Space News
Artemis 1 is Launching in February
Universe Today - 31 Oct 2021 00:04
It's been a long time coming, but NASA's next moon rocket is just months from liftoff on its first uncrewed test flight. The Space Launch System (SLS) is a super heavy-lift vehicle capable of delivering 95 tons to Low Ea...
New Chinese launch firm signs deal for reusable rocket engines
Space News - 31 Oct 2021 23:05
Rocket Pi of China has signed a deal with a liquid rocket engine maker for supply of engines to power its Darwin-1 reusable launch vehicle. SpaceNews
Blue Origin Announces the "Orbital Reef," the Space Station they Plan to Build in Orbit
Universe Today - 31 Oct 2021 21:53
Blue Origin and Sierra Space have joined with other commercial space partners to create the first commercial space station: The Orbital Reef! The post Blue Origin Announces the “Orbital Reef,” the Space Station they ...
Beresheet 2 to include two landers and an orbiter
Space News - 31 Oct 2021 18:21
The company that built the first Israeli spacecraft to attempt to land on the moon is starting work on the second mission with a significantly different design. SpaceNews
Halloween in space! These wild astronaut costumes are just out of this world
SPACE.com - 31 Oct 2021 16:47
Halloween in space can be just as fun as the spooky holiday on Earth. Check out these amazing Halloween costumes by astronauts
Halloween northern lights from huge solar flare thrill skywatchers
SPACE.com - 31 Oct 2021 15:40
A huge solar flare from the sun has spawned a Halloween northern lights show that has stargazers over the moon.
Antarctic glacier named Glasgow to mark COP26
ESA - 31 Oct 2021 15:30
Nine fast-flowing glaciers in West Antarctica have been named after locations of important climate treaties, conferences and reports. One of the glaciers is now called Glasgow Glacier to mark the city hosting the COP26 c...
This Week at NASA - Crew 3 Ready for Launch and More
SpaceRef - 31 Oct 2021 14:56
The Crew-3 astronauts arrive at the launch site, a critical milestone for our water-hunting lunar robot, and a deeper, more full view down into Jupiter's atmosphere ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week ...
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 29 October, 2021 - Solar Power STEM Demonstrations and More
SpaceRef - 31 Oct 2021 14:47
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
SETI: Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological
SPACE.com - 31 Oct 2021 13:43
Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
To star gazers: Fireworks show called Northern Lights coming
Phys.org - 31 Oct 2021 11:02
A fireworks show that has nothing to do with the Fourth of July and everything to do with the cosmos is poised to be visible across the northern United States and Europe just in time for Halloween.
SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, waves
Phys.org - 31 Oct 2021 11:01
SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away.