Space News
Japan's Small Experimental Rocket Fails to Launch Tiny Satellite
SPACE.com - 15 Jan 2017 15:19
The first flight of a tiny experimental Japanese rocket, touted as the world's smallest booster designed to launch a satellite in orbit, failed Sunday (Jan. 15), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency officials said.
"The Black Hole That Gave Birth to the Universe" -- (Weekend "Galaxy" Stream)
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Jan 2017 01:28
The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it? Three researchers at Perimeter Institute and the University of Waterloo ...
Mars Curiosity Rolls Up to Potential New Meteorite
Universe Today - 15 Jan 2017 22:01
NASA's Curiosity Rover is turning into an able meteorite hunter with a shiny new find just this past week. The post Mars Curiosity Rolls Up to Potential New Meteorite appeared first on Universe Today.
NASA ISS Space to Ground Report - 13 January 2017
SpaceRef - 15 Jan 2017 18:02
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
International Space Station Spacewalkers Perform Ongoing Station Power Upgrades
SpaceRef - 15 Jan 2017 18:01
Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted a spacewalk in U.S. spacesuits to upgrade the system for ...
DG media briefing
ESA - 15 Jan 2017 15:15
ESA Director General Jan Woerner meets the media on 18 January at ESA Headquarters in Paris. Streaming starts at 09:00 CET
Japan aborts mini-rocket mission shortly after liftoff
Phys.org - 15 Jan 2017 13:30
Japan's space agency Sunday aborted a mission to use a mini-rocket to send a satellite into orbit after the spacecraft stopped sending data to ground control shortly after liftoff.
SpaceX launches, lands rocket for first time since Sept blast (Update)
Phys.org - 15 Jan 2017 02:44
SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched and landed its first unmanned Falcon 9 rocket since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September.
"The Black Hole That Gave Birth to the Universe" -- (Today's "Galaxy" Stream)
The Daily Galaxy - 15 Jan 2017 01:28
The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it? Three researchers at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and...