President Obama Puts US All In For Mars
President Obama has always been a strong supporter of science, and now he has reaffirmed his support for a mission…
SpaceX’s Space Coast Launch Facilities Escape Hurricane Matthew’s Wrath, May Resume Launches this Year
SpaceX’s key launch facilities on the Florida Space Coast escaped the wrath of Hurricane Matthew’s 100 mph wind gusts late…
X-Rays Are Coming From The Dark Side of Venus
A new study takes a look at observational evidence obtained about Venus during its 2012 transit of the Sun, which…
How Do Supernovae Fail?
You know what’s scarier than a supernova? A supernova that fails, imploding into a black hole, vanishing from the Universe.
What was Sputnik One?
On October 4th, 1957, history was forever changed with the Soviet launch of Sputnik-1, the first artificial satellite to be…
Launch of GOES-R Transformational Weather Satellite Likely Delayed by Hurricane Matthew
Next month’s launch of GOES-R - a new and advanced transformational weather satellite that will vastly enhance the quality, speed…
Hurricane Matthew Grazes Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral
The Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and the major population centers along the Florida Space…
Is Proxima Centauri b Basically Kevin Costner’s Waterworld?
New research suggests that Proxima b could be a lot more watery than we suspect, with roughly half the planet's…
Weekly Space Hangout – October 7, 2016: James Webb: Standing on the Shoulders of Hubble
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager - Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 423: Cyclones
As Hurricane Matthew reminded us, cyclonic storms are a force to be reckoned with. What causes these storms, and how…