Space – Page 76 of 93

Sep 2, 2016, 10:52 AM

NASA gives go-ahead to fix Mars InSight lander’s flaw and launch it in 2018

NASA has approved plans to fix a flaw on its InSight lander in time for a launch to Mars in 2018.… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 4:50 PM

Spacewalkers take on fix-up chores in orbit

NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins ventured outside the International Space Station today for the second time in two… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 3:20 PM

Photos: Check out a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse over Africa, and get set for our turn

An annular solar eclipse swept across Africa today, treating skywatchers to a “Ring of Fire” eclipse and whetting appetites for… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 12:44 PM

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ‘deeply disappointed’ to lose his satellite in SpaceX’s rocket explosion

Today’s loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload was a bummer for Facebook billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 11:45 AM

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and satellite destroyed in launch pad explosion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and a telecommunications satellite supported by Facebook were destroyed today in a launch-pad explosion at Cape… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 7:44 AM

FAA puts key Amazon, UPS, Facebook and Google execs on Drone Advisory Committee

Gur Kimchi, the vice president of Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery operation, has been named along with a variety of… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 4:46 PM

Russian SETI researchers say interesting radio signal was definitely not aliens

Russian astronomers acknowledge that they picked up an “interesting radio signal” in the course of their search for alien transmissions,… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 3:30 PM

Proxima’s progress: Why it’ll take years to learn what closest exoplanet is really like

University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes says Proxima Centauri b is the biggest discovery in 20 years for planet hunters like… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 2:23 PM

Still no aliens in the SETI quest: Lessons learned from that strange radio signal

Fifteen months after an intriguing radio signal was picked up from a sunlike star in the constellation Hercules, follow-up observations… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 8:03 PM

Hunt for Planet Nine leads to mini-worlds

The hypothetical world known as Planet X or Planet Nine hasn’t yet been found, but thanks to the search, astronomers have discovered smaller… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 PM

365-day isolation crew in Hawaii says a trip to Mars is doable – but bring the ukulele

After spending 365 days cooped up in a habitat and mock spacesuits in Hawaii, six volunteers say astronauts can cope… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 12:39 PM

DNA sequenced in space for the first time

NASA biologist-astronaut Kate Rubins performed the first DNA sequencing experiment in space over the weekend, using a miniaturized device that… Read More

Aug 28, 2016, 9:30 PM

They’re not saying it’s aliens, but signal traced to sunlike star sparks SETI interest

SETI researchers are buzzing about a strong spike in radio signals that seemed to come from the direction of a… Read More

Aug 27, 2016, 8:12 PM

NASA’s Juno orbiter makes its closest encounter with Jupiter: Check out the view!

NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest scheduled swing over the cloud tops of the giant planet Jupiter today – and sent… Read More

Aug 27, 2016, 1:12 PM

Shields up! Scientists tweak design of Alpha Centauri probes to minimize damage

The scientists behind the Breakthrough Starshot mission are already fine-tuning the design for their nano-probes to increase the odds they’ll… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 1:16 PM

Concrete poured for Blue Origin’s orbital space complex in Florida

Work is progressing on the facility in Florida where Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to build its orbital… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 11:40 AM

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing mice and more from space station

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, carrying more than 3,000 pounds of cargo and… Read More

Aug 25, 2016, 4:36 PM

Pow! Rosetta probe spots comet eruption

The scientists behind the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission to a comet today released an amazing series of pictures showing… Read More

Aug 25, 2016, 12:23 PM

This galaxy is made of 99.99% dark matter

About 85 percent of the mass of the universe consists of mysterious stuff known as dark matter, but a galaxy called… Read More

Aug 24, 2016, 4:58 PM

Astronaut Jeff Williams breaks NASA’s record for cumulative time in space

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly may hold the U.S. record for most consecutive days in space, but he’s been surpassed… Read More

Aug 24, 2016, 10:00 AM

Proxima Centauri b confirmed! Potentially habitable planet orbits the star next door

The rumors you’ve heard are mostly true: Scientists say the star that’s closest to our solar system has a planet that… Read More

Aug 21, 2016, 11:39 AM

One year before total solar eclipse, viewing spots are filling up fast

It’s exactly one year before the “Great American Eclipse” sweeps across the continent, but depending on where you want to… Read More

Aug 19, 2016, 7:31 PM

Space elevator fans keep looking up, even when they’re stuck on the ground floor

Once upon a time, entrepreneurs were counting down to a date in 2018 when the first space elevator would open for… Read More

Docking adapter installed on International Space Station

Aug 19, 2016, 4:24 PM

Space station crew installs a new front door for SpaceX and Boeing spaceships

The International Space Station now has a door that will let crews float in from the commercial space taxis that… Read More

Aug 17, 2016, 4:33 PM

Olympic Peninsula gets its close-up from the International Space Station

You can see the snow dusting the tops of the Olympic Mountains in a newly released portrait captured from the International… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 5:50 PM

Carbon fiber report whips up interest in SpaceX’s plans for a colony on Mars

Is SpaceX planning to buy billions of dollars’ worth of carbon fiber for future Mars-bound spaceships? The answer’s up in… Read More

Aug 15, 2016, 6:43 PM

Why small satellites are big for startups

Small satellites, and the startups that make them, are becoming a big deal – and there’s a fresh flurry of industry… Read More

Aug 13, 2016, 10:39 PM

SpaceX launches JCSAT-16 satellite, then lands Falcon 9 rocket at sea

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a satellite for a Japanese communication company tonight, and then made a bull’s-eye landing on a floating… Read More

Aug 12, 2016, 2:59 PM

Obama puts Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi tale ‘Seveneves’ on his summer reading list

Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s tale about the moon’s destruction and what happens next, “Seveneves,” has won a place on… Read More

Aug 12, 2016, 10:57 AM

Relive the peak night for the Perseid meteor shower – and catch an encore

Crowds of skywatchers turned the peak of the Perseid meteor shower into a mass spectator event overnight – and you can… Read More