in a New Zealand hospital after falling ill… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 7:49 AM

Planet opens office in Seattle area to work on data platform for satellite imagery

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Planet has landed … in the Seattle area. The upstart satellite imaging company formerly known as Planet Labs… Read More

Dec 6, 2016, 6:34 PM

Jeff Bezos shows how Blue Origin’s orbital rocket factory is taking shape in Florida

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is showing off the “extraordinary progress” being made on the Florida factory where Blue Origin’s New… Read More

Dec 5, 2016, 8:42 PM

Video: How will we get to Alpha Centauri? Researchers work on an antimatter drive

Project Blue’s scientists still have to raise more than $800,000 over the next 15 days to reach their initial crowdfunding goal… Read More

Dec 3, 2016, 12:25 PM

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo plane takes its first free-flying test glide

Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, dubbed VSS Unity, successfully glided through its first free-flying test run today. The flight… Read More

Dec 2, 2016, 10:19 PM

Japanese heavy-hitters invest lightly in PD Aerospace’s space tourism effort

PD Aerospace, a Japanese company that’s similar to Virgin Galactic in its commercial spaceflight aspirations, has picked up two high-profile… Read More

Dec 1, 2016, 11:45 AM

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is ‘safe’ in New Zealand after falling ill in Antarctica

Buzz Aldrin’s South Pole adventure turned into a medical emergency when his health deteriorated, but his manager says the Apollo… Read More

Dec 1, 2016, 10:59 AM

Russia’s Progress cargo shipment to space station burns up in fiery plunge

A robotic Russian Progress spaceship and its cargo were lost today, minutes after its launch to the International Space Station… Read More

Nov 30, 2016, 10:47 PM

LIGO goes back to the gravity-wave grind

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory is back on the hunt for ripples in spacetime, months after reporting the first signature of… Read More

Nov 30, 2016, 8:01 PM

Aerospace startups use Starburst’s shark tank in Seattle to keep their dreams afloat

Some aerospace ventures came to Starburst Accelerator’s shark tank in Seattle today to find investors. Others were looking for customers.… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 11:45 PM

How cloud computing boosts NASA’s quest to explore the final frontier

When one of NASA’s top geeks talks to the cloud-computing geeks at Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference, you can bet… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 10:35 PM

NASA unveils a skill for Amazon’s Alexa that lets you ask questions about Mars

Amazon’s Alexa has gained many skills over the past year, such as being able to read tweets or deliver election… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 5:25 PM

NASA’s mission to snag asteroid faces questions amid Trump transition

House Republicans are voicing renewed doubts about NASA’s plan to have astronauts study a piece of an asteroid – a turn… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 2:43 PM

DARPA group will promote best practices for using robots to make satellite repairs in space

Getting a satellite into orbit may be a challenging enough endeavor on its own, but the idea of repairing one… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 10:56 AM

Starburst Venture raises $200 million for aerospace startups (and heads for Seattle)

On the eve of its first event in Seattle, Starburst Accelerator says it has set up a $200 million venture… Read More

Nov 28, 2016, 4:33 PM

How to get water on Mars? UW researchers are working on a way to cook it out of soil

Scientists say there’s enough water in just one region of Mars to fill up Lake Superior – if only it could be… Read More

Nov 28, 2016, 10:59 AM

Star Wars fans jam up ‘Rogue One’ ticket websites – and get new trailers to watch

The past 24 hours have brought good news and bad news for throngs of Star Wars fans who are eagerly… Read More

Nov 25, 2016, 10:00 AM

Holiday guide to science books about life, the universe and everything

Fans of the late science-fiction humorist Douglas Adams know that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and… Read More

Shane Kimbrough on International Space Station

Nov 22, 2016, 4:08 PM

Thanksgiving in space: A full day of work, then turkey from a pouch (and football)

The two Americans aboard the International Space Station won’t be getting Thanksgiving Day off, but they will be getting NASA’s… Read More

Nov 19, 2016, 4:23 PM

Doubleheader in space! Trio arrives at space station, weather satellite lifts off

NASA and its space partners juggled an arrival and a departure today: First, three new crew members docked with the International… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 9:49 AM

Billionaire Jeff Bezos gets all geeky over Blue Origin’s robotic rocket drilling machine

Building a rocket ship may sound romantic, but there are a lot of nitty-gritty details behind the work – and that’s… Read More