Space News
Stars exploding as supernovae lose their mass to companion stars during their lives
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 14:58
Stars over eight times more massive than the sun end their lives in supernovae explosions. The composition of the star influences what happens during the explosion.
X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle program completes critical design review
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 15:40
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., is developing the X-60A vehicle. It is an air-dropped liquid rock...
Crew Dragon departs ISS and returns to Earth
Space News - 8 Mar 2019 14:54
SpaceX's Crew Dragon departed from the International Space Station early March 8, heading to a splashdown that will mark the end of a successful test flight for the commercial crew program. SpaceNews.com
NASA captures unprecedented images of supersonic shockwaves
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 10:00
NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster than sound without thunderous "sonic booms".
Business with human and robotic exploration
ESA - 8 Mar 2019 23:46
Space is profitable - each euro spent on the International Space Station produces €1.8 added value to European economies. Research in low Earth orbit has already contributed to the economy in health and material scienc...
It Took 10 Years to Confirm the First Planet Ever Found by Kepler
Universe Today - 8 Mar 2019 23:42
Even though astronomy people are fond of touting the number of exoplanets found by the Kepler spacecraft, those planets aren’t actually confirmed. They’re more correctly called candidate exoplanets, because the signa...
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Success Heralds 'New Era' in Spaceflight
SPACE.com - 8 Mar 2019 22:16
The success of SpaceX's test flight to the space station suggests that exciting times are just around the corner, exploration advocates say.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 7 March 2019 - Researching Higher-Quality Semiconductor Crystals
SpaceRef - 8 Mar 2019 22:02
The SpaceX Crew Dragon's hatch is closed and the stage is set for the Commercial Crew Program's first undocking and return to Earth Friday....
SpaceX crew capsule ends test flight with ocean splashdown
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 21:19
SpaceX's swanky new crew capsule returned from the International Space Station to an old-fashioned splashdown in the Atlantic on Friday, successfully ending a test flight that could lead to astronaut rides later this yea...
AsiaSat revenue up, but regional C-band pressure mounting
Space News - 8 Mar 2019 21:10
Hong Kong-based fleet operator AsiaSat reported a third year of increased revenue, but warned that the C-band spectrum it uses for television broadcasts is now under threat in several of its markets. SpaceNews.com
NASA Administrator Speaks at Robotics Competition in Oklahoma
NASA Breaking news - 8 Mar 2019 20:40Ho-Hum. More Boring Success for SpaceX as Crew Dragon Splashes Down
Universe Today - 8 Mar 2019 20:22
A few hours ago, the SpaceX Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of Florida. The splashdown is the last act in what has been a successful first flight for the Crew Dragon. The fl...
Earth from Space: New Zealand
SpaceRef - 8 Mar 2019 20:16
The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over New Zealand, with the image centred over Cook Strait between the North and South Islands....
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to step down
Space News - 8 Mar 2019 19:53
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson informed President Trump on Friday that she will be stepping down May 31 to become president of the University of Texas El Paso. SpaceNews.com
SpaceX Crew Dragon Returns To Earth
SpaceRef - 8 Mar 2019 18:52
NASA passed a major milestone Friday in its goal to restore America's human spaceflight capability when SpaceX's Crew Dragon returned to Earth after a five-day mission docked to the International Space Station....
Lunar Water Molecules Hop as Surface Temperature Increases
SpaceRef - 8 Mar 2019 18:50
Small amounts of water are attached to lunar grains on the dayside of the Moon and migrate around depending on surface temperature, as reported in a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Amanda Hendri...
Hubble's dazzling display of two colliding galaxies
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 18:40
Located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away, NGC 6052 is a pair of colliding galaxies. They were first discovered in 1784 by William Herschel and were originally classified as a single ir...
LRO sheds light on lunar water movement
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2019 18:28
Scientists, using an instrument aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Left Its 'Little Earth' Behind on Space Station
SPACE.com - 8 Mar 2019 18:17
When Ripley the dummy astronaut returned to Earth today (March 8) on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, it left its cute "little Earth" behind on the International Space Station.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Looks Just Like a Toasted Marshmallow After Fiery Re-Entry
SPACE.com - 8 Mar 2019 18:12
SpaceX's first Crew Dragon looks like a toasted marshmallow after its fiery re-entry Friday (March 8).
NASA's LRO Sheds Light on Lunar Water Movement
PTTU - 8 Mar 2019 18:00
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:
ESA joins with business to invent the future of navigation
ESA - 8 Mar 2019 17:57
The only thing more remarkable than how all of us are walking around with space-grade navigation capability and atomic clock timing precision in our pockets is how much we take all of this for granted. Satellite navigati...