Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission delayed to late September
The launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission, which was set for Aug. 1 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, has been delayed to no earlier than Sept. 20 after ground…
Scientists Are Close to Finally Solving the Three-Body Problem
No- not the novel by the same name. Picture Earth and the moon careening together around the solar system. It's clear what will happen as the moon continues to circle…
‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited
'WTF?': newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can't be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting…
Why Elon Musk’s satellite swarm is an accident waiting to happen
Why Elon Musk's satellite swarm is an accident waiting to happen Astronomers are worried about the SpaceX satellites ruining astro images but what's there are the moment is nothing…
Australian Space Agency funds locally-designed space suits
Australian Space Agency funds locally-designed space suits Congratulations to Mars Society Australia member, Dr James Waldie for receiving funding from the Australia Space Agency to help develop the next generation…
eROSITA X-Ray Telescope Captures Hot, Energetic Universe
eROSITA X-Ray Telescope Captures Hot, Energetic Universe | Astronomy | Sci-News.com A new all-sky image from the eROSITA X-ray telescope onboard the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) space observatory contains over…
Scientists create exotic matter on space station to explore the quantum world
Scientists create exotic matter on space station to explore the quantum world Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space…
New Horizons Conducts the First Interstellar Parallax Experiment
New Horizons Conducts the First Interstellar Parallax Experiment For the first time, a spacecraft has sent back pictures of the sky from so far away that some stars appear…
NASA’s Long-Delayed Return To Human Spaceflight
NASA’s Long-Delayed Return To Human Spaceflight With the launch of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission, the United States has achieved something it hasn’t done in nearly a decade: put a…
Likely Breakup of an Indonesian Commsat Over Guam. Chinese Long March-3B/G2 Failed During 3rd Stage
r/space - Likely Breakup of an Indonesian Commsat Over Guam. Chinese Long March-3B/G2 Failed During 3rd Stage Oh dear - another one disintegrates over Guam Source: www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/fxtfx9/likely_breakup_of_an_indonesian_commsat_over_guam/
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program Robotic spacecraft will be able to communicate with the dish…
50 Years Ago: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Mission
50 Years Ago: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Mission 50 Years Ago: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Mission Source: www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-nasa-cancels-apollo-20-mission/
First Glimpses of Interstellar Comet Suggest It’s Not So Different
First Glimpses of Interstellar Comet Suggest It's Not So Different Early observations of Comet C/2019 Q4, which will likely be declared the first confirmed interstellar comet, suggest that its composition…
NASA’s New Horizons Makes First Detection of Kuiper Belt
NASA’s New Horizons Makes First Detection of Kuiper Belt
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has made its first detection of its next flyby target, the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, more than four months ahead of its New Year’s 2019 close encounter.