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We Finally Know What That "Temporary Moon" Around Earth Is
By<p>Filed Under NASA & Satellites<p>As we all know, Earth has just one best friend — the moon. But in 2016, a strange object seemed to pass close enough …
ScienceScientists want to create a universe in a lab, and they actually could
Physicists aren’t often reprimanded for using risqué humour in their academic writings, but in 1991 that is exactly what happened to the cosmologist …
PhysicsSeeing One Example Of Merging Neutron Stars Raises Five Incredible Questions
On August 17th, both the light and the gravitational wave signals from inspiraling-and-merging neutron stars reached Earth, where both were detected, for the first time, by humans. The inspiral phase was seen for approximately 30 seconds in the LIGO and Virgo detectors, lasting more than 100 times …
AstrophysicsNASA tests rocket designed to get humans to Mars
NASA has test-fired an astonishingly powerful engine which will one day propel a manned mission all the way to Mars.<p>The American space agency tested …
ExplorationThe Orionid Meteor Shower is Tonight! Here's How And When To Catch It
By<p>Filed Under Space Science<p>Meteor showers are a much-needed break from the monotony of existence, and conveniently, an exceptional one happens to …
AstronomyNASA tests engine for manned flight into deep space
The engine is intended to work with the Orion, a spacecraft designed for manned missions out of Earth's orbit and into deep space.
ExplorationThe Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight. Here's How to See It.
Unless there’s a rare solar eclipse threatening to captivate the entire nation, it’s admittedly hard to keep up with -- let alone witness -- all of …
AstronomyThe Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend - D-brief
By Michael E. Bakich | October 20, 2017 10:36 am<p>If you’re out enjoying the predawn darkness Saturday, you’ll likely see a number of bright streaks …
AstronomySkies over France to light up with spectacular meteor shower this weekend
As the Earth crosses the Orionids - the most prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet - shooting stars will be visible in the night sky …
Meteor ShowersBlue Origin just sent a jolt through the aerospace industry | Ars Technica
"As Joe Biden would say, this is a BFD for the space industry."<p>New space company Blue Origin has spent the better part of this decade developing a …
ExplorationMysterious Molecules Detected On Saturn During Cassini's Grand Finale Dive - ExtremeTech
Mysterious Molecules Detected On Saturn During Cassini’s Grand Finale Dive<p>By on October 19, 2017 at 10:04 am<p>This site may earn affiliate commissions …
PlanetsHow to View Uranus Without a Telescope as It Nears Earth Tonight
From about 1.7 billion miles away, Sky-gazers will have a good chance of seeing the icy planet Uranus Thursday night — without the help of a …
AstronomyThe rocket company that aims to undercut SpaceX on cost will launch 3 missions from Virginia in 2018
Rocket company Vector will conduct three commercial missions from Virginia Space's mid-Atlantic regional spaceport at NASA's Wallops launch …
ExplorationThese are the countries on Earth with the most junk in space
• <b>More than 4,600 satellites orbit Earth, along with more than 14,000 old rocket parts and pieces of space junk.</b>• <b><br>The US is responsible for the most debris in space, followed by Russia and China.</b>• <b><br>Experts worry that not cleaning up space debris could lead to increasing numbers of collisions and a runaway</b> …
ScienceThis entourage of weirdos hangs out in Earth's cosmic neighborhood
Don’t you want to meet them?<p>Earth is a planet of habit. It rigorously adheres to a whirlwind of a daily schedule, spinning through its tasks (mostly: spinning.) In terms of long-term plans, it has those down too. It orbits the Sun every 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds, …
AstronomyThat Neutron Star Merger Was Actually Metal As Hell, Literally
On Monday, Oct. 16, an international team of scientists announced the first-ever detection of a gravitational wave from a smashup of neutron stars. …
AstrophysicsHow Scientists Predict If a Spacecraft Will Fall and Kill You
Maybe you've heard that Tiangong-1, China's 19,000-pound prototype space station, is scheduled to rain down on Earth ... eventually. As in, some time …
ExplorationBigelow and ULA plan orbital moonbase by 2022
Bigelow Aerospace has made no secret of its desire to get into the space station business and now, along with United Launch Alliance (ULA), it's …
ExplorationNASA chooses to not tell Congress how much deep space missions cost | Ars Technica
The key question now is: Does Congress care?<p>This week, the US Government Accountability Office reported on progress the space agency is making to …
NASANewfound Bus-Size Asteroid Will Zoom Safely By Earth Today
A bus-size asteroid will zoom between Earth and the moon today (Oct. 19), but poses no threat of hitting our planet.<p>The recently discovered space …
ScienceSelf-portrait of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope marks critical test
What appears to be a unique selfie opportunity was actually a critical photo for the cryogenic testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in …
NASALunar cave could give astronauts shelter on the moon
Japanese scientists have discovered a massive cave on the moon that could one day serve as shelter for astronauts colonizing our rocky neighbor, …
That’s a wrap! NASA spacewalkers install new HD video camera on space station
NASA astronauts finished up this month’s trio of spacewalks with a nearly seven-hour-long outing today — highlighted by the installation of a new HD …
ScienceNew High-End Search for Lunar Impacts - Sky & Telescope
<b>A professional observatory in Greece has begun recording flashes created when bits of interplanetary debris strike the Moon.</b><p>The Moon's battered face …
AstronomyDeep space communications via faraway photons
A spacecraft destined to explore a unique asteroid will also test new communication hardware that uses lasers instead of radio waves.<p>The Deep Space …
Quantum MechanicsScientists Just Found the Perfect Spot to Build an Underground Colony on the Moon
For years, scientists have wondered if dark, crater-like features on the lunar surface might be entrances to giant caverns carved long ago by flowing …
Physical GeographyThe Hubble Space Telescope Is Falling
Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been redefining how we view our Universe. From hundreds of miles above the surface of the Earth, it orbits the entire world every 97 minutes. Multiple servicing missions, including the final one in 2009, have corrected its optics, enhanced its cameras, …
Hubble Space TelescopeVirtual reality takes you on a trip to Mars with NASA rover – and to alien worlds, too
NASA has been offering virtual-reality tours of Mars for years — but now, with Google’s help, the space agency has come up with one of the most …
ScienceIs it better to live on the moon or on Mars? A scientific investigation
Elon Musk wants humans to live on Mars. NASA wants, at the very least, to send some astronauts over to the Red Planet to check it out. But the Trump administration has recently signaled that it’s more interested in sending astronauts back to the moon.<p>As a space science professor, I believe this is …
Big IdeasMars Has a Mysterious "Tail," According to New Find From NASA Spacecraft
By<p>Filed Under Elon Musk & Planets<p>At first glance, Elon Musk’s future home, Mars, looks like an overgrown litter box. But if the red planet has proven …
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