Space News
A 'Dragon Aurora' Appeared in the Sky Over Iceland, and NASA Is a Little Confused
SPACE.com - 24 Feb 2019 15:48
A gargantuan green dragon hisses in the sky over Iceland this month and its appearance has scientists stumped.
Robots Invade the Mars-Like Moroccan Desert in the Name of Research
SPACE.com - 24 Feb 2019 15:06
Robotics technologies needed for future planetary exploration tested much closer to home, in the Moroccan desert.
Huge Supernova Explosion Leaves Surprisingly Dusty Aftermath
SPACE.com - 24 Feb 2019 15:03
The aftermath of a massive stellar explosion turns out to be much dustier than scientists expected, recent NASA observations reveal.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Provides Wide View of Tropical Cyclone Oma
SpaceRef - 24 Feb 2019 22:51
When you look at a Tropical Cyclone Oma from space, you'll get a sense of its massive size. While orbiting the Earth, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a look at the large tropical storm in the Southern Pacific Oc...
Hubble Peers into the Vast Distance
SpaceRef - 24 Feb 2019 22:49
This picture showcases a gravitational lensing system called SDSS J0928+2031. Astronomers are using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this type of lensing to research how stars form and evolve in distant ga...
NASA is Aboard Israel's Beresheet Moon Lander
SpaceRef - 24 Feb 2019 22:41
An Israeli spacecraft from SpaceIL was launched Thursday, Feb. 21 and is aiming to touch down on Mare Serenitatis two months later....
In Magnificent Desolation
Scientific American - 24 Feb 2019 19:00
The Chang'e4 lander and rover seen on the lunar surface from orbit --
DARPA's Fred Kennedy tapped to lead Space Development Agency
Space News - 24 Feb 2019 18:33
The Space Development Agency is being created to "reenergize the space development culture, shorten the time cycles that we talked about, bring some new things to the table." SpaceNews.com
Firefly to Establish Rocket Factory and Launch Site in Florida
SPACE.com - 24 Feb 2019 15:50
Firefly Aerospace announced agreements with state and federal agencies Feb. 22 to build a new factory for producing and launching its rockets from Florida's Space Coast.