Space News
Titan is Drifting Away from Saturn Surprisingly Quickly
Universe Today - 11 Jun 2020 23:33
Where did Saturn’s bizarro-moon Titan form? Did it form where it is now, or has it migrated? We have decades of data to look back on, so scientists should have some idea. A new study based on all that data says that Ti...
Another delay: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope won't launch in March 2021
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 22:24
We'll have to wait a bit longer still to see NASA's next big space telescope get off the ground.
SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon astronauts settle into life at the space station
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 22:07
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who recently became the first crew to fly in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, talk about the "overview effect" and their first week of work in space.
Senate Armed Services advances NDAA, Space Force acquisition reforms not included
Space News - 11 Jun 2020 21:16
The SASC markup of the 2021 NDAA includes several Space Force provisions but none on acquisition reforms. SpaceNews.com
Astrobotic wins NASA contract to deliver VIPER lunar rover
Space News - 11 Jun 2020 19:54
NASA has selected Astrobotic to deliver a rover to the surface of the moon in late 2023 to prospect for water ice that could support future human missions. SpaceNews.com
It Should Be Easiest to Search for Young Earth-like Planets When They're Completely Covered in Magma
Universe Today - 11 Jun 2020 19:06
How did Earth evolve from an ocean of magma to the vibrant, life-supporting, blue jewel it is now? In its early years, the Earth was a blistering hot ball of magma. Now, 4.5 billion years later, it’s barely recognizabl...
NASA picks Astrobotic to land ice-hunting VIPER rover at the moon's south pole
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 19:04
NASA has tapped the company Astrobotic to land the VIPER moon rover at the lunar south pole in 2023.
First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights
Phys.org - 11 Jun 2020 17:05
On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit ...
NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon
NASA Breaking news - 11 Jun 2020 16:29New method to study barred spiral galaxies
Phys.org - 11 Jun 2020 16:23
Analysis of gas motion in 20 nearby spiral galaxies has revealed a clear difference between those with bars and those without bars. This suggests that already available data on gas motion can be used to study bars in spi...
Powerful X-ray flare detected from the protostar HOPS 383
Phys.org - 11 Jun 2020 15:10
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope, astronomers have conducted X-ray observations and near-infrared imaging of a protostar named HOPS 383. The monitoring campa...
How four newborn exoplanets get cooked by their sun
Phys.org - 11 Jun 2020 14:52
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) examined the fate of the young star V1298 Tau and its four orbiting exoplanets. The results show that these recently born planets are roasted by the in...
Black hole model reveals star collapse without bright explosion
Phys.org - 11 Jun 2020 14:49
A team of scientists, including Chief Investigator Ilya Mandel from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) at Monash University, recently studied what happens to rotating massive stars whe...
Virtual reality will be a big part of Boeing's Starliner astronaut training
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 14:10
Astronauts will get some next-gen training before they ride Boeing's next-gen spacecraft.
NASA recruits NFL football players for space-y internships
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 14:06
Ten NFL players are officially part of the NASA family after completing internships at the space agency.
Scientists create exotic matter on space station to explore the quantum world
SPACE.com - 11 Jun 2020 14:04
Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station and are using it to explore the quantum world, a new study finds.
Bizarre Nearby Star Offers Clues to Origins of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Scientific American - 11 Jun 2020 14:00
The first fast radio burst detected in our galaxy comes from a magnetized star, and could help to explain these cosmic enigmas --
Mars 2020 launch slips three days
Space News - 11 Jun 2020 13:24
A launch vehicle processing "hiccup" has pushed back next month's launch of NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission by three days. SpaceNews.com
Global air pollution maps now available
ESA - 11 Jun 2020 12:30
Image: A new online platform that allows for the tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public.
Saturn's Moon Titan Is Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought
SpaceRef - 11 Jun 2020 08:45
The new research by scientists at NASA and the Italian Space Agency has implications for the entire Saturn system as well as other planets and moons....
Neuroscientists discover neural circuits that control hibernation-like behaviors in mice
EurekAlert! - 11 Jun 2020 06:00
(Harvard Medical School) Harvard Medical School neuroscientists have discovered a population of neurons in the hypothalamus that controls hibernation-like behavior, or torpor, in mice, revealing for the first time the ne...
Scientists carry out first space-based measurement of neutron lifetime
EurekAlert! - 11 Jun 2020 06:00
(Durham University) Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time -- a discovery that could teach us more about the early universe.