JBUniverse New clues about the origin of stellar masses phys.org An international team led by the Astrophysics Department-AIM Laboratory of CEA-Irfu has just obtained new clues about the origin of star mass …
JBTechnology SpaceX wants to beam internet from space. This could be its biggest hurdle CNN - By Jackie Wattles, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — SpaceX wants to be your next Wi-Fi provider. It's hoping to build a constellation of satellites to deliver cheap, lightning-quick broadband from space — and the toughest obstacle
JBSpace The European Space Agency’s Comet Interceptor lies in wait nature.com - Colin Snodgrass, Geraint H Jones The European Space Agency (ESA) recently selected Comet Interceptor as its first ‘fast’ (F-class) mission. It will be developed rapidly to share a …
JBSpace Space Junk Cleanup to Begin With European Space Agency Mission Bloomberg - Christopher Jasper The first ever space mission to remove man-made debris from Earth’s orbit is due to launch in 2025 as part of an initiative that could herald the …
JBExoplanets A dissolving exoplanet prophesies our solar system's final days Salon - Nicole KarlisThis illustration shows the white dwarf WDJ0914+1914 and its Neptune-like exoplanet. Since the icy giant orbits the hot white dwarf at close range, the extreme ultraviolet radiation from the star strips
JBCape Canaveral SpaceX Delivers 'Mighty Mice,' Pest-Killing Worms and a Smart Robot to International Space Station TIME - MARCIA DUNN / AP(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing muscle-bound “mighty mice,” pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot. The commander,
JBVirgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Celebrates a Year of Milestones in the Race to Space Tourism skift.com - Syndicated Virgin Galactic is on the verge of making more history in 2020 following an “incredible” year of progress, the chief executive of billionaire Richard …
JBAsteroids Giant pyramid-shaped asteroid to shoot past earth in hours independent.co.uk - Matt Drake A 427-foot pyramid-shaped asteroid is due to fly by Earth on Sunday, scientists say. According to the Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies at Nasa’s …
JBAsteroids No one knows why rocks are exploding from asteroid Bennu Ars Technica - Daniel Oberhaus, wired.com For the last year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been circling a large asteroid named Bennu that regularly passes uncomfortably close to Earth. …
JBBooks Space invaders: the best books about interstellar arrivals The Guardian - Alastair ReynoldsAll of a sudden the interstellar space around our solar system – the enormous gulf that separates us from the nearest stars and their planets – is starting to look congested. There is traffic out there:
JBNatural History NASA's Sun-Orbiting Probe Reveals New Secrets of Our Host Star smithsonianmag.com - Jason Daley In August 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe toward the sun to analyze and measure the G-type yellow dwarf star that makes life on Earth …
JBTechnology Boeing Starliner crew capsule and Atlas V rocket complete dress rehearsal ahead of test flight TechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonBoeing and launch partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) completed a key step today in pursuit of launching U.S. astronauts aboard their commercial spacecraft. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew capsule atop
JBAstronomy NASA’s Solar Probe Found ‘Tantalizing Evidence’ of Rings Around the Sun VICE - Becky FerreiraWhen you picture a celestial world surrounded by rings, Saturn is probably the first thing that pops into your head. But scientists have long suspected that the Sun might contain rings of dust hidden its
JBSpace Exploration On the day of a key test, Russia trolls Boeing’s Starliner mission Ars Technica - Eric Berger On Friday, Boeing and United Launch Alliance conducted a number of key tests in preparation for the launch of the Starliner spacecraft later this …
JBJim Bridenstine Bridenstine asks Congress to fully fund lunar lander program quickly spacenews.com - Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine used a Dec. 5 speech on Capitol Hill to implore Congress to finish a fiscal year 2020 appropriations …
JBTechnology Rocket Lab launches 10th Electron mission with successful rocket booster re-entry TechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonRocket Lab launched its 10th Electron spacecraft on Friday morning, successfully delivering payloads for clients Spaceflight and Alba Orbital. The launch company also had an important secondary mission
JBFalcon 9 Rocket Report: Starship build sites shuffled, SLS “absolutely mandatory” Ars Technica - Eric Berger "Billions were stolen. Of course it deserves to be named Vladimir Putin." Welcome to Edition 2.25 of the Rocket Report! Please note that there will be …
JBSpace Exploration Space race is on: US can't afford congressional inaction in this critical economic sector thehill.com - Greg Autry and George C. Nield, Opinion Contributor Last holiday weekend we were thankful to see the bipartisan effort of Congress confirmed by President Trump’s signing of the Hong Kong Human Rights …
JBSpace Exploration NASA faces spacewalk schedule crunch spacenews.com - Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA space station managers are still trying to find ways to squeeze in at least three spacewalks into a crowded schedule before the …
JBSpace Exploration SpaceX successfully launches 'mighty mice,' beer barley and more to ISS CNET - Jackson Ryan A brand new Falcon 9 booster sent a Dragon capsule on its way to ferry science cargo to the space station.
JBScience A Comet From Another Star Hints That Our Solar System Isn't One-Of-A-Kind NPR - Geoff Brumfiel , Rebecca RamirezA comet from another star will swing by our sun Dec. 8. Known as 2I/Borisov, it is the first comet to ever be seen coming from interstellar space. But despite its alien origins, astronomers say it actually
JBFalcon 9 SpaceX set to launch NASA mission, make experimental second-stage flight Ars Technica - Eric Berger The mission may demonstrate a new capability to the Air Force. A twice-flown Dragon spacecraft is ready to be launched on Wednesday to the …
JBScience NASA’s Sun-Kissing Parker Solar Probe Lifts the Veil on Our Closest Star scientificamerican.com - Mike Wall, SPACE.com The sun is starting to give up some of its most closely guarded secrets. The first science results are in from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP), which …
JBNASA NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Explore Ancient Lakeshore for Martian Fossils americaspace.com - By Paul Scott Anderson, on November 25th, 2019 For the past few decades, rovers and landers on Mars have focused on finding out whether the planet was habitable for life in the distant past. Not …
JBSpace Science Commentary: Beyond the decadal surveys: Establishing policy for US space science scitation.org Even though the US government’s fiscal year 2020 budget is subject to a continuing resolution through at least late November that keeps federal …
JBPlayStation 4 Long Live the Multiverse! scientificamerican.com - Tom Siegfried Ernst Mach, the Austrian physicist-philosopher of the late 19th century, famously denied the reality of atoms. “Have you ever seen one?” he mockingly …
JBInterstellar Space New Horizons may reach termination shock sooner than expected newatlas.com - David Szondy An instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons is sending back data that could help scientists predict when the unmanned deep-space probe will reach …
JBTechnology The remains of India’s first lunar lander have been found on the Moon TechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyIndia’s Vikram lander was very near making its proud creators the fourth country in history to touch down on the Moon — but it was not to be, and the craft was lost. Now India has a bit of closure: The
JBSpace Exploration An Ariane rocket launches for the 250th time—the views were jawdropping Ars Technica - Eric Berger Last week, an Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe's primary spaceport in French Guiana. Normally, such launches garner little attention outside of …
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