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Two space rocks will make close flybys past Earth this week, but they pose no threat to our planet’s safety. The two asteroids are called 2018 CB and 2018 CC, and they were both discovered Sunday (Feb. 4) through an automated telescope search called the Catalina Sky Survey , according to NASA’s Minor Planet Center. […]

Four posters spotlighting the core cast of Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story have been released following the debut of the film’s first teaser trailer . Solo is scheduled for release May 25. Got a comment? There’s lots of conversation on Newsarama’s FACEBOOK and TWITTER! To source

This image shows how star KIC 3542116 looks to the Kepler space telescope. Cooler colors represent darker regions, and warmer colors represent brighter regions. There are tiny comets orbiting foreign suns. And human beings can detect them. Six times, about 800 years ago, dark things passed between the bright-yellow dwarf star KIC 3542116 and Earth. […]

The flat-Earth rocketeer remains planet-bound. “Mad” Mike Hughes, a flat-Earth conspiracy theorist who has managed to get significant attention for his now-repeated failed rocket launches, strapped himself into his second homemade rocket Saturday (Feb. 3). But, as Noize TV documented in an excruciating 11-minute livestream of the event , Hughes’ rocket never left its pad. […]

Tomorrow is a very big day for private spaceflight, and for space exploration in general. If all goes according to plan, SpaceX’s huge new Falcon Heavy rocket will launch for the first time ever tomorrow (Feb. 6), rising off Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a three-hour window that opens […]

One day before SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy rocket  is slated to blast off on its maiden voyage with a Tesla Roadster on board, Elon Musk has revealed that the electric sports car may have a passenger. In a series of Instagram photos captioned “Starman in a Red Roadster,” Musk debuted a dummy wearing an official […]

When SpaceX launches its first Falcon Heavy rocket this week, the company is going to attempt something never done before: a rocket landing triple play. SpaceX representatives confirmed over the weekend that the Falcon Heavy test flight on Tuesday (Feb. 6) will also include landings for its three first stage core boosters, which are based […]

A close-up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno probe, and color-enhanced by citizen scientist Jason Major. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has swirled for hundreds of years, but the source of its distinctive color remains a mystery. New laboratory experiments are working to produce that color — and others […]

Artist’s impression of the single-person spacecraft by Genesis Engineering Solutions. Putting on a spacesuit is one of the most dangerous activities for astronauts. During spacewalks, there is little protection against micrometeoroids, which can puncture the protective suits. Occasionally, the suits themselves suffer failures that can threaten the life of the astronaut .  To avoid this […]

27 First-Stage Engines Credit: SpaceX The Falcon Heavy’s first stage is essentially three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together — meaning the big booster will have 27 Merlin engines firing in unison at liftoff. Special Cargo for Maiden Flight Credit: SpaceX A peek inside the Falcon Heavy’s payload fairing reveals a red Tesla Roadster — a […]

The big screen is up on the @Space_Station , and we are ready for the Big Game. Good luck to the @Patriots and @Eagles . #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/116mr59VL5 — Joseph M. Acaba (@AstroAcaba) February 4, 2018 It’s official: Super Bowl LII is truly out of this world. That’s because even astronauts in space are watching the […]

Three different rockets – one each from Russia, China and Japan – launched satellites into orbit over three days in back-to-back-to-back space missions.  The launch triple play occurred between Thursday (Feb. 1) and Saturday (Feb. 3), and came one day after the U.S.-based company SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GovSat-1 communications satellite into […]

A fast-moving asteroid will make a close flyby of Earth this Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 4), but it poses no risk of hitting our planet, according to NASA. The asteroid, called 2002 AJ129, will make its closest approach to Earth at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT), and will be about 2.6 million miles (4.2 million […]