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Get the latest news, articles and videos on space news, astronomy, space exploration, the space industry, NASA, our solar system and the universe from GeekWire contributing editor Alan Boyle.

Lyrid meteor shower

Stay up and look up as annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to put on a show this weekend

If you’re up late tonight and into Saturday morning, you might as well look up and try to catch a… Read More

Hubble galaxies

Hubble team celebrates telescope’s 27th birthday with a double scoop of galaxies

It’s traditional for the team behind the Hubble Space Telescope to release a jaw-dropping picture to celebrate the anniversary of… Read More

Space station crew

U.S.-Russian duo joins space station crew, six hours after launch from Kazakhstan

Today there are 67 percent more people working in space than there were the day before, now that NASA astronaut… Read More

Total solar eclipse

Oregon offers 1,000 campsites in eclipse zone – and they’re gone in 90 minutes

To accommodate overwhelming demand, Oregon state park officials freed up 1,000 campsites today for folks wanting to see a total… Read More

Asteroid meteor blast

What to do if an asteroid comes our way

If an asteroid strikes, don’t head for the hills, or the windows: Head for the basement. A study aimed at… Read More

Fusion-driven rocket for NASA

NASA puts $50M into creating fusion thrusters, space robots and more

Fusion-driven rockets, remote control systems for space robots, and satellites that build themselves up in orbit are among the made-in-Washington… Read More

LHS 1140 planet

Newfound super-Earth could be the best planet for analyzing alien atmospheres

It’s not the closest potentially habitable planet, but astronomers say a world 40 percent wider than Earth could be one of… Read More

Atlas 5 liftoff

Liftoff sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station, but 360-degree video falls short

Today’s launch of a robotic Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station was totally successful. But the first-ever live… Read More

Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser

And so it begins: First trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ turns to the dark side

Did you feel a disturbance in the Force? As if millions of Star Wars fans suddenly cried out in delight? That… Read More

Hubble spots more signs of Europa’s watery plumes, lifting hopes for habitability

Saturn’s moon Enceladus wasn’t the only ice-covered world making waves today: Scientists say Europa, a mysterious moon of Jupiter, has… Read More

Stratospheric Trump protest

Donald Trump gets an astronaut’s words thrown in his face from stratosphere

If someone can send a Donald Trump bobblehead tribute up into the stratosphere on a balloon, we suppose it’s only… Read More

Enceladus plumes

Enceladus’ plumes suggest that Saturn moon’s ocean could support microbial life

Scientists have detected molecules of hydrogen in plumes of watery material erupting from cracks in the ice of Enceladus, a… Read More

Peggy Whitson on ISS

Amazon Web Services plays role in NASA’s first ultra-HD live video from space

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson stars in the highest-resolution video ever broadcast live from the International Space Station, bur Amazon Web… Read More

Luxembourg delegation at Planetary Resources

Luxembourg sets its sights on space resources, with Seattle as launch pad

Luxembourg’s royal heir and its top economic official got the grand tour of the Seattle area today, deepening a business… Read More

Soyuz touchdown with NASA astronaut

Video: NASA astronaut and two Russians return to Earth with ‘bull’s-eye touchdown’

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko landed back on Earth today after spending almost six… Read More

Lewicki and Schneider

Luxembourg leaders will visit Seattle area to dig deeper into asteroid mining

Luxembourg’s Crown Prince Guillaume and Deputy Prime Minister Étienne Schneider will be leading a delegation from the tiny European nation… Read More

Video: Blue Origin’s president points out upgrades on New Shepard spaceship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship performed beautifully during five trips to space and back, but the… Read More

"John Carter" airship

NASA funds ideas from science fiction

Truth can be stranger than fiction, but it shouldn’t be strange to hear that NASA spends millions of dollars on… Read More

Podcast

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos: ‘The only thing that’s disruptive is customer adoption’

Amazon often gets the blame — or credit, depending on your perspective — for upending traditional industries, particularly in the brick-and-mortar retail… Read More

Jupiter as seen by Hubble

Jumping Jupiter! Hubble Space Telescope gives giant planet its super-close-up

Jupiter is as close as it’ll get to Earth this year, and the Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of the… Read More

John Glenn burial

Pioneer astronaut John Glenn finally laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Almost four months after his death at the age of 95, the mortal remains of former astronaut and senator John Glenn… Read More

Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule mock-up

Hold on tight and hold it: Jeff Bezos says no potty breaks on Blue Origin space trips

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Are you worried about having to pee while you’re flying on Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship?… Read More

Alan Boyle in Blue Origin New Shepard seat

Video: Here’s what it’s like to sit inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The seats in Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship are like a dentist’s chair that’s fully extended, with a big… Read More

Jeff Bezos in Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

How Jeff Bezos is using Amazon’s success to fuel Blue Origin’s space effort, a billion dollars at a time

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has long said that he’s using his personal fortune to fund his… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Video: Watch Jeff Bezos lounge in a spaceship and take questions about Blue Origin’s future

Jeff Bezos showed off a mocked-up version of a crew capsule that he says fits into a space-flight dream that… Read More

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell says rockets should fly almost as often as airplanes

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell isn’t satisfied with last week’s history-making relaunch and landing of a previously… Read More

Blue Moon lander during Space Symposium panel

Blue Origin space venture slips in a sneak peek at design of Blue Moon lunar lander

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Blue Origin, the space venture backed by Amazon billionaire CEO Jeff Bezos, is providing a first look… Read More

BlackSky Spectra imagery

Spaceflight Industries unveils BlackSky Spectra for multispectral satellite imaging

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries lifted the curtain on another satellite imaging service today: BlackSky Spectra, a Web-based platform that knits together… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard booster on crane

Space geeks get up-close look at Blue Origin’s rocket ship (and try out the seats)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship is continuing its farewell tour this week with a stopover at the Space Symposium… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Tesla reports record production and deliveries as it closes in on more affordable Model 3

Tesla said it delivered more than 25,000 cars in the first quarter of the year, a record for the company… Read More

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