Space News
NASA's latest exoplanet posters are a Halloween treat
Phys.org - 30 Oct 2019 14:04
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has released two new posters celebrating some truly terrifying exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. Free to download, the entertaining posters recall vintage horror movie adve...
Second-Ever Interstellar Comet Contains Alien Water
Scientific American - 30 Oct 2019 22:00
Scientists have spotted signs of water as the object, 2I/Borisov, streaks towards the Sun --
Astronomers discover ghosts of supernovas in nearby galaxy
Phys.org - 30 Oct 2019 14:44
Researchers from the University of Manchester, with international colleagues, have carried out a survey of a nearby galaxy.
SES video revenue continues to slide, cloud services now company-wide strategy
Space News - 30 Oct 2019 03:02
Fleet operator SES is adding cloud services to its data and broadcast businesses while acknowledging that broadcast revenue has been shrinking faster than data is growing. SpaceNews.com
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
Universe Today - 30 Oct 2019 23:34
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter’s clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise up above the surrounding cloud tops. The two bright spots in the right center of this image are much higher than the su...
Orange Supermoon Lights Up a Portuguese Castle in Night-Sky Photo
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 23:00
A "supermoon" rises above Portugal's historic Castle of Evoramonte in this dreamy night-sky photo.
Missile Defense Agency selects four companies to develop space sensors
Space News - 30 Oct 2019 22:56
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Leidos and L3Harris will develop competing prototypes. SpaceNews.com
Elon Musk: SpaceX to Launch Vital Crew Dragon Escape System Test Soon
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 22:51
A crucial flight test of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon astronaut taxi could occur as early as next month, Elon Musk said.
New Telescope Instrument Will Watch the Sky with 5,000 Eyes
Universe Today - 30 Oct 2019 22:13
Dark Energy is the mysterious force driving the expansion of the Universe. We don’t know what dark energy is, even though it makes up about 68% of the Universe. And the expansion is accelerating, which only adds to the...
Why a Robot Janitor is The Outer World's Best Companion
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 22:00
He cleans... with extreme prejudice. And he also cleans the kitchen.
NASA Assigns Chris Cassidy to Next Space Station Crew, Holds Media Briefing
NASA Breaking news - 30 Oct 2019 21:59Astronaut Sees Devastating California Wildfires from Space (Photos)
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 21:17
Northern California is dotted by fires so devastating that their plumes can be seen from space.
The Spookiverse
Scientific American - 30 Oct 2019 21:00
The most haunting thing about the universe is how empty it is --
WRC-19 begins • Hiber buys green thrusters • Ariane 6 facility inaugurated in Germany
Space News - 30 Oct 2019 19:35
The 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference began this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The satellite industry and the cellular industry are both hoping to gain new spectrum SpaceNews.com
Simulations explain giant exoplanets with eccentric, close-in orbits
Phys.org - 30 Oct 2019 19:30
As planetary systems evolve, gravitational interactions between planets can fling some of them into eccentric elliptical orbits around the host star, or even out of the system altogether. Smaller planets should be more s...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 29 October 2019 - 3D Biological Printing
SpaceRef - 30 Oct 2019 19:19
The six-member Expedition 61 crew juggled spacesuit maintenance and human research activities aboard the International Space Station today. The orbital residents are also getting ready to send off and receive resupply sh...
Space companies to compete for $40 million pot at Air Force live pitch event
Space News - 30 Oct 2019 19:13
The Air Force has invited 30 companies to "Space Pitch Day" in San Francisco SpaceNews.com
How to Carve a James Webb Space Telescope Pumpkin for a Very NASA Halloween
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 19:06
NASA has shared a trio of templates so you can carve your very own James Webb Space Telescope-themed pumpkin this Halloween.
'Galaxy of Horrors!' NASA Posters Highlight Spooky Alien Planets (Video)
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 19:03
This Halloween season, NASA wants to open your eyes to the glorious spookiness all around us in the Milky Way galaxy.
Combing Through the "X-ray Files"
PTTU - 30 Oct 2019 19:00
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory:
NASA's Voyager Missions Were Amazing. Now Scientists Want a True Interstellar Probe
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 18:00
Humanity should consider building an interstellar probe to see our neighborhood from an outside point of view, argued several scientists at a recent conference.
The First Cubesats to Mars Were Almost Lost Upon Arrival
SPACE.com - 30 Oct 2019 16:00
After the first cubesats at Mars dropped out of communications hours before the InSight landing on Nov. 26, 2018, the team moved into last-minute rescue mode.