Space News
UCF is part of NASA Cassini mission that reveals new details about Saturn's rings
EurekAlert! - 17 Jun 2019 08:00
(University of Central Florida) In a new paper that appeared in Science on Friday and includes two University of Central Florida co-authors, researchers are offering glimpses into the nature and composition of Saturn's l...
'Ready Jet Go!' Takes Kids to the Moon Today on PBS to Celebrate Apollo 11
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 18:38
PBS KIDS is celebrating this summer's Apollo 11 anniversary today (June 17) with a special program "Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step," which celebrates and explores the lunar landing.
RUAG: Suppliers are key to mission success
Space News - 17 Jun 2019 08:27
RUAG Space offers high-performance, reliable products for launch vehicles and satellites, offering engineering, design and production. SpaceNews.com
Scientists find sun's history buried in moon's crust
Phys.org - 18 Jun 2019 00:45
The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not.
Twin NASA Satellites Will Ride SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Study Earth's Ionosphere
SPACE.com - 18 Jun 2019 00:23
NASA will be launching two identical miniature satellites next week as part of a project designed to help scientists understand how Earth's atmosphere muddies the radio signals we rely on.
Earth has a Water Cycle. Mars has a Dust Cycle
Universe Today - 18 Jun 2019 00:18
To say there are some myths circulating about Martian dust storms would be an understatement. Mars is known for its globe-encircling dust storms, the likes of which are seen nowhere else. Science fiction writers and Holl...
NASA's Webb Sunshield undergoes rocket fitting, more testing
Phys.org - 17 Jun 2019 23:32
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's spacecraft element, which consists of the observatory's spacecraft bus and the sunshield, was put in the same folded-up configuration that it will be in when mounted on atop a rocket f...
Air Force, DoD research organizations call for space industrial policies to counter China
Space News - 17 Jun 2019 22:46
A new report warns of China's stealth investments in U.S space companies and the country's coordinated public-private efforts to dominate markets. SpaceNews.com
Krispy Kreme Debuts Doughnut For Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 22:20
Krispy Kreme is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with the launch of a new type of doughnut.
New Website Replays Apollo 11 First Moon Landing Mission in Real Time
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 21:46
With a single click, a new website can take you back 50 years and place you directly into the real-time action of the first moon landing mission.
Smithsonian Extends Apollo 11 Spacecraft Tour, Adds Stop in Cincinnati
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 21:45
The spacecraft that carried the crew of the first moon landing to and from Earth 50 years ago has just had its current mission extended.
The Mast Is Raised for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover
SpaceRef - 17 Jun 2019 21:44
In this image, taken on June 5, 2019, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, take a moment after attaching the remote sensing mast to the Mars 2020 rover in the Spacecraft Assembly Facilit...
How an Atomic Clock Will Get Humans to Mars on Time
SpaceRef - 17 Jun 2019 21:42
NASA navigators are helping build a future where spacecraft could safely and autonomously fly themselves to destinations like the Moon and Mars....
Op-ed | Trump's most unhelpful moon tweet
Space News - 17 Jun 2019 20:39
Trump's recent tweet will only sow confusion and complicate the already herculean task of building a permanent, manned American presence in the space beyond Earth orb SpaceNews.com
Former ABS execs form small GEO builder Saturn Satellite Networks
Space News - 17 Jun 2019 20:03
Saturn Satellite Networks will build satellites ranging from 600 kilograms to 1,700 kilograms, and already has a customer order, Tom Choi, Saturn's executive chairman, told SpaceNews. SpaceNews.com
Dune's Bene Gesserit Getting Their Own TV Show
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 20:00
Tying into the 2020 movie.
NASA Scientists Find Sun's History Buried in Moon's Crust
PTTU - 17 Jun 2019 19:14
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:
Desert greenery
ESA - 17 Jun 2019 19:10
Marking World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over west Africa
Meteors help Martian clouds form
Phys.org - 17 Jun 2019 19:00
How did the Red Planet get all of its clouds? CU Boulder researchers may have discovered the secret: just add meteors.
Arianespace and ESA announce Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launch contract
ESA - 17 Jun 2019 19:00
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will ride into space on an Ariane launch vehicle, Arianespace and ESA confirmed today at the International Paris Air Show.
NASA Is Tracking One of Earth's Most Valuable Resources -- Water
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 18:00
Water is a complex problem on Earth: Some places get far too little of it and some get far too much.
Safety Panel Calls on NASA to Apply Commercial Crew Lessons for Artemis
SPACE.com - 17 Jun 2019 18:00
As NASA starts development of lunar landers for Artemis, it should carefully incorporate the lessons learned from the commercial crew program, a safety panel advised.