Space News
Yearlong-Mission Astronaut Scott Kelly Honored at NYC's Fleet Week
SPACE.com - 29 May 2016 15:42
Former astronaut Scott Kelly, who set the record for the longest sojourn in space for any American after his nearly yearlong mission ended in March, was honored at the Intrepid Museum's 25th annual Salute to Freedom gala...
NASA/Goddard: "All Galaxies are Embedded Within a Vast Sphere of Black Holes" (Week's Most Popular)
The Daily Galaxy - 29 May 2016 15:27
"These studies are providing increasingly sensitive results, slowly shrinking the box of parameters where dark matter particles can hide," said Alexander Kashlinsky, an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard. "The failure to fin...
NASA inflates spare room in space
Phys.org - 29 May 2016 21:12
NASA on Saturday successfully expanded and pressurized an add-on room at the International Space Station two days after aborting the first attempt when it ran into problems.
Mars Is Closest to Earth in 11 Years on Monday: What to Expect
SPACE.com - 29 May 2016 15:01
Time to tune up your telescopes! Mars is at its closest approach to Earth in 11 years on Monday (May 30), providing a great closer to Memorial Day events.
Ride Along With a SpaceX Rocket Back to Earth
Bad Astronomy - 29 May 2016 15:00
On Friday (May 27, 2016) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the THAICOM 8 satellite into orbit. The launch went off right on time (after a one-day delay due to an unusual reading from the upper stage on the Thursday ...