Carnival of Space #529
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
VP Mike Pence Lays Out Administration’s Plan to go Back to the Moon
At the inaugural meeting of the newly-reestablished National Space Council, VP Mike Pence laid out the administration's plan for renewed…
New Study Proposes a Giant, Space-Based Solar Flare Shield for Earth
A team of scientists from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have proposed a bold idea for protecting Earth against…
Weekly Space Hangout -Oct 4, 2017: CosmoQuest’s Image Detective Citizen Science Project
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
NRO Spysat Set to Kick Off Florida Space Coast Launch Double Header Overnight Oct. 5 on ULA Atlas V: Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A classified spy satellite for the U.S. governments National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is…
LIGO Scientists who Detected Gravitational Waves Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
For their immeasurable contributions to the discovery of gravitational waves, Caltech professors Kip S. Thorne and Barry C. Barish, and…
Determining the Mass of the Milky Way Using Hypervelocity Stars
Researchers from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have devised a new way to measure the mass of our galaxy…
SpaceX Targets Saturday Launch of SES-11 after Successful Static Fire Test of Recycled Rocket; Space Coast Gator Gazes in Glee
PLAYALINDA/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX is targeting Saturday Oct. 7 for blastoff of the SES-11/EchoStar 105 commercial telecomsat following…
Lockheed Martin Unveils Details of their Proposed Base Camp for Mars
At the recent International Astronomical Congress, Lockheed Martin shared details of their Mars Base Camp, a key component in NASA"s…
Matt William’s New Sci-Fi Book is Out: The Cronian Incident
Our own Matt Williams has his first published novel out, the Cronian Incident. A mystery novel based on the future…