Space News
The Moon on Earth: Where Are NASA's Apollo Lunar Rocks Now?
SPACE.com - 14 Jul 2019 15:54
Like any travelers, the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon were careful to bring back souvenirs from their journeys. In their case it was moon rocks, and lots of them.
House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith's space launch reforms alive
Space News - 14 Jul 2019 14:12
Proposed changes to the National Security Space Launch program that Smith introduced in the HASC version of the NDAA made it into the House bill. SpaceNews.com
India Delays Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander Launch Over 'Technical Snag'
SPACE.com - 15 Jul 2019 01:53
India postponed the launch of Chandrayaan-2, its biggest moon mission yet, due to a technical snag less than an hour before liftoff.
Moon-Forming Disk Discovered Around Distant Planet
SpaceRef - 15 Jul 2019 00:32
Using Earth's most powerful array of radio telescopes, astronomers have made the first observations of a circumplanetary disk of gas and dust like the one that is believed to have birthed the moons of Jupiter....
Book Review: "Eight Years To The Moon"
SpaceRef - 14 Jul 2019 23:40
Half a century ago we went to the Moon. We went from no human spaceflight capability to the ability to land people on another world in 8 years. "Eight Years To The Moon" by Nancy Atkinson chronicles the behind the...
Apollo 11 Moon Landing Giveaway with Simulation Curriculum & Celestron!
SPACE.com - 14 Jul 2019 23:36
It's been 50 years since astronauts first set foot on the moon and to celebrate, we've teamed up with Simulation Curriculum's Starry Night Software and Celestron for an epic giveaway of awesome moon-themed prizes.
'Renegade' White Dwarf Survived a Supernova. Now It's Warping the Little Dipper Before Our Eyes.
SPACE.com - 14 Jul 2019 22:00
There's a rebellious, half-dead star in the Little Dipper that's hellbent on escaping our galaxy -- and now, astronomers have an idea why.
To the Moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknown
Phys.org - 14 Jul 2019 21:49
The first four days of Apollo 11's journey to the Moon had gone according to plan, but just twenty minutes before landing, the atmosphere grew tense as the crew encountered a series of problems.
'Missing' Interstellar Iron May Just Be Good at Hiding
SPACE.com - 14 Jul 2019 20:32
A new study suggests the universe's missing iron may not be missing at all, just really good at hiding.
France's Macron announces creation of a new space force command
Phys.org - 14 Jul 2019 18:22
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced the creation of a new national military space force command that will eventually be part of his country's air force.
The Aerospace Corporation finds new purpose in space
Space News - 14 Jul 2019 18:14
Kevin Bell with The Aerospace Corporation describes the 59-year-old organization as an "innovation shop that helps invent and maintain essentially the corporate knowledge for the U.S. government." SpaceNews.com
India Shoots for the Moon with Ambitious Lunar Launch Today! Watch It Live
SPACE.com - 14 Jul 2019 17:00
India is about to launch its most ambitious mission to the moon yet, and you can watch it live today (July 14).