Space – Page 85 of 93

Jan 4, 2016, 1:17 PM

Stephen Hawking will help Virgin Galactic roll out second SpaceShipTwo on Feb. 19

More than a year after the first SpaceShipTwo rocket plane was destroyed in a fatal test flight, Virgin Galactic says… Read More

Dec 30, 2015, 9:01 PM

Postal Service geeks out with space stamps for Pluto, planets, the moon and Star Trek

For the first time since 1991, Pluto and the solar system’s eight bigger planets are getting their own postage stamps… Read More

Dec 30, 2015, 7:35 AM

Billionaire Space Club pits Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos vs. Richard Branson vs. Paul Allen and more

When Jeff Bezos welcomed SpaceX to the rocket landing “club” last week, it set off a round of twittering over… Read More

Dec 29, 2015, 9:32 AM

The Year in Aerospace: New horizons in 2015, from drones to dwarf planets

New Horizons is the name of the Pluto mission that reached its climax in 2015, but the name also provides… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 4:33 PM

Speculation mounts over Elon Musk’s plan for SpaceX’s Mars Colonial Transporter

In the wake of SpaceX’s successful rocket landing, some of the company’s most ardent fans are guessing at the shape… Read More

Dec 26, 2015, 7:08 AM

Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Watch this hilarious animated recap of their great space race

History was made earlier this week when Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, and then successfully returned it… Read More

Dec 24, 2015, 11:30 AM

GeekWire Radio: Alan Boyle’s guide to the year in space, and what’s next for the universe in 2016

It was a big year in space: Historic rocket launches; revelations from distant planets; an unprecedented glimpse of the surface of Pluto; evidence… Read More

Dec 22, 2015, 4:29 PM

Ceres as you’ve never seen it before: NASA’s Dawn orbiter delivers closest close-ups of dwarf planet

Earlier this month we started seeing some of the closest views yet of Pluto, and now it’s time for close-ups from… Read More

Dec 22, 2015, 2:17 PM

NASA holds up InSight lander mission to Mars due to leaky seismic instrument

NASA says it’s putting off next year’s scheduled launch of its InSight lander mission to Mars until at least 2018,… Read More

Dec 22, 2015, 10:58 AM

For the first time in 27 years, U.S. produces plutonium-238 to power space missions

After a 27-year gap, the U.S. Department of Energy has resumed producing plutonium-238, the radioactive fuel that powers NASA’s Curiosity… Read More

Dec 21, 2015, 5:42 PM

SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch – and lands in Florida!

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time in six months today, and then brought the first-stage booster… Read More

Dec 21, 2015, 10:09 AM

Spacewalkers free up jammed rail car, get set for Russian cargo delivery

Two NASA spacewalkers executed a quick fix at the International Space Station today, moving a stuck rail car to clear… Read More

Dec 20, 2015, 3:17 PM

SpaceX postpones Falcon 9 launch by a day to maximize chances for landing

SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with 11 Orbcomm telecommunication satellites for a day, to wait… Read More

Dec 19, 2015, 4:01 PM

SpaceX gets set for Falcon 9’s return to flight – and Florida landing attempt

SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time in nearly six months on Sunday, and… Read More

Dec 18, 2015, 4:05 PM

New Horizons probe sends more amazing pics of Pluto and a tiny moon called Nix

The hits just keep on coming from NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto: This week’s stunners include views of the… Read More

Dec 18, 2015, 9:08 AM

‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physics

Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore a significant element of the new movie. Stop… Read More

Dec 17, 2015, 12:54 PM

Hubble Space Telescope salutes ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with cosmic lightsaber

Leave it to the scientists behind the Hubble Space Telescope to capitalize on the craziness over “Star Wars: The Force… Read More

Dec 16, 2015, 1:19 PM

Congress’ omnibus bill gives NASA a Christmas bonus: a bigger $19.3 billion budget

The 2,009-page omnibus bill that’s been crafted by Congress for the current fiscal year boosts NASA’s budget to $19.3 billion, which is $756… Read More

Dec 16, 2015, 11:23 AM

It’s a first: Hubble scientists successfully predict supernova’s ‘instant replay’

Astronomers traced one of the weirder twists in relativity to determine when they’d see an “instant replay” of a distant supernova, and… Read More

Dec 15, 2015, 5:27 PM

Space station gets its first ‘official’ British astronaut (plus an American and Russian)

Today the International Space Station’s crew welcomed aboard its first “official” British astronaut, Tim Peake, just hours after he blasted… Read More

Dec 15, 2015, 10:09 AM

Galileo gets a planet: IAU astronomers reveal first batch of names for alien worlds

After a crowdsourcing campaign that lasted more than a year, the International Astronomical Union has issued its first-ever list of… Read More

Dec 14, 2015, 12:36 PM

Get an inside look at Planetary Resources’ asteroid mining HQ in Redmond from the Weather Channel

Planetary Resources is known to show visitors around its headquarters in Redmond, Wash., but it’s not too often that an outside TV… Read More

Dec 14, 2015, 9:42 AM

Can’t wait for ‘Star Wars’? The force is strong with ‘Childhood’s End’ and ‘The Expanse’ on TV

While you’re waiting for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to invade theaters this week, you can tune in a couple… Read More

Dec 13, 2015, 10:03 AM

Geminid meteors bring holiday cheer – but only upon a midnight clear

The most reliable meteor shower of the year reaches its peak tonight – but to catch the Geminids, you’ll have to… Read More

Dec 11, 2015, 11:45 AM

NASA’s New Horizons mission colorizes Pluto’s close-up – and zooms in on its pits

The Pluto pictures from NASA’s New Horizons probe just keep getting better and better: Feast your eyes on this colorized… Read More

Dec 11, 2015, 9:54 AM

Rare after-dark landing brings space station trio home for the holidays

It took some doing, but three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth today and are on… Read More

Dec 10, 2015, 9:03 PM

Planet X? Probably not, but ALMA telescope array’s readings stir up debate

An array of radio telescopes in Chile has picked up weird readings that appear to be coming from far-out objects… Read More

Dec 10, 2015, 4:20 PM

Lawmakers geek out over Washington state’s rising space industry

Washington state legislators got an introduction to the state’s space industry today at Seattle’s Museum of Flight – and voiced amazement at… Read More

Dec 9, 2015, 2:31 PM

Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists say

For months, scientists have puzzled over weirdly bright spots of material shining on the asteroid Ceres, but now they say the… Read More

Dec 9, 2015, 10:22 AM

Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space station

The International Space Station’s astronauts got their Christmas presents early today, in the form of HoloLens augmented-reality headsets from Microsoft… Read More