Space News
Image: Hubble glimpses a galactic duo
Phys.org - 11 Jul 2021 11:08
Two enormous galaxies capture your attention in this spectacular image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). The galaxy on the left is a lenticular galaxy, named 2MASX J0319...
Virgin Galactic teams with Omaze to raffle off 2 tickets to space to the public
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 23:08
Virgin Galactic will partner with a charity fundraising platform to offer the out-of-this-world opportunity.
'Welcome to the dawn of a new space age,' Richard Branson says after Virgin Galactic flight
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 23:02
Virgin Galactic's newly minted astronauts are beyond thrilled following their journey to space on the company's first fully crewed spaceflight.
Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes First Fully Crewed Spaceflight
SpaceRef - 11 Jul 2021 19:24
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company's fourth rocket-powered spaceflight....
From iron rain on exoplanets to lightning on Jupiter: four examples of alien weather
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 19:00
The continuing research with exoplanets involves trying to identify their atmospheric composition, specifically to answer the question of whether life could exist there.
Werner Herzog documentary 'Last Exit: Space' coming to Discovery+ this year
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 19:00
There are more than 100 billion planets in the Milky Way. Could one of them be our new home?
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 18:22
Early this morning (July 11), billionaire Richard Branson and three other passengers briefly went to space for the first fully crewed spaceflight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
Phys.org - 11 Jul 2021 18:20
Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos.
Branson flies to edge of space on SpaceShipTwo
Space News - 11 Jul 2021 17:45
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. -- Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and five other people flew to the edge of space on the company's SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle July 11, the culmination of an effort that started nearl...
This NASA-supported plant experiment will launch to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 flight
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 16:34
Three tubes of plants will be among the experiments flying to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity space plane with the company's founder Richard Branson and his crew today (July 11).
SpaceX's Elon Musk and celebrities cheer on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 launch (video)
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 15:57
SpaceX's Elon Musk is among the high-profile people celebrating Branson's preparations for space.
Does Mercury Have a big Iron Core Because it's so Close to the Sun's Magnetic Field?
Universe Today - 11 Jul 2021 15:03
Magnetic fields are great for lots of things – directing explorers, levitating trains, and containing nuclear fusion reactions are just an example of what these invisible forces can do. Now we can ascribe another featu...
Virgin Galactic slightly delays launch of Richard Branson and crew due to bad weather
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 14:40
Virgin Galactic has slightly delayed the launch of its Unity 22 mission with billionaire founder Richard Branson due to bad weather.
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 9 July, 2021
SpaceRef - 11 Jul 2021 13:56
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
June 2021 smashed heat records in North America
SPACE.com - 11 Jul 2021 13:10
Satellite data finds that June 2021 was the hottest June ever recorded in North America.
17 years after founding Virgin Galactic, Branson bound for space
Phys.org - 11 Jul 2021 11:02
He's always dreamed of it, and in 2004 founded his own company to make it happen.