Space – Page 74 of 93

Oct 21, 2016, 10:08 AM

U.S.-Russian trio moves into space station

Three new crew members were welcomed aboard the International Space Station today, just in time to help out with a… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 2:10 PM

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos compares space to internet, and he’ll build the infrastructure

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he’s trying to do for outer-space ventures what delivery services and the internet did for him:… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 9:28 AM

What went wrong with Europe’s Mars lander? Signs point to parachute

The European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli lander apparently crashed after its parachute was ejected too early and its thrusters switched off too soon,… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 4:20 PM

Astronomers are seeing more signs of undiscovered Planet Nine’s influence

Astronomers haven’t yet seen Planet Nine, the theoretical world that some say lies far beyond Pluto’s orbit, but they’re seeing more… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 3:12 PM

NASA’s Juno orbiter reboots itself – and misses out on a Jupiter photo op

NASA says its Juno orbiter experienced a reboot of its onboard computer late Tuesday, just as it was getting ready… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 10:58 AM

European Space Agency hails orbiter’s arrival at Mars but loses track of lander

For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency has put a spacecraft in orbit around Mars –… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 5:45 PM

After two-year gap, Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket puts Cygnus cargo ship in orbit

Orbital ATK’s Antares two-stage rocket sent a robotic Cygnus cargo spaceship on its way to the International Space Station today, nearly… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 11:00 AM

Book recounts how billionaires Paul Allen and Jeff Bezos helped start a space race

Commercial spaceflight seems to be hitting its stride right about now, thanks in part to the launch programs funded by… Read More

Oct 16, 2016, 6:58 PM

China launches two astronauts on Shenzhou 11, heading for orbital laboratory

Two Chinese astronauts are on their way to an orbiting laboratory for a monthlong mission aimed at preparing the way… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 3:56 PM

Obama goes into full (and feisty) geek mode at White House Frontiers Conference

President Barack Obama stated the obvious today during what almost sounded like a farewell address to the tech community he… Read More

Oct 13, 2016, 10:47 AM

Hubble reveals 10 times more galaxies than scientists thought were out there

It looks as if astronomers have been way, way off on their galaxy counts: A new analysis of data from… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 4:39 PM

Hail, Asgardia! Scientist plans to create nation in space, but details are up in the air

A Russian scientist and businessman today unveiled a social-media-savvy plan to create the first-ever nation in space, named Asgardia. But… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 8:36 PM

GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Voyage of Time’ lays out a visual book of scientific genesis

Is it possible to create a visual gospel, to be seen on a movie screen rather than read from a… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 5:45 PM

Spectral signals from alien civilizations? Fresh set of SETI claims stirs up criticism

Two astronomers have generated a debate by claiming that they may have found the spectral signature of messages from an… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 4:13 PM

Spaceflight signs up Google’s Terra Bella for satellite launch on SpaceX rocket

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries says it’s made a deal with Terra Bella to have the Google subsidiary’s Earth-observing satellites launched on… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 11:01 AM

Obama talks up NASA’s vision for sending astronauts on giant leap to Mars by 2030s

President Barack Obama is throwing a spotlight on NASA’s plan for Mars exploration – and habitation – in advance of this week’s White… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 6:04 PM

How aliens and Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell got tangled up in WikiLeaks emails

WikiLeaks’ purloined emails cover a wide range of issues that were handled by Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, but… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 3:31 PM

Jeff Bezos marks retirement of Blue Origin New Shepard space capsule with a tortoise

After seven launches, Blue Origin’s first New Shepard suborbital space capsule is getting a send-off from the company’s founder, Amazon… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 1:03 PM

A not-so-simple response: Messages beamed to aliens amid debate over perils

More than 3,000 messages were beamed toward the North Star today by a powerful radio telescope – and although the exercise… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 6:11 PM

Brooke Owens Fellowships will boost women in aerospace (and we’re helping)

Space industry pioneer Brooke Owens didn’t live long enough to reach the final frontier, but her life has inspired a… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 1:42 PM

Tethers Unlimited’s Firmamentum strikes deal to demonstrate orbital manufacturing

A division of Tethers Unlimited Inc., a space technology company based in Bothell, Wash., says it has signed a contract… Read More

Image: Stratolaunch with Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rockets

Oct 6, 2016, 10:32 AM

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch teams up (again) with Orbital ATK on air-launched rockets

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems has renewed its partnership with Orbital ATK on a platform that will make use… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 9:40 PM

‘One hell of a booster’: Blue Origin’s spaceship totally survives what should have been a fiery flight

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is a happy man today, now that the wildest test flight ever conducted by his Blue Origin space venture has… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 4:59 PM

Has Leonardo DiCaprio signed up for Elon Musk’s trip to Mars? It’s just a joke, people!

For a time, the Internet was agog over Leonardo DiCaprio’s claim that he’s getting a ticket to Mars – presumably as… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 2:53 PM

Google Cloud offers a quadrillion bytes of Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite views

How do you channel a flood of almost 5 million images into useful applications? Google Cloud is doing it with more… Read More

Oct 3, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin delays dramatic rocket test flight due to bad weather

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has to pass up a historic date for its next flight test,… Read More

Oct 3, 2016, 10:59 AM

Breakthrough Watch: Alien-hunting effort takes telescopic aim at Proxima Centauri b

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – A multimillion-dollar campaign to look for evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations has added telescopic observations of the nearest known… Read More

Sep 30, 2016, 6:12 AM

‘Farewell, Rosetta’: Europe’s mission to a comet ends with a bittersweet bang

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe today descended to a mission-ending impact on the comet that it followed for more than two… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 9:41 PM

A virtual marketplace for a future Moon Village? The FAA just might make it happen

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – If the world wants to create a village on the moon, the Federal Aviation Administration is willing to… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 4:04 PM

Reality check: Elon Musk’s Mars plan will cost more, take longer. What else is new?

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – In order to make the figures work for Elon Musk’s plan to put settlers on Mars, SpaceX will… Read More