Space News
Three companies win NASA small launch contracts
Space News - 13 Dec 2020 03:24
Three small launch vehicle developers won a combined $16.7 million in NASA contracts as part of an effort to support the development of new launch vehicles. SpaceNews
The largest solar telescope on Earth snaps the most detailed image of a sunspot we've ever seen
SPACE.com - 13 Dec 2020 15:06
Scientists recently released the most striking and detailed image of a sunspot we've ever seen.
SpaceShipTwo's First Powered Test Flight Since Move to New Mexico Fizzles Out
Universe Today - 13 Dec 2020 00:49
Virgin Galactic lit up SpaceShipTwo’s rocket motor for the first time in the skies over New Mexico today, but only for an instant before the engine shut down and the plane glided back to a safe landing at Spaceport Ame...
SpaceX launches SiriusXM satellite
Space News - 13 Dec 2020 20:51
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a new spacecraft for satellite radio company SiriusXM Dec. 13 as the company nears the end of a record-setting year. SpaceNews
SpaceX just launched a powerful Sirius XM satellite into orbit and nailed a rocket landing
SPACE.com - 13 Dec 2020 20:09
SpaceX launched a veteran Falcon 9 rockets on its seventh trip to space Sunday (Dec. 13) to carry a massive radio satellite into orbit for Sirius XM and then return to Earth.
Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth
Phys.org - 13 Dec 2020 19:29
A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday.
Physicists Detect the "Spooky Popcorn of the Universe"
Discover - 13 Dec 2020 18:00
For the first time, physicists measured fluctuations in the quantum realm.
This Week at NASA - Meet the Artemis Team
SpaceRef - 13 Dec 2020 17:00
The Vice President introduces the Artemis team of astronauts, progress on hardware for upcoming Artemis missions, and the science priorities for our next human mission on the Moon ... a few of the stories to tell you abo...
Page-Turning Science Books: The First Female Physicians, Breaking Drug Taboos, and a Look Inside Crime Labs
Discover - 13 Dec 2020 16:00
Having your nose in a book is the perfect way to kick off a new year. You also won't want to miss another editor's pick for the month: a podcast with fresh insights on climate change.
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 11 December, 2020
SpaceRef - 13 Dec 2020 15:00
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
The total solar eclipse of 2020: What time does it begin?
SPACE.com - 13 Dec 2020 14:58
The only total solar eclipse of 2020 is coming up this Monday (Dec. 14) and here's how you can follow along with its phases.