Space News
Virgin Galactic Wins FAA's OK to Fly Space Passengers: Which Billionaire Will Go First?
Universe Today - 26 Jun 2021 03:25
Virgin Galactic says it’s received the Federal Aviation Administration’s go-ahead to fly customers on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, marking a significant step in a commercial rollout that could also feature dueling ...
NASA completes additional tests to diagnose computer problem on Hubble space telescope
Phys.org - 26 Jun 2021 13:44
NASA is continuing to diagnose a problem with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope after completing another set of tests on June 23 and 24. The payload computer halted on June 13 and the spacecraft stopped ...
Mysterious flashes of radio light come in two 'flavors,' new survey finds
SPACE.com - 26 Jun 2021 13:02
Astronomers have tracked 500 fast radio bursts to their locations in the sky, and found they come in two flavors.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 25 June, 2021
SpaceRef - 26 Jun 2021 16:10
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
China is readying Shenzhou 13 spacecraft in case of space station emergency
SPACE.com - 26 Jun 2021 13:47
With its Shenzhou 12 mission under way, China is preparing a Shenzhou 13 spacecraft in case of an emergency on its new space station.
Barbarella will launch on wild space adventures in new Dynamite comic series
SPACE.com - 26 Jun 2021 13:00
Dynamite Entertainment is releasing a thrilling new "Barbarella" space fantasy miniseries in July written by Sarah Hoyt and art by Madibek Musabekov.
UFO sightings remain mysterious, US government report says
SPACE.com - 26 Jun 2021 02:18
The U.S. government needs some more time to get to the bottom of the UFO mystery.
Long-Awaited UFO Report Opens the Door Wider to Sharing Strange Aerial Sightings
Universe Today - 26 Jun 2021 01:00
After months of anticipation, U.S. intelligence experts have released a report citing 18 incidents since 2004 in which unidentified flying objects -- or unidentified aerial phenomena, to use the Pentagon’s term -- appe...
Earth from Space: Lake Mar Chiquita, Argentina
SpaceRef - 26 Jun 2021 00:14
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over Lake Mar Chiquita - an endorheic salt lake in the northeast province of Córdoba, Argentina....