Are you ready for some eclipse action? We’re now within 24 hours of the Moon reaching its ascending node along…
Pulsars -- those supernova leftovers that are incredibly dense and spin very fast -- may change their speed due to…
When planning for long-duration space travel, many people would think along the lines of not forgetting a towel or something…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket preparing for April 14, 2014 liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air…
Welcome, come in to the 349th Carnival of Space! The carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…
As contingency spacewalks go, the urgent task should be easy: a quick 2.5-hour run to swap out a failed backup…
NASA is preparing a contingency spacewalk to deal with a broken backup computer component on the International Space Station, the agency…
A backup computer that controls "some systems associated with robotics" on the International Space Station is not "responding to commands",…
Freeze-dried bags of dehydrated "astronaut food" may seem like a fun novelty for school kids on Earth, but despite all…
Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) (more…)