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Augmented reality lets you step through Museum of Flight’s portal and onto NASA’s historic 737 jet

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 at 3:49 pmComment

Get ready to cross into an interdimensional portal, because one just appeared at Seattle’s Museum of Flight: It’s transporting visitors into an augmented-reality tour of a historic NASA plane. In… Read More

Astronomers now think they know what that ‘weird’ radio signal from space was

by Alan Boyle on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 at 12:27 pmComment

A week ago, astronomers using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico were intrigued about a radio signal they picked up in May, apparently from the vicinity of the red… Read More

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Phobos photobombs Mars in Hubble view

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 6:36 pmComment

Leave it to tiny Phobos to horn in on Mars’ glory in an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The view of the Red Planet and the larger of… Read More

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Google Maps unveils its latest destination: the International Space Station

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 4:31 pmComment

While space tourism is still a little ways away, Google is getting a head start by offering its own tours of the International Space Station — the latest destination on… Read More

48 years after Apollo 11 moon landing, lunar dust bag sells for $1.8 million

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 5:26 pmComment

The 48th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing was payday for a Chicago-area lawyer who latched onto a moondirt sample bag from the mission and wouldn’t let go. The… Read More

Jeff Bezos highlights rocket factory in his first Instagram post – and oh, that hair!

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 11:03 amComment

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos posted his first video on Instagram today, but it wasn’t about the proceeds from Prime Day: Rather, it was about the Blue Origin rocket factory that’s… Read More

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Elon Musk is bullish on Dragon space rides, but Red Dragon on Mars? Not so much

by Alan Boyle on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 3:50 pmComment

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he expects to see astronauts flying to the International Space Station on his company’s Dragon capsules by mid-2018 – but is downplaying a technology that would… Read More

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The internet goes all atwitter over U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s questions about Mars civilization

by Alan Boyle on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 8:50 pmComment

What game was U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., playing when he asked Caltech geochemist Kenneth Farley whether there was any evidence of an ancient civilization on Mars? The question was… Read More

Air Force secretary hints at military space applications for Stratolaunch super-plane

by Alan Boyle on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 4:32 pmComment

Stratolaunch, the six-year-old space venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’ll use the world’s biggest airplane to launch small satellites into orbit – but what kind of satellites?… Read More

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SpaceX’s broadband internet satellite plan reportedly runs into opposition

by Alan Boyle on July 17, 2017July 18, 2017 at 5:55 amComment

SpaceX’s plan to provide global broadband internet access using thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit has come under fire from competitors, including Boeing and OneWeb, according to Space Intel Report.… Read More

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NASA’s next-generation TDRS-M satellite damaged, potentially pushing back launch

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 7:21 pmComment

Houston, we may have a problem, and it could come from an antenna that was damaged on Friday during spaceflight closeout activities in Titusville, Fla. The Boeing-made TDRS-M satellite is… Read More

Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 4:17 pmComment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress spoke to space industry leaders on Capitol Hill last week to show their support for the private sector, but both sides expressed frustrations as well.… Read More

Webcams and night owls capture subtle photos of the ‘aurora that nearly got away’

by Alan Boyle on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 12:18 pmComment

You may not have been able to see the northern lights that arced over Western Washington and other northern regions of the U.S. early this morning, but your camera might… Read More

Jeff Bezos gets a kick out of winning the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award

by Alan Boyle on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 at 10:03 pmComment

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space venture have picked up a good number of awards over the past year, but this weekend’s award was the first of… Read More

Aurora alert: Solar storm heightens chances of seeing northern lights

by Alan Boyle on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 at 3:25 pmComment

What could make a summer weekend even more perfect? How about the northern lights? The chances of seeing auroral displays are better than usual tonight and Sunday night. That’s due… Read More

Seemingly strange radio signals from a red dwarf star spark interest at Arecibo

by Alan Boyle on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 at 8:14 pmComment

The 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory will take a closer look at a red dwarf star known as Ross 128 after picking up what one astronomer said… Read More

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Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners cheer Luxembourg law on space property

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Relativity Space CEO provides Congress with a teaser for his stealthy rocket venture

by Alan Boyle on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 at 11:20 amComment

The hush-hush space startup Relativity Space is still in stealth mode, but CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis lifted the veil just a bit on the company’s business plan and eight-figure… Read More

By Jove! Juno orbiter snaps the greatest pictures of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

by Alan Boyle on July 12, 2017July 13, 2017 at 11:26 amComment

The long-awaited close-ups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have arrived from NASA’s Juno orbiter, and they’re spectacular. Juno has been orbiting the giant planet for more than a year, but… Read More

