Successful Static Fire Test Sets SpaceX on Target for Post Labor Day Launch of USAF X-37B Mini-Shuttle Sept. 7
PLAYALINDA BEACH/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Following a successful engine test firing of the Falcon 9 first stage late Thursday…
Ultraviolet Light Could Point the Way To Life Throughout the Universe
A new study from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics indicates that UV radiation may be the key to finding…
The Crux Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the Crux constellation (aka. the "Southern Cross"), a constellation that played an important role…
Hubble Spots First Indications of Water on TRAPPIST-1s Planets
A new study by an international team of astronomers indicates that the outermost planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system could still…
NASA’s Plan to Explore Venus with a “SteamPunk” Rover
A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is moving into Phase II of their plan to send a clockwork rover…
Breakthrough Detects Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Coming from Distant Galaxy
Using the Green Bank Telescope, researchers with Breakthrough Listen recently detected repeating fast radio bursts coming from a distant galaxy.
Second Hyperloop Pod Design Competition A Success
The second Hyperloop Pod Design Competition was a success, with teams from all over the world testing their pod car…
Exoplanet-Hunters Detect Two New “Warm Jupiters”
A new study conducted by an international team of astronomers has revealed two new "Warm Jupiter" exoplanets in two distant…
Watch Asteroid 3122 Florence Zip Past Earth This Weekend
Ready to hunt for low-flying space rocks? We've got an interesting pass of a Near Earth Asteroid this upcoming U.S.…
Carnival of Space #524
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…