Space News
Lego Has a New Space Shuttle and It Looks Awesome
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 16:35
Lego has a new space shuttle set for 2017 and it promises to be one any space fan can enjoy.
NASA Announces Eighth Class of Candidates for Launch of CubeSat Space Missions
SpaceRef - 19 Feb 2017 03:58
NASA has selected 34 small satellites from 19 states and the District of Columbia to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard missions planned to launch in 2018, 2019 and 2020....
Juno to remain in current orbit at Jupiter
Phys.org - 20 Feb 2017 00:33
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the mission. This will allow Juno to accomplish its science go...
Roaming telescope brings Kenyan kids views of night sky
Phys.org - 19 Feb 2017 23:55
Thousands of schoolchildren in Kenya are getting a rare opportunity to look at the stars.
SpaceX launches rocket from NASA's historic moon pad
Phys.org - 19 Feb 2017 23:52
A SpaceX rocket soared from NASA's long-idled moonshot pad Sunday, sending up space station supplies from the exact spot where astronauts embarked on the lunar landings nearly a half-century ago.
SpaceX to Make 2nd Launch Attempt from Historic NASA Pad Today: Watch Live
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 21:01
SpaceX will try again to launch its robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station Sunday (Feb. 19) at 9:38 a.m. EST (1438 GMT), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Why is NASA is Exploring an Alien World in Antarctica? (VIDEO/AUDIO)
The Daily Galaxy - 19 Feb 2017 20:38
Mount Erebus is at the end of our world -- and offers a portal to another. Covered in ice and filled with bubbling lava, the massive volcano rising 12,448 feet (3,794 meters) above Ross Island in Antarctica is the perfec...
SpaceX Launches 1st Private Rocket from Historic NASA Pad -- Then Sticks a Landing
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 19:33
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted the robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station today (Feb. 19) from Launch Complex 39A -- the same pad that once hosted Apollo moon mission and space shuttle laun...
NASA Cargo Headed to Space Station Includes Important Experiments, Equipment
NASA Breaking news - 19 Feb 2017 19:20Falcon 9 lifts off on first mission from Kennedy Space Center pad
Space News - 19 Feb 2017 18:59
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off for the first time from a launch site at KSC previously used by Apollo and shuttle missions Feb. 19, placing a Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit. SpaceNews.com
Touchdown! SpaceX 1st Stage Lands After Launch From Apollo-Era Pad | Video
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 18:58
The Falcon 9 first stage landed on SpaceX's landing zone 1 after launching the SpaceX-10 cargo spacecraft to the Intenational Space Station. The rocket lifted off from launch complex 39A, the same launch pad used for Apo...
Another Perfect Launch/Landing For SpaceX
SpaceRef - 19 Feb 2017 18:53
SpaceX launched the CRS-10 mission on time this morning at 9:39 am ET from historic LC39A. The Dragon is in orbit and heading toward the ISS while the Falcon 9's first stage made yet another pinpoint anding back at its.....
Blastoff! SpaceX Launches From Historic Launch Pad 39A | Video
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 18:52
The SpaceX-10 cargo mission to the International Space Station launched from launch complex 39A (LC-39A) on February 19, 2017.
SpaceX, NASA Hail 1st Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from Pad Steeped in History
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 13:10
SpaceX's historic launch from NASA's Launch Complex 39A was a success, and so the post-launch press conference was short and full of smiling faces.
In Photos: SpaceX's 1st Launch from NASA's Historic Pad 39A
SPACE.com - 19 Feb 2017 10:00
On Feb. 19, 2017, SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket mission from NASA's historic Apollo-era Launch Pad 39A. See photos of the flight here.
Examining exploding stars through the atomic nucleus
Phys.org - 19 Feb 2017 03:11
Imagine being able to view microscopic aspects of a classical nova, a massive stellar explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star (about as big as Earth), in a laboratory rather than from afar via a telescope.