Jeff Bezos revealed Blue Origin's lunar lander, Blue Moon on Thursday afternoon during a secretive eventThe lander has been in development for three years, putting it on track for a 2024 landing, Bezos said Company also developing a new rocket engine for the system, which could …
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson called her office’s proposal for the new branch “a bold idea to dominate in space” in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Wilson’s office estimated in a leaked memo it would cost about $13 billion for the first five years of …
It looks like Starfleet is literally embedded on the planet next door: A dune in the shape of the famous logo from "Star Trek" appears prominently in a new picture from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Even Captain Kirk himself (actor William Shatner) has weighed in. Don't expect …
In Christopher Nolan’s epic 2014 science fiction film Interstellar, a rogue splinter group of scientists constituting the collapsed remnants of NASA hatch a plan to save Earth from environmental collapse by searching for potentially habitable planets in a distant galaxy. They get there by traveling through …
Today, NASA executives announced that the space agency will open up parts of the International Space Station to more commercial opportunities, allowing companies unprecedented use of the space station’s facilities, including filming commercials or movies against the backdrop of space. NASA is also calling on …
For 17 years, astronomers at a well-known Australian radio telescope known as "The Dish" had not been able to figure out the source of a strange, vexing interference. Now they've solved the mystery, and the culprit was right under their nose rather than in a galaxy far, far …
The Pentagon is requesting $14.1 billion in the fiscal 2020 budget to invest in space operations, and a key part of that is the first allocation of funding for President Trump’s Space Force.More than $72 million would be to establish a headquarters for the Space …
NASA has released a promotional video promising that the space agency will re-open their exploration of the moon. The video that was released included a fitting voice over from William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk from Star Trek. The video was simply called We …
We'll be going to the moon. We'll be going to Mars very soon." Keeping his eyes on "the final frontier," President Donald Trump has promised that America will be "going to Mars very soon." According to Fox News, President Trump made his pledge to put humans …
Listen up conspiracy theorists, schizophrenics, and other beloved readers: Some of you out there might have been wondering if Space Force will fight aliens. Yet only a fool would pose such a question to senior defense officials. Thankfully, your friend and humble Pentagon correspondent is that fool. During a …
Just a bit ago, Elon Musk entwitenated a tweet that got us all thinking about what this guy's up to now. This one is full of all kinds of possibility: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/246419783136976897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E246419783136976897&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjalopnik.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-246419783136976897%26autosize%3D1 Tesla Supercharger? Alien ships? Rest stops? This can be one of four things: • Elon Musk received a …
AN incredible image of what appears to be a cross at the centre of the galaxy has sparked theories it’s the gateway to heaven. The image was first released by the space agency in June 1992 – according to hubblesite.org – but has just reemerged …
From deep space to our cosmic backyard, Hubble has seen it all. With over a million observations under its belt and 700,000 iconic pictures to its name, the Hubble is objectively one of the greatest science success stories of all time. Today is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the …
