The DriveChrysler Chrysler's Radical Space Shuttle Design Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time verified_publisherThe Drive - Peter Holderith The automaker's unorthodox plan included reusable rockets and a suborbital space airline. SERV stands for Single-stage Earth-orbital Reusable Vehicle, …
Popular MechanicsSpace Mysterious Repeating Radio Burst From Space Is Back, Exactly Right on Time verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Jennifer LemanWe'll see it again in around 160 days. So what the hell is it? It's baaaaack: Multiple teams of astronomers have spotted the mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) 121102 yet again, confirming a theory that...
ExtremeTechPhysics Repeating Fast Radio Burst From Deep Space Wakes Up Right on Time - ExtremeTech ExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam Our old friend FRB 121102 is back, and right on time. Earlier this year, astronomers identified a distinct 157-day cycle in the activity of FRB …
TechCrunchSpacecraft Latest Space Station crew docks in record time following successful launch verified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonTypically, there’s a bit of a delay between when astronauts launch from Earth to the International Space Station, and when they actually dock with the orbital lab. This has to do with the relative orbits...
Fast CompanySpace Why now is the most exciting time in space in 50 years verified_publisherFast Company - By Charles FishmanIt’s not the launches, or even the possibility of human spaceflight becoming commonplace. It’s the economy, stupid. The essential parts of an economy are intertwined by their very nature. There’s no point...
SpaceX SpaceX Crew Dragon undocks from space station to bring NASA astronauts home for 1st time space.com - Hanneke Weitering The first astronauts to fly in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft are on their way back to Earth from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts …
The Globe and MailOpinion (Canada) Opinion: An astrophysicist ponders what space and time really mean in the COVID-19 era verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Katie MackKatie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist, assistant professor of physics at North Carolina State University and the author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). “I’ve been trying to wrap...
Galaxies Weird space radio signal tracked to its source for the first time newscientist.com - Leah Crane For the first time, we have tracked a strange blast of radio waves – called a fast radio burst – back to its source, solving a major cosmic mystery. …
Travel + LeisureBlack Holes A Collision in Space Caused a Black Hole 142 Times Bigger Than the Sun verified_publisherTravel + Leisure - Andrea RomanoThe collision is believed to have happened about 7 billion years ago. Space is full of surprises. According to PBS, scientists have observed the collision of two black holes, creating a new size of black...
Business InsiderSpace A British supermarket launched a chicken nugget into space for the first time in history and filmed its journey verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Grace DeanThe British frozen-foods grocer Iceland Foods sent a chicken nugget into space for the first time in history. To celebrate its 50th anniversary last week, Iceland hired the space marketing company Sent...
The Washington PostSpace A rocket booster and a dead satellite avoided a collision Thursday, illustrating the ‘ticking time bomb’ of space debris verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Christian DavenportIt appears that a dead Soviet satellite narrowly missed a Chinese rocket stage Thursday night as they sped hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface, another in a series of close calls for junk whizzing...
Middle East Iran intends to send its astronauts to space for the first time almasdarnews.com - by BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - The Iranian Armed Forces vowed on Thursday that they would respond without any doubt to... BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - …
Solar System You Can Follow NASA's Perseverance Rover Through Space in Real Time thrillist.com - Dustin Nelson The rover launched in July, but you can see how far it's gone already through a NASA app. Published on 8/26/2020 at 6:31 PM NASA's Perseverance rover …
