Space – Page 59 of 88

President Trump signs his executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

After months of foreshadowing, President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to revive the National Space Council, a move… Read More

It’s Asteroid Day! Scientists look on the bright side of our cosmic shooting gallery

Asteroid experts say they’re looking forward to an explosion – but not the kind of extinction-level blast that killed off the… Read More

World View balloon sends up KFC’s Zinger chicken sandwich amid space send-ups

That’s one small step for high-altitude balloon research, one giant cheep for KFC’s Zinger chicken sandwich. After one weather-related postponement,… Read More

Systima gets a piece of the action for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket

When NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket starts carrying astronauts beyond Earth orbit in the 2020s, it’ll also be carrying… Read More

MSNW’s plasma thruster just might fire up Congress at hearing on space propulsion

How will we send humans to the moon, Mars and other destinations in space? The chances are good that electric… Read More

We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help

Sandra Bullock’s character nearly got killed by space debris in the movie “Gravity” — but had she been equipped with… Read More

‘Space sisters’ plan stratospheric eclipse balloon mission: Which Lego lady should they fly?

The Seattle sisters behind a series of missions to launch Lego toys into the stratosphere on high-altitude balloons are at… Read More

Alaska Airlines sets up flight to chase total solar eclipse – with a two-seat giveaway

Alaska Airlines has scheduled a flight from Portland to chase views of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse over the… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin picks Huntsville, Alabama, as ‘rocket city’ for BE-4 engine

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, plans to invest $200 million to build its BE-4 rocket engine in… Read More

SpaceX closes out a rocket doubleheader with Iridium launch and booster landing

Two days after launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida and landing it again, SpaceX accomplished the same feat in California,… Read More

Are asteroids leaving the spotlight? No way, say Asteroid Day activists

NASA may be closing down its grand plan to study a piece of an asteroid up close, but the researchers… Read More

India’s PSLV rocket puts Spire satellites in orbit – with an assist from Spaceflight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket wasn’t the only launch vehicle that took to the air today: India’s PSLV-C38 rocket sent an… Read More

NASA and Honeywell boost supersonic flight by tackling sonic boom problem

The historic Concorde supersonic airliner set a record flying from New York to Seattle in just under four hours, but… Read More

SpaceX leads off its rocket doubleheader with Falcon 9 re-launch and re-landing

For the second time ever, SpaceX has sent a telecommunications satellite into orbit on a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket –… Read More

Robotic telepresence could be the best way for humans to explore Mars, scientists say

Robotic telepresence could save future Mars explorers from the perils that faced fictional astronaut Mark Watney in “The Martian” —… Read More

Stephen Hawking lays out plan for settling space, from moon and Mars to the stars

British physicist Stephen Hawking has repeatedly warned us that we have just a century or two to move off Earth,… Read More

Scientists say there may be yet another unseen planet at solar system’s edge

Astronomers say they’ve found hints that an unseen planetary-mass object may lurk in the outer reaches of our solar system.… Read More

NASA enlists citizen scientists to widen its view of totality during solar eclipse

Scientists are gearing up to gather data from the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, but the most crucial observations can… Read More

It’s T-minus-2 months to solar eclipse: Officials brace for totality traffic jams

The all-American total solar eclipse is still two months away, but federal and state agencies are already getting the word… Read More

UW researchers’ ‘kidney on a chip’ will be prepped for space station experiment

A stack of card-sized gizmos that test the effects of drugs, toxins and weightlessness on human kidney cells is due… Read More

NASA’s Kepler space telescope points to 10 new planets in the habitable zone

Astronomers say they’ve used NASA’s Kepler space telescope to discover 10 Earth-sized planet candidates where life could lurk. The 10… Read More

Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the… Read More

Author lays out all you need to know about August’s all-American total solar eclipse

If you’re planning to witness the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, don’t forget the bubbly. That’s one piece of… Read More

Opportunity rover’s roll on Mars eerily echoes Apollo 16’s stroll on the moon

Forty-five years after the astronauts of Apollo 16 rode out on a rover to look over a crater on the… Read More

SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System liftoff

Elon Musk promises an update on his plan to settle Mars – including how he’ll fund it

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s vision to send a million people to Mars is now in print, but the billionaire visionary… Read More

Progress cargo ship docks with space station, tightening up on orbital parking

With today’s arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship, the International Space Station now has three robotic spaceships and a… Read More

2020 or bust: Planetary Resources is getting more bullish about asteroid mining

Planetary Resources CEO Chris Lewicki wants to let Mars-bound rockets carry five times more cargo than what’s possible today —… Read More

China’s Micius satellite sets distance record for quantum entanglement in space

Chinese researchers report that they’ve set a new distance record for quantum teleportation through space, the phenomenon that Albert Einstein… Read More

Kymeta names e3 Systems as exclusive distributor of satellite antennas for yachts

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta says a Spanish company known as e3 Systems will be its exclusive global distribution partner for flat-panel satellite… Read More

World View’s stratospheric balloon mission for KFC isn’t just about a chicken sandwich

Yes, Kentucky Fried Chicken is planning to fly its Zinger sandwich up to the stratosphere and back on a World… Read More