Space News
NASA delivers hardware for ESA dark energy mission
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 15:24
The European Space Agency's Euclid mission, set to launch in 2022, will investigate two of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy: dark matter and dark energy. A team of NASA engineers recently delivered critical hard...
These Glass Pearls from Clam Fossils Hint at Ancient Meteorite Crash in Florida
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2019 19:04
Tiny glass pearls found inside fossilized clams are likely a sign that a meteorite made a sizeable splash near the ancient Florida peninsula, according to a team of researchers.
Griffin confident new space agency will win over skeptics
Space News - 24 Jul 2019 04:24
Griffin: The SDA is "not the arbiter and owner of all things space." SpaceNews.com
Rutger Hauer Dies at Age 75
SPACE.com - 25 Jul 2019 01:46
Actor Rutger Hauer has passed away at age 75. The Hollywood trade reports Hauer passed away July 19 in his home in the Netherlands, following an unspecified illness.
These Amazing Women Made NASA's Apollo Moon Missions Possible
SPACE.com - 25 Jul 2019 01:38
Here are some of the remarkable women who helped make the Apollo moon landings possible.
Fireball! Incredible Video Shows Meteor Streaking Across Canadian Sky
SPACE.com - 25 Jul 2019 01:32
A fireball as bright as the full moon streaked across the Canadian province of Ontario early Wednesday (July 24), possibly throwing meteorites to Earth along the way.
Toyota is Building a Pressurized Lunar Rover for Japan
Universe Today - 25 Jul 2019 01:11
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is teaming up with the nation’s largest company to build a lunar rover. Toyota, the second largest automobile company in the world (only Volkswagen makes more cars) has sig...
Thornberry: Pentagon will not have its way in space force legislation
Space News - 25 Jul 2019 00:52
Whatever the final language that comes out of conference, it will likely not include many of the items that DoD has asked for. SpaceNews.com
India's Chandrayaan-2 is Heading to the Moon
Universe Today - 24 Jul 2019 23:35
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) has successfully launched their Chandrayaan-2 mission to the Moon. The mission, which includes an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, was launched into space on a GSLV Mk III rocket ...
Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 21:00
Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter (84-inch) telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory have led to the discovery of the fastest eclipsing white ...
Cold, dry planets could have a lot of hurricanes
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 20:51
Nearly every atmospheric science textbook ever written will say that hurricanes are an inherently wet phenomenon--they use warm, moist air for fuel. But according to new simulations, the storms can also form in very cold...
'Terminators' on the Sun trigger plasma tsunamis and the start of new solar cycles
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 20:34
In a pair of new papers, scientists paint a picture of how solar cycles suddenly die, potentially causing tsunamis of plasma to race through the Sun's interior and trigger the birth of the next sunspot cycle only a few s...
From black to green
ESA - 24 Jul 2019 20:05
Technology image of the week: Proba-V shows the rapid recovery of Argentinian grasslands from wildfire burn scars
No E.T. Life Yet?
Scientific American - 24 Jul 2019 20:00
That might be a warning --
Neil Armstrong's Family Received $6 Million in a Secret Wrongful-Death Settlement: Report
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2019 19:46
Neil Armstrong's family won a wrongful-death settlement against a hospital in 2014, and it's only now coming to light.
It's 'Slime Time'! Nickelodeon's Green Slime Is Launching Into Space
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2019 19:36
It's "slime time" at the International Space Station.
How black holes shape galaxies
PTTU - 24 Jul 2019 18:47
ESA Science & Technology :
How to build a moon base
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 18:00
Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent bases on the lunar surface. Despite the technological progress since the Apollo era, this wi...
A peek at the birth of the universe
PTTU - 24 Jul 2019 18:00
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy:
How black holes shape galaxies
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 17:44
Data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has revealed how supermassive black holes shape their host galaxies with powerful winds that sweep away interstellar matter.
Individual telescope of the Square Kilometre Array can also be used to study cosmic background radiation
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 17:28
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is set to become the largest radio telescope on Earth. Scientists of Bielefeld University and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) with international partners have now exa...
First of two Van Allen Probes spacecraft ceases operations
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2019 17:24
On July 19, 2019, at 1:27 p.m. EDT, mission operators sent a shutdown command to one of two Van Allen Probes spacecraft, known as spacecraft B, from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, or APL, in Laurel, Ma...