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China's 500-Meter FAST Radio Telescope is Now Operational
Universe Today - 21 Jan 2020 01:08
The world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope is officially open for business according to Xinhua, China’s official state-run media. The FAST Radio Telescope saw fist light in 2016 but has been undergoing te...
Source position and duration of a solar type III radio burst observed by LOFAR
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2020 16:52
Type III solar radio bursts are generated by non-thermal electron beams propagating through the solar corona and interplanetary space. In dynamic spectra, the flux of solar type III radio bursts have a time profile of ri...
Astronauts honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and replace ISS batteries on 3rd all-woman spacewalk
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 04:30
Two astronauts completed battery replacements and honored the legacy of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. while working outside of the International Space Station on what marked the third all-woman spacewalk today (Jan. 2...
Lego is launching an International Space Station model for sale
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 17:11
The International Space Station is about to launch into the Lego universe. It hits store shelves Feb. 1, 2020.
NYC's Hayden Planetarium Show 'Worlds Beyond Earth' is Stunning and Poignant
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 17:00
"Worlds Beyond Earth," the new space show at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History hits it out of the park, taking viewers on a stunning, visceral journey through space using real and beautiful...
Excited for space in 2020? Join an AMA with Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik in our Space.com Forums!
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 13:38
From new spacecraft launches to ambitious cars on Mars, there's a lot of space exploration set for 2020. Join Space.com Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik this week for an AMA on the year's most anticipated space missions.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test was 'picture-perfect,' Elon Musk says
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 23:36
SpaceX's high-altitude test of its Crew Dragon launch escape system on Sunday morning (Jan. 19) appears to have been a "picture-perfect mission," company founder and CEO Elon Musk said.
NASA Wants Your Help Naming Its Mars 2020 Rover
Discover - 21 Jan 2020 23:20
School-age children from across the nation submitted essays proposing names for the upcoming rover mission.
Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle
Space News - 21 Jan 2020 23:09
A green propulsion startup with more than $1 million in sales says it is gaining traction in the smallsat market while funding its own small launch vehicle. SpaceNews.com
EU announces funding for Ariane 6 and other space-tech
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2020 22:20
The European Union on Tuesday announced 200 million euros ($222 million) of funding for the Ariane 6 rocket launcher and for small and medium-sized space technology companies.
NASA's next Mars rover will get one of these 9 names
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 22:18
NASA has chosen nine finalists in the student naming contest for its next Mars rover, which currently goes by the bland Mars 2020.
This Regenerative Building Material is Made From Sand and Bacteria
Discover - 21 Jan 2020 22:00
Combine sand, gelatin and bacteria, let them rest and watch one brick turn into eight.
Op-ed | What should we call the men and women of Space Force?
Space News - 21 Jan 2020 21:06
Last year, I was invited by the U.S. government to a couple of workshops to help visualize future scenarios and strategies, which triggered a question in my mind: So what do you call members of the Space Force in all the...
Budget battle hampers EU in space
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2020 20:00
Space is becoming increasingly militarised and European satellites are under-protected, experts warned Tuesday, voicing dismay at cuts proposed in the EU's draft budget.
Curiosity Looked up and Saw Phobos During the Daytime
Universe Today - 21 Jan 2020 19:36
This image of Phobos in the sky above Mars was taken by Curiosity in 2012 and was recently refurbished by famed NASA software engineer Kevin Gill. The post Curiosity Looked up and Saw Phobos During the Daytime appeared f...
Astrophysicists find massive black holes wandering around dwarf galaxies
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2020 19:34
A new search led by Montana State University has revealed more than a dozen massive black holes in dwarf galaxies that were previously considered too small to host them, and surprised scientists with their location withi...
Mars' water was mineral-rich and salty
Phys.org - 21 Jan 2020 19:26
Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists in the Universe. This year the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three astronomers who proved, almost 20 years ago, that planets are common around stars b...
The quantum world may have a favorite flavor, tantalizing results suggest
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 19:00
The world of the teensy-tiny, the quantum realm, could have a favorite flavor. Here's why that's a big deal.
International Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
NASA Breaking news - 21 Jan 2020 18:59Earth's oldest known impact crater may tell us a lot about our planet's frozen past
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 18:38
Scientists have identified the oldest known impact crater on Earth -- and the ancient structure could tell us how our planet emerged from a long-ago frozen phase.
Were Alien Secrets Hidden in Roswell and Area 51? 'Project Blue Book' UFO Hunters Investigate.
SPACE.com - 21 Jan 2020 18:22
A search for the truth behind UFO sightings leads to the discovery of government cover-ups.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 20 January 2020 - Second Spacewalk of the year Complete
SpaceRef - 21 Jan 2020 18:19
At 1:33 p.m. EST, Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their third spacewalk together....