Space
Historic SpaceX launch scuttled, re-set for Sunday
Elon Musk's rocket company had to put off sending snacks to the International Space Station and simultaneously opening a new chapter in space history by one day.<p>SpaceX continues to tease us with a new era in history. The company was set to make the first rocket launch in years from the same pad …
Space TravelThe Latest: SpaceX cancels rocket launch from NASA moon pad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on SpaceX rocket launch that was scheduled for liftoff Saturday (all times local):<p>10:01 a.m.<p>SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad.<p>Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX to halt Saturday's countdown at Florida's …
SpaceXSpaceX Halts Launch of Rocket 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff - Bloomberg
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. halted the launch of its second rocket in as many months on Saturday, about 10 seconds before its …
Space TravelMorning brief: F-15s, F-18s, F-35s and more to know today
<b>SUPERSONIC RESPONSE</b><p>Two F-15s caused a ‘sonic boom’ as they raced from their home base in Homestead, Fla., Friday evening to intercept an unresponsive general aviation aircraft that flew near Palm Beach during a stay by President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The fighter jets were able to establish …
Cape CanaveralLürssen Launches Project Jupiter
The 403-foot Jupiter hits the water for the first time.<p>Lürssen Yachts has launched Project Jupiter, a 403-foot superyacht, with a 65-foot beam. In …
JupiterEclipse to be turned into mega-movies
BBC Science Correspondent, Boston<p><b>August's total solar eclipse in the US will almost certainly be the most watched such event in history.</b><p>More than 12 million people - from Oregon to South Carolina - live on the path of darkness that the Moon will cut as it sweeps in front of the Sun.<p>Nearly four …
A Physicist Explains Why Humans Probably Didn't Pop Into Existence Last Tuesday
Whaa... ?<p>The history of cosmology has its fair share of whacky ideas, but one of the strangest has to be the Boltzmann brain hypothesis – which …
CosmologyCN develops technology that could make bitumen transportation safer
Shipping oil by rail has earned a spotty reputation in recent years after a series of train derailments across North America resulted in high-profile explosions and environmentally damaging spills. Canadian National Railway Co. is hoping something the size of a bar of soap can help clean up some of …
Canadian Space AgencyNASA Developing Contingency Plan for Commercial Crew Delays
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA plans to complete by the middle of March a contingency plan for ensuring access to the International Space Stationshould its two …
NASANASA to abandon risky burn of Juno orbiter
While NASA has certainly had great success with its Juno spacecraft – even seeing the plucky probe propel itself into the record books as the most …
Space ScienceThe Universe Has A Lithium Problem
Over the past decades, scientists have wrestled with a problem involving the Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang Theory suggests that there should be three …
CosmologyThe Morning After: Weekend Edition
Letter from the Editor<p>We live in a time when what previously would have been surreal is now reality. And I'm not even referring to the fact that our president fails to see the need to secure his smartphone, nor that the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is probably less concerned with …
ISROScientists Are Sending a Lethal Pathogen to the Space Station This Weekend
On Saturday, February 18th, a SpaceX Dragon capsule will shuttle a superbug into space that kills more Americans each year than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, …
NASAThe 10th SpaceX Mission to the ISS Has an Incredible Patch
SpaceX’s tenth Commercial Resupply Service Mission to the International Space Station takes off Saturday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in …
Space TravelISRO's conducts cryogenic engine-D stage test
ISRO successfully carried out its indigenously developed cryogenic engine-D stage test at its liquid propulsion complex at Mahendragiri in the …
ISROConnecting us all: How satellites remade the world
IN 2002, two NASA satellites nicknamed “Tom” and “Jerry” were charting Earth’s gravitational field, as part of the Gravity Recovery and Climate …
EarthOn This Day in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh Discovered Pluto
On February 18, 1930, amateur astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered "Planet X" using an astrograph, which is essentially a space camera. Planet X was …
AstronomyThis Video Explains the Bizarre Reason Our Sun Is Slowing Down
What can put the brakes on a star?<p>It may not look like it from here on Earth, but the burning ball of plasma in our sky rotates on its axis roughly …
AstronomyStay In School! Kyrie Irving Believes the Earth Is Flat: 'Can You Really Think of Us Rotating Around the Sun?' [Video] | B. Scott
Kyrie Irving told his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye earlier this week that he believes the Earth is flat — …
AstronomyWhat We Can Learn From Pluto's Icy Heart
On February 18, 1930—87 years ago this week—Clyde Tombaugh, a telescope operator at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, was flipping through …
AstronomyColorado Springs-based NASA study could change how world measures snow
A Navy plane making frequent flights over Colorado’s western mountains is part of a big NASA push to build a satellite that can measure the moisture …
Denver#DayofFacts As Scientific And Cultural Institutions Respond To Donald Trump’s Fake News
More than 280 scientific and cultural institutions are devoting are spreading truth on social media with the hashtag #DayofFacts. Many of the facts …
EarthWith An Eye to the Stars, a Realist Painter Maps Out Constellations with a Paintbrush - Creators
With just his paint brushes, a collection of oversized canvases, anddesire to transport viewers to the far reaches of outer space, Damien Loeb creates stunning views of the universe far, far away. The American artist considers formations of stars as well as the zodiac calendar in his slow-burning …
AstronomyHow Industrial Light & Magic Digitally Created the Planets of Jedha and Scarif for ‘Rogue One’
Industrial Light & Magic gives us a behind the scenes look at how they created their Oscar nominated visual effects for the 2016 epic space opera …
AstronomyPlanet Earth II: the anticipated BBC sequel premieres in the US
<i>Planet Earth II</i>, the long-anticipated sequel to <i>Planet Earth</i>, premieres in the US on BBC America on February 18, 2017. Narrated by David Attenborough, the six-episode docuseries features groundbreaking cinematography.
MoviesHow to Watch Planet Earth II in 4K Ultra High-Definition
A decade ago, <i>Planet Earth</i> motivated millions of consumers to upgrade to high-definition TV sets and DVD players in order to witness the …
Astronomy2017 February 18 - Penumbral Eclipse Rising
<b>Penumbral Eclipse Rising</b> <b><br>Image Credit & Copyright:</b> Bill Jelen<p><b>Explanation:</b> As seen from Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida, planet Earth, the Moon rose at …
AstronomyResearchers Uncover New Black Hole that’s Around 36 Times Bigger Than the Sun!
There are estimated to be around 100 million black holes or more within the Milky Way galaxy. Even though only a few have been identified so far, …
Astronomy'Are We Alone?' Churchill Concludes It's Likely Life Circles Other Suns
We keep on learning from great lives.<p>On Oct. 16, 1939, just weeks after Germany invaded Poland and Britain was at war, Winston Churchill, who had warned of Germany's wicked and avaricious ambitions, was called out of political isolation to become First Lord of the Admiralty and drafted an essay in …
AstronomyHow do you count penguins from space? From their poop smears, of course
Those are some serious skidmarks<p>Penguin colonies produce such prodigious quantities of poop that smears of it are visible from space. That means that scientists, with the help of NASA, can count the filthy little birds from satellite images. Since the Antarctic is so inaccessible, surveying the …
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