Space News
Comets Have Tails of gas, Dust... and Metal?
Universe Today - 22 May 2021 02:29
In outer space, an object's location has a huge impact on its temperature. The closer the object is to its star, the hotter it most likely is. Heat then plays a major role in what materials are present in that object's a...
Hubble gazes at a galactic menagerie
Phys.org - 22 May 2021 11:09
This packed image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well as a jostling crowd of background galaxies and foreground stars. Galaxies of all shapes and sizes populate ...
Virgin Galactic reaches the space frontier over New Mexico for the first time
Universe Today - 22 May 2021 20:18
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crossed its 50-mile-high space boundary over New Mexico for the first time today, after months of challenges. The trip by VSS Unity marks the first time a spacecraft has been...
SpaceShipTwo makes first flight to space from New Mexico
Space News - 22 May 2021 18:04
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first flight to space in more than two years May 22, completing the first in a series of four suborbital flights planned by the company over the next several months. SpaceNews
Firefly Aerospace picks SpaceX rocket to launch Blue Ghost moon lander in 2023
SPACE.com - 22 May 2021 17:32
NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to deliver 10 scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to the moon in 2023.
Making space sustainable will advance Biden's agenda (op-ed)
SPACE.com - 22 May 2021 16:56
Recent events serve as a timely reminder for the Biden Administration that securing the safety of space infrastructure is critical to their broader economic and national security goals.
China's Zhurong Mars rover rolls onto the Martian surface (photos)
SPACE.com - 22 May 2021 16:48
China's first Mars rover Zhurong rolled onto the Red Planet's surface late Friday (May 21) to begin exploring its Utopia Planitia home.
Was Einstein wrong? Why some astrophysicists are questioning the theory of space-time
SPACE.com - 22 May 2021 16:22
To better understand the universe, we may need to kill off one of the most important theories of all time.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 21 May, 2021
SpaceRef - 22 May 2021 15:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
China's Mars rover starts roaming the Red Planet
Phys.org - 22 May 2021 11:02
China's Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency said, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the Red Planet.