Space News
China's Huge, Alien-Hunting Radio Telescope Is Finishing Its Testing Phase
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2019 14:23
China's giant, alien-hunting radio telescope is finishing its testing-and-commissioning phase, which has occurred over the past three years.
NASA Spacewalk Schedule Squeeze May Delay Repairs on $2 Billion Cosmic Ray Detector
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2019 14:18
With limited crew time available, NASA's fourth spacewalk to fix an ailing dark-matter experiment may have to wait.
Astroscale pursing military customers for in-orbit services, debris removal
Space News - 7 Dec 2019 23:14
Ron Lopez, president of Astroscale U.S.: 'The Air Force is talking about safety, congestion and how that affects resilience' SpaceNews.com
Titan's Geomorphologic Map
Scientific American - 7 Dec 2019 19:00
From hummocky to dune- and lake-covered, Titan is revealed in its latest global map --
New dates set for commercial crew test flights
Space News - 7 Dec 2019 18:12
SpaceX will conduct an in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft in early January as the launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on an uncrewed test flight slips another day, NASA announced Dec. 6. SpaceNews.com
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for December 6, 2019
SpaceRef - 7 Dec 2019 17:50
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Earth from Space: Mato Grosso, Brazil
SpaceRef - 7 Dec 2019 17:33
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso deep in the Amazon interior....
SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don't disrupt astronomy
Space News - 7 Dec 2019 17:25
President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said the problem caught the company by surprise SpaceNews.com
L3Harris, Northrop Grumman win contracts to connect Air Force hardware with commercial space broadband
Space News - 7 Dec 2019 15:18
The contracts are the latest awarded under a project called Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet SpaceNews.com
It's Time to Decide. Where Should OSIRIS-REx Take a Sample from Bennu?
Universe Today - 7 Dec 2019 01:49
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu in December 2018. During the past year, it’s been imaging the surface of the asteroid extensively, looking for a spot to take a sample from. Though the spacecraft has multi...
'The Mandalorian' Episode 5 Visits a Well-Known World in the 'Star Wars' Universe
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2019 00:57
More Easter eggs than you can shake a gaderffii stick at.
Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Launch Now Set for Dec. 20 After SpaceX Dragon Delay
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2019 00:54
Boeing, United Launch Alliance and NASA have completed a key test as the Starliner capsule approaches its first flight, which is now scheduled for Dec. 20.
Watch SpaceX Test-Fire Its Crew Dragon Abort Engines in This Up Close Video
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2019 00:15
As SpaceX prepares for a crucial Crew Dragon abort flight this month, you can watch the results of another recent spacecraft test in a video. Just remember to turn on the volume first.