Space News
'Mad Mike' Hughes, daredevil who built a homemade steam rocket, dies in launch attempt
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 07:45
Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday (Feb. 22) during his latest attempt to launch into the sky on a homemade rocket powered by steam.
Earth from Space: Houston
SpaceRef - 23 Feb 2020 19:22
Houston, Texas, US, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission....
Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash
Phys.org - 23 Feb 2020 23:56
A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth.
This Week at NASA - Vice President Pence visits Langley
SpaceRef - 23 Feb 2020 19:47
Vice President Pence visits our Langley Research Center, science results related to water on Jupiter, and studying the darkest areas of the Moon ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
How Do Black Holes Form?
Discover - 23 Feb 2020 17:00
Some black holes form when a massive star collapses onto itself. But many mysteries still remain around these strange objects.
Luke Skywalker gets a new yellow lightsaber this May
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 15:43
After he lost his father's lightsaber and before he built his own, Luke Skywalker had a different Jedi weapon.
'No Man's Sky' update adds freaky living spaceships you can hatch from eggs
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 15:34
Bizarre new points of interest have been added to solar systems in the Living Ships update as well.
Blue Origin opens new rocket engine factory in Alabama
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 15:26
The engine for Blue Origin's lunar lander, which has been in development for several years, will be tested at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center among a crop of engines coming from the company's brand-new engine factory...
Tiny star's violent outburst catches astronomers' attention -- years late
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 15:17
Just like any small child, a tiny star had a huge yet unexpected temper tantrum.