Space News
Netflix powers up 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 2
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 21:55
The Emmy Award-winning animation anthology returns with naked giants, Christmas demons, and robots-gone-wild!
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories
Universe Today - 14 May 2021 00:35
If you’re a fan of titanium, you should head to the nearest supernova. You’ll get more than enough of it. And its presence can help astronomers understand how supernovae work. We understand the basic picture of how t...
Japanese billionaire, Russian actress to fly to ISS
Space News - 14 May 2021 00:11
A Japanese billionaire best known for buying a SpaceX Starship flight around the moon will go to space first on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, two months after a Russian actress and direct...
Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected
Universe Today - 14 May 2021 22:38
Older stars should slow down, but new observations reveal that they have just as much of a spring in their step as their younger cousins. Astronomers suspect that complex interactions with the star’s magnetic field mig...
Telesat ready to move fast on selling spectrum to fund Lightspeed constellation
Space News - 14 May 2021 22:24
Telesat could start a spectrum auction to help fund its $5 billion Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation "in a couple of months" if Canada's government approves its proposal, according to CEO Dan Goldberg. SpaceNews
NASA Awards Contract for Information Technology Support
NASA Breaking news - 14 May 2021 21:48Space station simulator 'Base One' launches for PC and Mac and it's 20% off
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 21:31
Aspiring space station builders will have a chance to construct and manage fictional interstellar settlements in the new game, "Base One."
SpaceX plans for 1st orbital Starship flight hint at Texas-to-Hawaii trip
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 21:18
SpaceX plans to launch a prototype Starship vehicle from the usual location in South Texas and do a round-the-world flight that splashes down off the coast of Hawaii.
SpaceX outlines first orbital Starship test flight
Space News - 14 May 2021 21:01
SpaceX has disclosed details for the first orbital test flight of its next-generation Starship launch system, but the company is still far short of the regulatory approvals needed for the mission. SpaceNews
Rocket Lab will launch its 20th mission and recover a booster early Saturday
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 19:28
Rocket Lab will launch two satellites early Saturday morning (May 15) and bring a booster down for a controlled ocean splashdown, and you can watch the action live.
China to attempt its first Mars rover landing today
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 19:04
China is about to attempt its first landing on the Red Planet.
Concerns About James Webb's Ariane 5 Rocket Might Push the Launch Back
Universe Today - 14 May 2021 19:03
A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the launch of the long-awaited, highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will very likely be delayed due to an anomaly identified in t...
China's Mars rover landing: How Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the Red Planet
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 18:58
For the first few months of 2021, the Martian atmosphere was buzzing with new visitors from Earth.
Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity fly in 3D (video)
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 18:56
NASA shared an amazing 3D video of its Mars helicopter Ingenuity's third successful flight on the Red Planet.
The 'Mass Effect: Legendary Edition' has landed. Here's what space fans should know.
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 18:51
New fans and old veterans alike of "Mass Effect" will find things to appreciate in the remastered space games.
Astronomers keep finding mysterious circular rings in the sky and don't know how to explain them
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 18:42
Mysterious circular objects in the distant universe are challenging for astronomers to explain.
Space launch traffic may influence mysterious night-shining clouds in Earth's atmosphere
SPACE.com - 14 May 2021 18:40
A NASA-funded study is giving scientists insight into how "night-shining clouds" form in the upper atmosphere -- and the role that growing space traffic plays in the phenomenon.
Solar wind from the center of the Earth
Phys.org - 14 May 2021 18:40
High-precision noble gas analyses indicate that solar wind particles from our primordial Sun were encased in the Earth's core over 4.5 billion years ago. Researchers from the Institute of Earth Sciences at Heidelberg Uni...
Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base
Phys.org - 14 May 2021 18:08
California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base on Friday.
China rover to attempt Mars landing over coming days
Phys.org - 14 May 2021 18:07
China's "Zhurong" rover, part of its ambitious space programme to send a probe to Mars, is set to attempt the challenging landing on the Red Planet in the next five days, Beijing's space agency said Friday.
Getting ready to rocket
Phys.org - 14 May 2021 18:04
The pieces are stacking up for the launch of Artemis 1 mission around the moon and back. The massive Space Launch Systems (SLS) rocket that will launch the first crewless test flight of the Orion spacecraft, powered by t...