This Week In Space podcast: Episode 217 — America in Space
On Episode 217 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the progression of American space efforts. Since 1958, the United States has been part of the…
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon
Humanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to puzzle out their seemingly magical secret. We made some halting steps over…
What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?
What did the evening sky look like for Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries on July 4, 1776? As the United States marks its 250th birthday, many astronomy enthusiasts…
NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits…
30 years on, “Independence Day” still proves the versatility of the original “The War of the Worlds”
“Independence Day” definitely isn’t “The War of the Worlds”. The characters are all new, the alien invaders don’t come from Mars, and HG Wells sure as hell didn’t write about…
GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio
Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches The post GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force…
A New Study into Dark Matter in the Bullet Cluster Could Disprove its Existence
A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter – a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model – into question.
How to find Uranus this week, the hardest planet I’ve ever tried to see
I used to think Uranus was the sort of planet you graduated into. Saturn and its rings first, obviously. Jupiter and its cloud bands soon after that. Venus, if it’s…
Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission
A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket. The post Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission appeared…
As ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ turns 35, it’s time to accept the truth: Terminator shouldn’t be back
For a franchise where the main hook is time travel, “Terminator” probably wishes it could take us back in time… or just borrow the neuralyzer from “Men in Black” to…