WASHINGTON — North Korea and other rogue states pose unique challenges and threats to the space environment, defense experts said March 8 . U.S. near-peer adversaries such as China and Russia have incentives to remain peaceful in orbit. They may not want to create debris for fear of damaging their own satellites, or disrupt position, navigation, and […]
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Neil Armstrong Biopic 'First Man' Gets 2018 Release Date
By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | March 11, 2017 08:00am ET Actor Ryan Gosling (left) will portray astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, in Universal Studios’ “First Man” to be directed by Damien Chazelle. Credit: Blair Raughley/Lionsgate / NASA via collectSPACE.com “First Man ,” the upcoming biographical film on […]
Rocket Issue Delays Orbital ATK's Next Cargo Launch for NASA
The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft S.S. John Glenn is seen before being encapsulated in its protective shroud at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 9, 2017. The cargo ship will launch atop an Atlas V rocket on March 21 to deliver NASA cargo to the […]
Colonizing Mars Might Require Humans to Radically Alter Their Bodies and Minds
In 2016, two astronauts finished nearly a year of work on the International Space Station. NASA’s Scott Kelly and Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko were studied closely for changes in their physical and psychological health. NASA touts the mission as part of its “Journey to Mars”, in which it hopes to send humans to the Red Planet […]
Light From An Ultra-Cool Neighbor
During the period of Dec. 15, 2016 and March 4, the Kepler spacecraft, operating as the K2 mission, observed TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star home to seven Earth-size planets that are likley rocky. At image center is the light from TRAPPIST-1 collected by Kepler’s onboard camera. original
Time Crystals Created, Suspending Laws of Physics
Scientists have recently succeeded in creating a mysterious state of matter known as a time crystal. This exotic state of matter seems to suspend the laws of thermodynamics indefinitely. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 9 at 11:20 a.m. E.T. A bizarre new state of matter known as a time crystal seems to […]
Carbon Dioxide Is Warming the Planet (Here's How)
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a main driver of climate change. “I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, and there’s tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact. So no, I would not agree […]
Space Ravioli! Odd Shape of Saturn's 'Flying Saucer' Moon Pan Revealed
This raw, unprocessed image of Saturn’s moon Pan was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on March 7, 2017. Saturn’s moon Pan bears a striking resemblance to a dumpling, new photos by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal. Cassini captured the images on March 7, during a flyby that brought the probe within 15,268 miles (24,572 kilometers) of […]
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Doc Warps Way Beyond Crowdfunding Goal
“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” ran for seven seasons, between 1993 and 1999. Now, a new documentary will probe the lesser known series. After nearly quadrupling their Indiegogo goal to produce a new documentary on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (DS9), the creators are busy trying to figure out how to best deploy their newfound […]
Are Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Propelling Alien Spacecraft? | Video
By Steve Spaleta | March 10, 2017 10:24am ET The feasibility of a gigantic radio transmitter beaming Fast Radio Burst (FRB) signals across the cosmos has been studied. Could these signals be propelling alien spacecraft? Read the full story. credit : Space.com / Produced and Edited by @SteveSpaleta Watch more ► Shows Skylon SABRE – […]
Hubble Hones In on a Hypergiant's Home
The super star cluster Westerlund 1, only 15,000 light-years away in our Milky Way neighborhood, hosts one of the largest stars ever discovered. To source
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 6 – 10 March 2017 To source
Binary Star System’s Observations Reveal ‘Exquisitely-Ordered 3D Geometry’ | Animation
By Steve Spaleta | March 10, 2017 08:22pm ET Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of star system LL Pegasi have been used to create a 3D model of binary star system LL Pegasi. A side-by-side comparison of the 3D model and a predicted theoretical model show “match almost perfectly,”, according to the European Southern […]