Space News
Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic 1st Reflight is Test Fired in Texas
Universe Today - 5 Feb 2017 06:56
The first orbit class rocket that will ever be reflown to launch a second payload to space was successfully test fired by SpaceX engineers at the firms Texas test facility last week. The post Used SpaceX Booster Set for ...
NASA 'Space Bowl' Video Takes Super Bowl 2017 Out of this World
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2017 16:04
In a new video, NASA employees and affiliates virtually toss a football from space to various centers across the United States to celebrate the Super Bowl, as well as NASA's journey to Mars.
Juno Buzzes Jupiter a mere 4,300 Km's above the Cloud Tops
Universe Today - 5 Feb 2017 20:49
Juno recently conducted its fourth close flyby of Jupiter (a perijovian maneuver), and NASA is once again seeking public input on what they want to see photographed during the next pass. The post Juno Buzzes Jupiter a me...
Measuring The Expansion of the Universe Hints at New Physics
SpaceRef - 5 Feb 2017 18:22
Astronomers have just made a new measurement of the Hubble Constant, the rate at which the universe is expanding, and it doesn't quite line up with a different estimate of the same number....
"Faster Than the Speed of Light?" --(VIEW Today's "Galaxy" Stream)
The Daily Galaxy - 5 Feb 2017 18:16
"The idea that the speed of light could be variable was radical when first proposed, but with a numerical prediction, it becomes something physicists can actually test," said professor João Magueijo at the Imperial Coll...
How NASA Sent the Winning Super Bowl LI Team's Jersey to Space -- Before Game Day
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2017 15:50
: It is a familiar scene: mere seconds after the game ends, out come the shirts to celebrate the winner of the Super Bowl. On Feb. 5, the same thing is expected to occur in Houston. But for the first time, it might also ...
Astronauts Make Super Bowl 2017 Picks from Space
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2017 15:02
Sporting football jerseys and with a pigskin in hand, two International Space Station astronauts have made their picks for Super Bowl 2017.
New 'Life' Trailer Brings Terrifying Thrills from Mars (Exclusive)
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2017 08:00
The thrill of space exploration takes an unexpected turn towards terrifying in this brand-new trailer from "Life," a science fiction thriller that will launch into movie theaters on March 24.
Exclusive 'Life' Trailer - Terrifying Species On Space Station Is From Mars
SPACE.com - 5 Feb 2017 08:00
In the new sci-fi thriller, astronauts aboard the International Space Station are threatened by a life form that caused an extinction on Mars. The movie hits theaters on March 24, 2017.