Astronomy Cast Ep. 461: Measuring the Weather with Satellites
What's the weather doing? Is it going to rain today? How much? What about temperatures? We depend on modern weather…
Carnival of Space #531
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brad Rogers at The Evolving Planet blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Clandestine Black Ops NRO Satellite Launches into the Black over Florida Spaceport Skies on ULA Atlas V on 5th Try
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A clandestine black ops satellite supporting US national defense launched into the black…
Musk’s Era of Routinely Re-flown Rockets (ala SpaceX) a ‘Major Sea Change Getting Closer Every Day’ Says SES CTO Halliwell: SES-11 Launch Gallery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Elon Musk’s extraordinary vision of an era when re-flown rockets are offered as a ‘routine…
NASA Undeterred by the Threat of Space Radiation
According to a recent statement by members of NASA's Human Research Program, the threat of radiation will not stop the…
Astronomers Find the Missing Normal Matter in the Universe, Still Looking for Dark Matter, Though
Two new studies, independently of each other, have managed to fins some of the "missing matter" contained within the Cosmic…
Debris Disks Around Stars Could Point the Way to Giant Exoplanets
A new study by an international team of scientists has found a connection between debris disks and giant planets, which…
Ancient Hydrothermal Vents Found on Mars, Could Have Been a Cradle for Life
A new report by an international team of scientists has found evidence of hydrothermal activity in an ancient Mars sea,…
Tales of the King: Watch as the Moon Occults Regulus for North America This Weekend
Up early Sunday morning? Or perhaps, as we often do, you're “pulling an all-nighter,” out observing until the break of…
SpaceX Stages Stunning Sunset Blastoff as Recycled Falcon 9 Soars to Orbit with SES/EchoStar HDTV Sat; Booster Re-Lands at Sea
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX staged a stunning sunset blastoff this evening Oct. 11, of the commercial SES-11/EchoStar 105…