TESS planet-hunters add a ‘sub-Neptune’ world to discovery list, with more to come Less than a year after NASA’s TESS spacecraft was launched, the scientists behind the mission have unveiled their third confirmed… Read More
3-D views reveal ‘Orion’s Dragon’ in space Spectral readings from the Orion Nebula have charted the cosmic weather patterns for powerful stellar winds that have created a… Read More
‘Oumuamua’s discovery points to plethora of interstellar objects in our galaxy The cigar-shaped object known as ‘Oumuamua may be the first interstellar interloper to be discovered, but it’s not likely to… Read More
Government shutdown is putting a damper on science in Seattle and elsewhere It’s been called the “Super Bowl of Astronomy,” but when the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting plays out in Seattle… Read More
New Horizons probe delivers 3-D views of cosmic snowman, plus mysteries to solve LAUREL, Md. — The science team behind NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft today released the first 3-D image of an icy object… Read More
After media mix-up, China says Chang’e-4 makes first landing on moon’s far side Official Chinese media confirmed that the nation’s robotic Chang’e-4 probe made the first-ever landing on the far side of the… Read More
NASA’s New Horizons probe reveals the shape of its icy target: ‘It’s a snowman!’ LAUREL, Md. — The New Horizons spacecraft’s picture of an icy object 4 billion miles from Earth became a lot… Read More
Bradford Space Group buys Deep Space Industries, shifting focus from asteroid mining to propulsion Bradford Space Group says it’s acquired California-based Deep Space Industries, which means that both of the ventures that were created… Read More
Success! NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft ‘phones home’ from 4 billion miles away LAUREL, Md. — NASA’s New Horizons science team today received confirmation that its spacecraft survived a New Year’s encounter with an… Read More
New Horizons team celebrates history’s farthest flyby with New Year’s sparkle LAUREL, Md. — Hundreds of well-wishers took part in a different kind of New Year’s countdown, 33 minutes past midnight,… Read More
Queen’s rock-star astrophysicist Brian May debuts his space anthem for a far-out trip LAUREL, Md. — After you’ve participated in NASA’s New Horizons mission to the edge of the solar system, and written… Read More
OSIRIS-REx probe goes into close orbit around asteroid Bennu and sets a record NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft today maneuvered into an orbit that takes it within 4,000 feet of the surface of Bennu, a… Read More
VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018 In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments… Read More
New Horizons team gets first fuzzy glimpse of elongated icy world on solar system’s edge LAUREL, Md. — The science team for NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft released its first multi-pixel view of an icy world… Read More
Watch New Horizons probe ring in the New Year with record-setting Ultima Thule flyby LAUREL, Md. — The sleeping bags are rolled out and the videos are cued up for a New Year’s celebration of… Read More
Year in Space: From the Falcon Heavy’s first flight to the solar system’s last frontier Launches, launches, launches! 2018 was a big year for liftoffs, particularly for SpaceX and its billionaire CEO, Elon Musk. The… Read More
Ho, ho, Juno! NASA orbiter delivers lots of holiday goodies from Jupiter’s north pole Santa Claus isn’t the only one bearing gifts from the north pole at this time of year. NASA’s Juno orbiter… Read More
How engineers (and astronauts) made Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ trip to the moon possible 50 years ago It’s been 50 years to the day since Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders’ “Earthrise” photo changed our world forever, but… Read More
After four delays, SpaceX launches Air Force’s first next-gen GPS III satellite SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a next-generation GPS satellite into orbit today for the U.S. Air Force, marking a couple… Read More
SpaceX wins $28.7M contract from Air Force for data connectivity research SpaceX has won a $28.7 million fixed-price contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for experiments in data connectivity involving… Read More
FCC levies $900,000 fine against Swarm Technologies for unlawful satellite launch The Federal Communications Commission says Swarm Technologies must pay a $900,000 fine and be subject to increased scrutiny for having… Read More
NASA’s InSight lander carefully sets down its seismometer on the Martian surface After three weeks of checking out the scene on the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight lander has placed its first scientific… Read More
Trouble-plagued Soyuz capsule carries space station trio to trouble-free landing A Russian Soyuz spaceship that stirred up an international fuss over a drill hole and an air leak brought three… Read More
Spy satellite launch gets scrubbed? Boo! Meteor explodes in California skies? Yay! Rocket fans in California may have been disappointed by tonight’s scrub of a Delta 4 Heavy launch from Vandenberg Air… Read More
NASA reviews computer security after newly reported data breach NASA says it is reviewing its network security processes and procedures after a computer break-in exposed Social Security numbers and… Read More
Spaceflight signs up Brazil for Amazonia-1 satellite launch on Indian rocket in 2020 Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s struck one of its biggest deals for a satellite launch with Brazil’s space research institute, focusing… Read More
Trump authorizes revival of U.S. Space Command, with Space Force on agenda President Donald Trump today authorized the Pentagon to set up the U.S. Space Command as its own combatant command, in… Read More
Report: SpaceX raising $500M to get Starlink satellite service off the ground SpaceX is set to raise $500 million in new investment to boost the development of its Starlink internet satellite service,… Read More
Farout! Astronomers identify the most distant known object in our solar system Astronomers say they’ve discovered the most distant body ever observed in our solar system, a potential dwarf planet that’s about… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture will send science to space on 10th suborbital flight Update for 5:47 a.m. PT Dec. 20: After working through a ground infrastructure issue, Blue Origin has decided to put off… Read More
