Space – Page 87 of 93

Nov 7, 2015, 9:18 PM

Trident missile launch sparks UFO freakout in Los Angeles and on Twitter

An unannounced Trident missile launch lit up the skies over Los Angeles on Saturday night, setting off a hail of… Read More

Nov 5, 2015, 5:07 PM

‘Alien megastructure’ update: SETI telescope detects no sign of E.T., but search goes on

The SETI Institute says it hasn’t detected any alien radio signals coming from a star whose light seems to be dimming… Read More

Nov 5, 2015, 2:04 PM

After missing out on NASA’s next cargo contract, Boeing focuses on space taxis

Boeing says it’s out of the running for NASA’s next contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, but… Read More

Nov 5, 2015, 11:46 AM

Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor

One of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new space industry.… Read More

Nov 5, 2015, 11:00 AM

NASA’s MAVEN orbiter reveals how solar storms blasted away Mars’ atmosphere

Scientists studying Mars’ atmosphere say solar storms probably played a big role in transforming the Red Planet from the warm, hospitable… Read More

Nov 4, 2015, 8:06 AM

Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance – NASA says it’s recruiting

NASA is opening its doors to recruit a fresh batch of astronauts – and by the time the candidates finish training, they… Read More

Nov 3, 2015, 3:20 PM

Symphonic SpaceFest: ‘Origins’ concert sets the Big Bang and astrobiology to music

The Big Bang never looked, or sounded, so good: The piece de resistance for this week’s SpaceFest in Seattle is… Read More

Nov 2, 2015, 11:00 AM

How NASA is remodeling the International Space Station, 15 years after moving in

Today marks the 15th anniversary of that first moving-in day for spacefliers living on the International Space Station – and like many… Read More

Nov 1, 2015, 4:05 PM

What surviving on Mars can teach you about building a startup to last

It’s rare that a story about survival set on another planet can provide guidance on how to build an enduring… Read More

Oct 31, 2015, 3:16 PM

Three reasons why Seattle’s big on space ventures, plus three frontiers to watch

What is it about Seattle that’s led some folks to call it the “Silicon Valley of space,” and how far… Read More

Oct 27, 2015, 5:16 PM

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell signals go-slow approach for Seattle satellite plan

It’s been nine months since SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, announced plans to put up a constellation of 4,000 satellites to provide… Read More

Oct 23, 2015, 1:58 PM

Hurricane Patricia looks scary from space: Satellites track storm as it menaces Mexico

Even the International Space Station’s commander is worried about Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm ever tracked by the National Hurricane… Read More

Oct 23, 2015, 10:17 AM

Kerberos unleashed at last: Pluto’s dog-bone moon poses another mystery

NASA’s New Horizons probe has finally filled out its family portrait of Pluto and its moons – and Kerberos, the last… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 7:00 PM

Why this futurist, sci-fi writer, and former astronaut are optimistic about the future

What happens when a futurist, a sci-fi writer and a former astronaut get together to talk about the future? We… Read More

Oct 21, 2015, 3:43 PM

Filing: Planetary Resources raises $12M as prospects look up for asteroid mining business

Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has raised $12 million in funding, according to an SEC filing on Wednesday. The company, which is backed… Read More

Oct 19, 2015, 5:33 PM

Alien megastructures? SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array targets weirdly winking star

One of the premier telescope arrays in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, is focusing its antennas on an… Read More

Oct 19, 2015, 1:41 PM

See Earth every day from a million miles away, thanks to NASA’s EPIC website

Today NASA paid off on its promise to launch a website featuring daily images from the Deep Space Climate Observatory… Read More

Oct 15, 2015, 11:00 AM

Science journal gives New Horizons mission to Pluto its day in the sun

The first peer-reviewed scientific paper about the New Horizons probe’s July flyby past Pluto lays out puzzling evidence that suggests the… Read More

Oct 9, 2015, 2:59 PM

Minecraft, Microsoft and more: These kids have lots of feedback for the Head of Xbox

GeekWire invited dozens of kids and their parents to our offices in Seattle recently for a special video series that… Read More

Oct 8, 2015, 10:03 AM

New Horizons’ Pluto pictures reveal a weird blue glow – and water ice!

The latest pictures from NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto reveal for the first time that the backlit dwarf planet… Read More

Oct 7, 2015, 7:45 AM

Israeli-based SpaceIL gets set for 2017 moon race with Spaceflight’s help

Israeli-based Team SpaceIL has signed up to launch a robotic lander to the moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket… Read More

Oct 5, 2015, 5:54 PM

Mars orbiter shows why ‘The Martian’ movie trek would be even riskier

Marooned astronaut Mark Watney takes a harrowing trek from Mars’ Acidalia Planitia to Schiaparelli Crater in “The Martian,” which took the… Read More

Oct 5, 2015, 9:59 AM

This photo archive of Apollo astronauts’ pics on Flickr will blow your mind

This has to be one of the most impressive photo archives on earth — Project Apollo Archive is thousands of photos taken by Apollo astronauts… Read More

Oct 5, 2015, 8:17 AM

Looking to improve air travel, Boeing donates $7.5M to establish new data analytics lab at Carnegie Mellon

Big data is changing nearly every industry, from agriculture to automobiles. Now, Boeing is placing a big bet to improve… Read More

Oct 2, 2015, 11:22 AM

Former astronaut: NASA ‘certainly not dead, but they are lost at the moment’

Former NASA astronaut Ed Lu, who logged more than 206 days in space over his career, said there are a… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 4:20 PM

Red planet vs. blue planet: Lori Garver looks ahead to Mars and the future of space

If we want to send astronauts to Mars, we better find a way to do it within 10 years. And if we want… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 11:39 AM

Moon Express and Rocket Lab make deal for lunar landings in 2017

Moon Express says it has reserved three lunar lander launches from a startup called Rocket Lab starting in 2017, with… Read More

Sep 30, 2015, 4:00 AM

Spaceflight buys a whole rocket from SpaceX for small satellites

In the first deal of its kind, Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s buying a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will be… Read More

Sep 29, 2015, 3:36 PM

Destination Phobos: ‘Humans Orbiting Mars’ report goes public

The nonprofit Planetary Society has laid out a detailed blueprint for sending astronauts to the Martian moon Phobos in 2033 and then… Read More

Sep 29, 2015, 11:30 AM

NASA veteran Lori Garver on space: The ‘endless’ frontier for commercial ventures

Former NASA official Lori Garver’s resume is filled with highlights from politics and government service – going back to John Glenn’s… Read More