Space News
Long March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry
Space News - 9 May 2021 06:20
Debris from a large Chinese rocket stage fell into the Indian Ocean late May 8 Eastern as people around the world watched for signs of the fiery reentry event in the skies. SpaceNews
Physicists get close to taming the chaos of the 'three-body problem'
SPACE.com - 9 May 2021 13:28
The intractable "three-body problem" gets closer to being solved with breakthrough study.
Large Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
Phys.org - 9 May 2021 11:18
A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would c...
SpaceX sets booster reuse milestone on Starlink launch
Space News - 9 May 2021 17:05
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites May 9 on a Falcon 9 whose first stage was making its tenth flight, a long-awaited goal in the company's reusability efforts. SpaceNews
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 8 May, 2021
SpaceRef - 9 May 2021 15:54
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
SpaceX's Elon Musk lands on 'Saturday Night Live' to talk space, Mars (and yes, Dogecoin)
SPACE.com - 9 May 2021 15:45
SpaceX founder Elon Musk landed on late-night TV Saturday (May 8) as the host of "Saturday Night Live."
This Week at NASA: A Record-breaking Spaceflight for the Crew-1 Mission
SpaceRef - 9 May 2021 15:27
A record-breaking spaceflight for the Crew-1 mission, swearing-in NASA's new administrator, and the anniversary of the first American in space ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
8 extremely rare 'millisecond pulsars' discovered inside globular clusters
SPACE.com - 9 May 2021 13:28
Scientists using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected 8 new millisecond pulsars in the hearts of globular clusters.
String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
Phys.org - 9 May 2021 11:20
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others-- mostly amateur stargazers and profes...
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket
SPACE.com - 9 May 2021 10:41
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and stuck a landing in a record 10th flight.
It's Official, Astronaut Bill Nelson is NASA's new Administrator
Universe Today - 9 May 2021 09:41
Bill Nelson, a former astronaut, Senator, and longtime advocate for space, was recently sworn in as the 14th Administrator of NASA The post It’s Official, Astronaut Bill Nelson is NASA’s new Administrator appeared fi...