Space News
SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight (video)
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 02:00
SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.
NASA's Skyrocketing Need for Cargo Deliveries to the Moon
Universe Today - 7 Jul 2024 01:11
NASA has big plans for the Moon. Through the Artemis Program, NASA plans to create a program of “sustained exploration and lunar development.” This will include the creation of the Lunar Gateway, an orbital habitat t...
Sols 4236-4238: One More Time... for Contact Science at Mammoth Lakes
NASA Breaking news - 6 Jul 2024 21:13
Earth planning date: Friday, July 5, 2024 Curiosity will drive away from the Mammoth Lakes drill location on the second sol of this three-sol weekend plan, but before she does, the team will take the opportunity for one ...
SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 20:00
SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 --Understanding the Darkness
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 19:07
On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.
Watch NASA's 1st year-long mock Mars mission wrap up today
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 19:00
Four volunteers will exit a mock Mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center today (July 6), bringing the agency's first year-long simulated Red Planet mission to an end.
'Space Cadet' is a silly sendup of NASA's serious astronaut training program (review)
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 18:30
A review of Prime Video's new NASA astronaut training comedy, "Space Cadet," starring Emma Roberts.
The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 18:00
Without plate tectonics, oceans and continents, complex life that is able to invent and master advanced technology might never evolve.
Exploring the possibility of probing fundamental spacetime symmetries via gravitational wave memory
Phys.org - 6 Jul 2024 16:30
As predicted by the theory of general relativity, the passage of gravitational waves can leave a measurable change in the relative positions of objects. This physical phenomenon, known as gravitational wave memory, could...
Journey to JAXA: Why I skipped Mount Fuji and went straight to the Japanese space agency
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2024 14:00
Japan has many iconic tourist destinations, but one place unlikely to be on many itineraries is about 90 minutes from central Tokyo - and it's just as intriguing as one of the world's most photogenic mountains.
The First Space War Is Here: Find Out How the Next One May Play Out
Universe Today - 6 Jul 2024 02:15
Wars in space are no longer just science fiction. In fact, Space War I has been raging for more than two years, with no quick end in sight. This isn't the kind of conflict that involves X-wing fighters or Space Marines. ...