Carnival of Space #477
The tent is up! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
What are Cepheid Variables?
Discovered in the late 18th century, Cepheid Variable stars have become an important tool for measuring the size of the…
New Shepard Defies The Odds And Sticks Landing
Blue Origin successfully conducted an in-flight test of the New Shepard crew escape system on Wednesday. A live webcast featured…
Seeing Double: Jupiter Returns at Dawn
Missing Jove? The largest planet in our is currently on the far side of the Sun, and just passed solar…
NASA’s First SLS Mars Rocket Fuel Tank Completes Welding
The first of the massive fuel tanks that will fly on the maiden launch of NASA’s SLS mega rocket in…
Schiaparelli & The Problematic History Of Martian Landings
The Schiaparelli lander will attempt it's landing on Mars in 15 days. Will it succeed, or join the long list…
Was SpaceX’s Lost Falcon 9 The Victim Of Sabotage?
In the wake of the explosion that destroyed SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in September, investigators are looking into possibilities other…
What Happens When Black Holes Collide?
Black holes are the most impressive objects in the Universe, but when happens when they crash into each other is…
Odds Are Blue Origin Launch Test Will End In Fiery Destruction: Watch Live
The last time an in-flight escape system test for a crew capsule took place was during the Apollo program, in…
When Will We Send Astronauts to Mars?
There's been plenty of talk about crewed missions to Mars happening in the next few decades. So when exactly will…