Space – Page 88 of 93

Sep 28, 2015, 8:00 AM

Mars mystery solved? Dark streaks linked to salty water trails

For years, scientists have puzzled over dark streaks that appear and disappear on the surface of Mars – and now they’re… Read More

Sep 27, 2015, 3:58 PM

Inspired by ‘Back to the Future,’ this machine turns food waste into energy

Many people in the Northwest separate out their table scraps, wilted leaves and old fruit, carting them off eventually to… Read More

Sep 25, 2015, 2:13 PM

Supermoon Sunday! How to make the most of the total lunar eclipse

Sunday’s super-sized total lunar eclipse is special for a couple of reasons, but it’s extra-special for places like Seattle, where… Read More

Sep 24, 2015, 6:52 PM

Reality check on ‘The Martian’ movie from a real astronaut: ‘Nerds rock’

“The Martian” isn’t due to hit theaters until Oct. 2, but the highly anticipated man-vs.-Mars movie is already sparking some… Read More

Sep 24, 2015, 12:35 PM

NASA study: Flying air taxis could be as cheap as an Uber ride, and faster

Taking a ride on a flying air taxi could become as cheap as taking an Uber ride, and get you… Read More

Sep 24, 2015, 10:50 AM

GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever

We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in… Read More

Sep 22, 2015, 10:53 AM

Boeing’s new CEO sees Amazon and Facebook as competitors (and potential partners)

Two months into his job as the Boeing Co.’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg says Amazon and Facebook are emerging… Read More

Sep 15, 2015, 6:36 AM

Jeff Bezos confirms big Blue Origin space facility in Florida, unveils new rocket

Updated throughout with details of announcement. Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, confirmed plans this morning to build… Read More

Sep 11, 2015, 2:50 PM

Interview: Seattle girls launch a balloon spacecraft to the edge of space, and NASA takes note

Our guests on the GeekWire radio show this week are Rebecca Yeung, 10, and Kimberly Yeung, 8 — two sisters from Seattle… Read More

Sep 4, 2015, 10:46 AM

These Seattle girls plan to launch a hand-built spacecraft into the upper atmosphere this weekend

A new aircraft is being tested this weekend in central Washington. But this one wasn’t built by Boeing or Amazon. Nope. The… Read More

Sep 1, 2015, 11:49 AM

Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent canceled in victory for SpaceX

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has capitulated to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a dispute over a Blue Origin patent covering… Read More

Aug 31, 2015, 7:59 AM

Boeing’s new laser gun incinerates drones in 15 seconds

Drones are everywhere these days — straying onto the White House lawn and disrupting wildfire operations. Now, Boeing has developed… Read More

Aug 28, 2015, 1:52 PM

Asteroids loom as the new Klondike for Seattle region’s space industry

Seattle could profit from the rush for resources in outer space much as it did during the Klondike Gold Rush of… Read More

Aug 25, 2015, 2:38 PM

Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps

Some of the best-known names on Pluto — ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary and Norgay mountains and the… Read More

Aug 25, 2015, 12:08 PM

Dwarf planet Ceres’ puzzling ‘pyramid’ mountain gets close-up from NASA’s Dawn probe

NASA’s mission to that other dwarf planet, Ceres, has delivered a fresh bird’s-eye view of one of the asteroid’s most… Read More

Aug 25, 2015, 10:31 AM

Jeff Bezos set to announce big news about Blue Origin’s Florida launch plans

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is heading to Cape Canaveral next month to make a “significant announcement regarding the emerging commercial launch… Read More

Aug 22, 2015, 7:46 AM

Six small steps that could add up to giant leaps for spaceships

SPOKANE, Wash. — Is there a better way to power a spaceship? The basic tools of the rocket trade have been refined… Read More

Aug 16, 2015, 8:32 AM

Drones meet planes: U.S. pilots encounter 650 UAVs so far this year, a 173% increase over 2014

Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there… Read More

Aug 10, 2015, 6:34 PM

Top 5 places for Seattle skywatchers to see the Perseid meteor shower

The Perseids are traditionally among the most popular meteor showers of the year, and Seattle is traditionally one of the worst… Read More

Aug 10, 2015, 11:40 AM

Space station crew chows down on fresh Outredgeous lettuce … and so can you

Astronauts on the International Space Station ate space-grown lettuce for the first time today — an Oregon-bred variety of “Outredgeous” red… Read More

Peter Beck and Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle

Aug 10, 2015, 7:38 AM

Reserve a launch for your satellite online? Rocket Lab can make it so

The CubeSat revolution has come to this: Now you can make an online reservation for a nanosatellite launch almost as easily as booking… Read More

Aug 5, 2015, 12:10 PM

Moon photobombs Earth in amazing video from DSCOVR satellite

The Deep Space Climate Observatory, better known as DSCOVR, is designed to provide full-disk, sunlit views of our home planet from… Read More

Aug 4, 2015, 3:36 PM

Seattle’s Museum of Flight to show off Apollo moon rocket parts recovered by Bezos Expeditions

Experts are wrapping up their conservation work on the decades-old Saturn V rocket engine parts that were recovered from the… Read More

Aug 4, 2015, 10:23 AM

Three years after Mars landing, Curiosity rover faces new mysteries

Three years after NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars, scientists are celebrating a curious milestone: Although the six-wheeled, plutonium-powered robot… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 6:08 PM

NASA mission’s leader calls B.S. on Pluto haters: Will it make a difference?

Can you say “bullshit” at NASA? The principal investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission did, in an outburst directed at the tortuous… Read More

Jul 29, 2015, 3:14 PM

NTSB’s SpaceShipTwo findings put more pressure on FAA in commercial space

The recommendations coming out of a federal investigation of last October’s fatal SpaceShipTwo breakup are likely to add to the challenges… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 7:01 AM

NTSB issues findings in Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo tragedy

Pilot error, an in-flight braking system that wasn’t sufficiently fail-safe, and lapses in training and the regulatory process contributed to the… Read More

Jul 20, 2015, 3:51 PM

Stephen Hawking searches for aliens, and Elon Musk explains the SpaceX explosion

We’ve been thrilled to have longtime space and science reporter Alan Boyle covering two big stories for GeekWire today: Stephen Hawking’s… Read More

Jul 20, 2015, 2:49 PM

SpaceX’s Elon Musk traces Falcon 9 rocket failure to busted strut

The unexpected breakdown of a tank strut apparently caused last month’s failure of a Falcon 9 rocket launch to the… Read More

Jul 20, 2015, 9:58 AM

NewSpace conference coming to Seattle in 2016, showcasing advances in aerospace

Seattle has been at the forefront of the aerospace industry since its birth, and the industry is now going through… Read More