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When will Elon Musk update Mars plan? Maybe in September, maybe in Australia

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How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 9, 2017July 17, 2017 at 4:16 pmComment

Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on Aug. 21, not everyone will get to see the spectacle… Read More

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NASA says it’s OK for VP Mike Pence to touch that hardware marked ‘Do Not Touch’

by Alan Boyle on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 at 2:49 pmComment

You know that viral photo of Vice President Mike Pence putting his hand on a piece of space hardware marked with a “Do Not Touch” sign? Don’t worry about it,… Read More

17776: A hilarious glimpse at the future of football, as seen from space

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 at 4:49 pmComment

Spoiler alert: This report doesn’t give away any major plot twists in “17776,” SB Nation’s online presentation, but if you want to stay totally in the dark, wait to read… Read More

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XCOR Aerospace lays off all employees, throwing rocket projects into limbo

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 at 2:28 pmComment

After more than a year’s worth of workforce shrinkage, XCOR Aerospace has laid off the remainder of its employees – putting projects ranging from its Lynx suborbital space plane to… Read More

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Vice President Mike Pence vows return to moon and ‘boots on Mars’ in NASA speech

by Alan Boyle on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 at 12:48 pmComment

Vice President Mike Pence, the newly minted chairman of a revived National Space Council, said today that President Donald Trump is committed to a return to the moon and a… Read More

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Third time’s the charm as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Intelsat 35e satellite

by Alan Boyle on July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 at 5:44 pmComment

SpaceX finally launched the Intelsat 35e telecommunications satellite today atop a Falcon 9 rocket after two earlier attempts were aborted at T-minus-9 seconds. Those two attempts, on Sunday and Monday,… Read More

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Richard Branson says SpaceShipTwo is set to blast off into space by year’s end

by Alan Boyle on July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 at 2:39 pmComment

Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, has been toning down his predictions about the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane’s future trips to space. Until now. During a trip to Hong Kong to… Read More

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Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes history with its second splashdown

by Chelsey Ballarte on July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 at 12:03 pmComment

SpaceX already proved it could lower the cost to space with its reusable Falcon 9 rocket, but this morning, it proved that it could also recycle its robotic Dragon capsule… Read More

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World View downs KFC’s stratospheric chicken sandwich early due to balloon leak

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President Trump signs his executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

by Alan Boyle on June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 at 4:31 pmComment

After months of foreshadowing, President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to revive the National Space Council, a move that’s likely to open the way for space policy changes… Read More

Augmented reality lets you step through Museum of Flight’s portal and onto NASA’s historic 737 jet

Astronomers now think they know what that ‘weird’ radio signal from space was

Phobos photobombs Mars in Hubble view

Google Maps unveils its latest destination: the International Space Station

48 years after Apollo 11 moon landing, lunar dust bag sells for $1.8 million

Jeff Bezos highlights rocket factory in his first Instagram post – and oh, that hair!

Elon Musk is bullish on Dragon space rides, but Red Dragon on Mars? Not so much

The internet goes all atwitter over U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s questions about Mars civilization

Air Force secretary hints at military space applications for Stratolaunch super-plane

SpaceX’s broadband internet satellite plan reportedly runs into opposition

NASA’s next-generation TDRS-M satellite damaged, potentially pushing back launch

Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships

Webcams and night owls capture subtle photos of the ‘aurora that nearly got away’

Jeff Bezos gets a kick out of winning the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award

Aurora alert: Solar storm heightens chances of seeing northern lights

Seemingly strange radio signals from a red dwarf star spark interest at Arecibo

Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners cheer Luxembourg law on space property

Relativity Space CEO provides Congress with a teaser for his stealthy rocket venture

By Jove! Juno orbiter snaps the greatest pictures of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

When will Elon Musk update Mars plan? Maybe in September, maybe in Australia

How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside

NASA says it’s OK for VP Mike Pence to touch that hardware marked ‘Do Not Touch’

17776: A hilarious glimpse at the future of football, as seen from space

XCOR Aerospace lays off all employees, throwing rocket projects into limbo

Vice President Mike Pence vows return to moon and ‘boots on Mars’ in NASA speech

Third time’s the charm as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Intelsat 35e satellite

Richard Branson says SpaceShipTwo is set to blast off into space by year’s end

Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes history with its second splashdown

World View downs KFC’s stratospheric chicken sandwich early due to balloon leak

President Trump signs his executive order to reactivate the National Space Council

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