Space – Page 84 of 93

Feb 1, 2016, 3:35 PM

Check out real X-Files from the CIA and FBI

The FBI denies having a secret collection of X-Files like the ones that Mulder and Scully are investigating in “The X-Files”… Read More

Jan 30, 2016, 9:00 AM

UW researchers trace a connection between the moon and the rain

When the moon is high in the sky, its gravitational pull warps the atmosphere enough to reduce rainfall ever so… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 5:36 PM

Map reveals that there’s more water ice on Pluto

A color-coded map from NASA’s New Horizons mission shows where Pluto’s frozen water is concentrated, just in case we need… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 4:06 PM

SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to go into space by 2021 and start Mars missions by 2025

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he has his heart set on going into space himself, perhaps in the next four… Read More

Jan 28, 2016, 5:40 AM

30 years after the Challenger shuttle tragedy, the loss and legacies linger

It’s been 30 years since the loss of the shuttle Challenger and its crew on Jan. 28, 1986, but its impact is… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 10:41 AM

NASA’s backing fuels more interest in SNC’s Dream Chaser mini-space shuttle

NASA’s decision to use Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle to carry cargo to and from the International Space Station… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 8:04 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin does it again: Used rocket goes into space and lands intact

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent up its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on another flight test to outer-space… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 4:55 PM

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson ribs space billionaires amid Blue Origin buzz

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture may have done another flight test, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX is making… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 10:47 AM

SpaceX shows how its Dragon 2 spaceship hovers

A newly released video shows SpaceX’s Dragon 2 capsule pulling off a valuable trick: firing its thrusters to hover above a landing… Read More

Jan 22, 2016, 6:56 AM

The return of ‘The X-Files’ brings real-life UFO sleuths out of the shadows

UFOs are back in style, thanks in part to the return of “The X-Files” to television this weekend, almost 14 years… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 5:02 PM

Nudge ’em or nuke ’em: Asteroid defense plans take shape in U.S. and Russia

What should the world do about the potential threat of a catastrophic asteroid collision? This month NASA established the Planetary… Read More

Jan 20, 2016, 11:04 AM

‘Planet Nine’? Astronomers boost the case for a large, unseen Planet X

For decades, astronomers have gone back and forth over whether a “Planet X” exists on the edge of our solar… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 5:46 PM

Stephen Hawking: Mad scientists could kill us all – that’s why we need space colonies

British physicist Stephen Hawking says we need to colonize other worlds because humanity will almost certainly face a disaster on… Read More

Jan 19, 2016, 10:05 AM

Ride a balloon to space? $15M deal gives a lift to World View spaceport in Tucson

World View Enterprises’ plan to send tourists from Spaceport Tucson into the stratosphere in a balloon-borne capsule won a $15… Read More

Jan 17, 2016, 7:30 PM

SpaceX rocket launches satellite, but tips over during sea landing attempt

Less than a month after SpaceX’s first successful rocket landing, billionaire Elon Musk’s company tried to do it again today –… Read More

Jan 16, 2016, 3:49 PM

‘Alien megastructure’ revisited: Oddly dimming star poses new mystery

He’s not saying it’s aliens – but an astronomer has raised new questions about KIC 8462852, the strange star that stirred… Read More

Jan 15, 2016, 10:05 AM

Not again! Astronaut’s leaky helmet forces early end to spacewalk at space station

Today’s spacewalk at the International Space Station was called off early when NASA astronaut Tim Kopra reported a small bubble of… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 6:22 PM

Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle will join NASA’s space cargo fleet

NASA says it will add Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser space glider to its cargo-carrying lineup of robotic spaceships as… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 5:03 PM

Bill would create Washington state space exploration center to boost fledgling industry

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill is in play in Washington state Legislature to get the state government deeply involved in… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 10:34 AM

Dawn’s latest close-ups should shed more light on Ceres’ mysterious bright spots

For years, scientists puzzled over the bright spots that shine like alien headlights from the surface of Ceres, a dwarf planet… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 7:22 PM

Space ventures get shout-outs in State of the State Address – and State of the Union

Even though they happened far from the Evergreen State, last year’s Pluto flyby and the rocket landings accomplished by Blue… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 10:52 AM

SpaceX rehearses Falcon 9 rocket launch – and relives last month’s rocket landing

SpaceX fired the engines of its Falcon 9 rocket on its California launch pad on Monday evening, marking a seemingly… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 AM

Video inspired by ‘The Martian’ tackles real-life mystery: How to sleep in space

How do you get your Z’s in zero-G? Sleeping in space is one of the subjects tackled in a new video series from… Read More

Jan 11, 2016, 5:51 PM

David Bowie, 1947-2016: No longer a space oddity, now hailed by science heroes

Rock superstar David Bowie, who died of cancer over the weekend at the age of 69, became famous as a… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 4:42 PM

New Horizons team shares new X-Files from Pluto

If “X-Files” are defined as data about weird and alien phenomena, NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto has X-Files galore. And this… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 10:14 AM

SpaceX plans Falcon 9 rocket landing on Pacific drone ship after Jan. 17 launch

SpaceX is planning something completely different for its next rocket-landing trick: After launching the U.S.-European Jason 3 satellite on a Falcon… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 5:19 PM

NASA’s newest women astronauts get the Glamour treatment: Want to join them?

That’s one small step for NASA’s women astronauts, one giant leap for Glamour magazine. Women have had a hard time… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 1:48 PM

Planetary Resources shows off hardware that’s 3-D printed from real asteroid metal

A palm-sized prototype spacecraft is the first geometric object to be 3-D printed from asteroid metal, Redmond-based Planetary Resources says.… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 6:01 PM

Get a 360-degree view of that monster dune on Mars from NASA’s Curiosity rover

The 16-foot-high sand dune that NASA’s Curiosity rover has been skirting around on Mars looks even more imposing in… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 3:40 PM

If elected, Hillary Clinton vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of the UFO mystery

If the truth about UFOs is out there, Hillary Clinton says she’ll be on it as president. When the Democratic… Read More