Space News
Can We Now Predict When A Neutron Star Will Give Birth To A Black Hole?
Universe Today - 10 Apr 2016 23:00
A neutron star is perhaps one of the most awe-inspiring and mysterious things in the Universe. Composed almost entirely of neutrons with no net electrical charge, they are the final phase in the life-cycle of a giant sta...
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Spacecraft in emergency mode (Update)
Phys.org - 10 Apr 2016 20:12
NASA is trying to resuscitate its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, in a state of emergency nearly 75 million miles away.
NASA: "Climate Change Shifting Earth's Motion on Its Polar Axis"
The Daily Galaxy - 10 Apr 2016 17:17
Melting ice sheets in Greenland are changing the distribution of weight on Earth, according to a study by NASA scientists, that has caused both the North Pole and the wobble, which is called polar motion, to change cours...
NASA: "Contrary to Reports, Cassini Saturn Mission Not Effected By Theorized Planet 9 Gravitation"
The Daily Galaxy - 10 Apr 2016 16:34
"Although we'd love it if Cassini could help detect a new planet in the solar system, we do not see any perturbations in our orbit that we cannot explain with our current models," said Earl Maize, Cassini project manager...
SpaceX Dragon Arrives at Space Station, Delivers Inflatable Room Prototype
SPACE.com - 10 Apr 2016 16:02
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing with it supplies, science experiments and a prototype inflatable space habitat for the orbiting outpost and its six-person crew.
Welcome to the Grand Aleutian
Bad Astronomy - 10 Apr 2016 15:30
One reason* I could never be an astronaut is that all I would ever do while in space is have my nose pressed up against the window all the time. I'd never get anything done. With views like the one above, can you blame m...
Amazing Videos Show SpaceX's Epic Ocean Rocket Landing
SPACE.com - 10 Apr 2016 13:05
Two new videos let you relive SpaceX's incredible rocket landing at sea, giving two different perspectives of the historic event -- including an incredible rocket's-eye view.
Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft in 'Emergency Mode'
SPACE.com - 10 Apr 2016 09:27
Kepler's handlers learned on Thursday (April 7) that the space telescope -- which has discovered more than 1,000 alien planets since its March 2009 launch -- is now in "emergency mode."