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Orbital ATK has named its next space station cargo spacecraft the S.S. John Glenn after the Mercury astronaut. The next U.S. commercial spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station will launch under the name of the first American to orbit Earth, lifting off atop a modern version of the rocket on which he made history. […]

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A Vega rocket carrying the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2B satellite blasted off from Korou, French Guiana on March 6, 2017 at 8:49 p.m. EST (10:49 p.m. local time). The Earth-observing satellite and its counterpart, Sentinel-2A, will monitor the environment and provide information “for agricultural and forestry practices and for helping manage food security,” European Space […]

Artist’s illustration of a light sail powered by a radio beam (red) generated on the surface of a planet. The leakage from such beams as they sweep across the sky would appear as superbright light flashes known as fast radio bursts, according to a new study. Bizarre flashes of cosmic light may actually be generated […]

By Judi Stroh | March 9, 2017 04:26pm ET The Hyperloop is futuristic transportation concept that could help people travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 30 minutes. [Full Story] credit : Live Science Watch more  ► Shows Skylon SABRE – A True Space Plane | Video Sh… CosMix: The Universe Is Alive […]

The Meridiani Planum, shown in an image taken by the rover Opportunity, is a relatively flat area with some craters. Given the risk and complication of sending humans to Mars, why not pick a spot where a robot has been? Astronauts should roam in the most-explored area of Mars, the Meridiani Planum, argue several researchers […]

Astronaut Jim Lovell says SpaceX’s planned private moon mission won’t be like his historic Apollo 8 mission nearly 50 years ago, but will still be worth doing for the experience. SpaceX’s announcement that it plans to launch two private passengers on a flight around the moon evoked comparisons to Apollo 8, NASA’s December 1968 mission […]