A partial lunar eclipse could be visible from the UK on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the US mission to put men on the Moon lifted off. Up to 60% of the Moon's surface will appear red or dark grey at the height of …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed his forces shot down a low-earth satellite in a pre-planned test. Such capabilities raise fears of a weaponization of space at a time of rising tension with Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his …
Senator Ted Cruz wants Congress to approve the formation of a ‘space force’ tasked with protecting ‘the nation’ against space pirates. Naturally, the people of Twitter responded in an appropriately dramatic fashion. Cruz made the comments during a senate committee hearing on aviation and space on Tuesday. Cruz, …
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American Sleep Association, sleep deprivation is a significant issue. 35 percent of adults surveyed …
The fact that the Defense Innovation Unit is even considering the idea of a space station in orbit is a pretty big deal -- and an even bigger deal if it grows over time to accommodate a human crew. WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit wants options for …
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is trying to launch an internet revolution. SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Crammed inside the nosecone will be 60 tabletop-size satellites designed to test an internet network called Starlink. The launch was originally scheduled for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Event Horizon Telescope project holding news conference live at 9 a.m. ET Scientists are expected to unveil today the first-ever photograph of a black hole, a breakthrough in astrophysics providing insight into celestial monsters with gravitational fields so intense no matter or light can escape. The U.S. National …
