Space News
Today's "Galaxy" Stream --The Current Search for Life in the Milky Way
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Dec 2016 19:00
Andrew Siemion, Director, Berkeley SETI Research Center takes us on a fascinating video tour of the current developments in the search for life in the universe. Not to be missed! Related articles Today's 'Galaxy' Radio: ...
"Incredible Stories" From the Cassini Mission
Universe Today - 17 Dec 2016 00:18
When Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker thinks about her spacecraft, as it is out there gliding amidst the moons and rings of Saturn, there are times when she envisions it as a dancer or ice skater, spinning and tur...
Today's "Galaxy" Stream --The Current Search for Life in the Milky Way (VIEW)
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Dec 2016 19:00
Andrew Siemion, Director, Berkeley SETI Research Center takes us on a fascinating video tour of the current developments in the search for life in the universe. Not to be missed! Related articles Today's 'Galaxy' Radio: ...
This Year at NASA: A Record Breaking Year
SpaceRef - 17 Dec 2016 16:34
2016 marked record-breaking progress in NASA's exploration objectives. The agency advanced the capabilities needed to travel farther into the solar system while increasing observations of our home and the universe, learn...
Thousands to attend American space legend John Glenn's memorial
Phys.org - 17 Dec 2016 11:26
Thousands were expected to gather Saturday in Ohio for a memorial service to pay tribute to American space legend John Glenn, who died last week at the age of 95.
Mourners remember life, career of US astronaut John Glenn
Phys.org - 17 Dec 2016 21:20
Mourners marked a final day of remembrances for groundbreaking astronaut John Glenn on Saturday, as the body of the first American to orbit Earth set out for a memorial service expected to be packed to capacity.
This Week's Most Popular --"From a New Theory of Gravity to Exploring Alien Planets"
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Dec 2016 17:06
New Theory of Gravity as an Emergent Phenomena in the Cosmos --"First Tests Looks Interesting" LIGO's Discovery of Gravitational Waves --"May Upend General Relativity and Usher In a New Exotic Physics" StarTalk Radio --E...
NASA ISS Space to Ground Holiday Report - 16 December 2016
SpaceRef - 17 Dec 2016 16:30
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Extragalactic Lighthouses --"We Can Now Detect Directed Signals From the Depths of the Cosmos"
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Dec 2016 23:43
"If even one other civilization existed in our galaxy and had a similar or more advanced level of directed-energy technology, we could detect 'them' anywhere in our galaxy with a very modest detection approach," said UC ...
Chinese Volunteers Complete 180-day Space Simulation
SPACE.com - 17 Dec 2016 15:02
Chinese researchers have completed a 180-day "survival experiment" that simulated a deep space human trek.
Hubble 'cranes' in for a closer look at a galaxy
Phys.org - 17 Dec 2016 00:57
In 1900, astronomer Joseph Lunt made a discovery: Peering through a telescope at Cape Town Observatory, the British-South African scientist spotted this beautiful sight in the southern constellation of Grus (The Crane): ...
"There's a Dark Cycle in our Galaxy" --Our Solar System's Path Through the Milky Way (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Dec 2016 16:41
Astrophysical phenomena derived from the Earth's winding path through the Galactic disc, and the consequent accumulation of dark matter in the planet's interior, can result in dramatic changes in Earth's geological and b...