AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarThe moon may be tectonically active, and geologists are shakenverified_publisherNational Geographic - Adam MannA new look at Apollo-era seismic data revealed that the moon's insides might be warmer than scientists thought possible. When building a remote outpost, it’s usually a good idea to stay away from active fault lines. Yet for people planning human habitation on the moon, it hasn't always been clear …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarSpaceX lands all three Falcon Heavy rocket boosters for the first time eververified_publisherThe Verge - Loren GrushThe core booster stuck the ocean landing this time Following the second launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, all three of the rocket’s booster cores successfully landed back on Earth. The two outer cores of the rocket touched down on SpaceX’s two concrete landing pads at Cape Canaveral, Florida near the …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarJapan to attempt robot landing on asteroid 186M miles awayverified_publisherCNNCNN — Japan’s space agency will attempt to land a robotic unmanned landing craft on the surface of an asteroid 300 million-kilometers (186.4 million-miles) away from Earth next month. The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is currently orbiting around the diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu, which it reached in June …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarHere Is the Largest Map of Our Galaxy Ever Madeverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Avery ThompsonThe newly released database contains over a billion stars. There are just so many stars. With around 300 billion stars across the entire Milky Way, making a detailed map of our entire galaxy is nearly impossible. But Europe’s space agency, the ESA, is doing it anyway. On Wednesday, the released the …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarNASA's Orion crew capsule will have over 100 3D printed partsverified_publisherEngadget - Swapna KrishnaThey'll be created from material specially designed to withstand the challenges of deep space. It's not just revolutionary start-ups like Rocket Lab that are using 3D printing to create their rockets and spaceships. NASA's new crew capsule Orion will have over 100 3D printed parts specially …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarThere's a Detectable Human-Made Barrier Surrounding Earthverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertIn 2017, NASA space probes detected a massive, human-made 'barrier' surrounding Earth. And tests have confirmed that it's actually having an effect on …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarWith a spacecraft in trouble and the White House watching, SpaceX had to deliververified_publisherThe Washington Post - Christian DavenportWithin minutes of liftoff, it was clear the Dragon spacecraft was in trouble. Inside mission control on the morning of March 1, 2013, the SpaceX team was desperately trying to figure out what went wrong and soon pinpointed the problem: A few valves were stuck. Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarNasa astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly no longer genetically identical after space tripThe Telegraph - Sarah Knapton, Alex Iszatt,Nasa astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical twin brother Mark have shared a lot throughout their extraordinary lives. Born just a few minutes apart, the pair were both US Navy captains, both flew on the Endeavour and Discovery space shuttles, and both spent time on board the International Space …
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AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarSending a Tesla into space wasn’t such a dumb ideaverified_publisherThe Verge - Vlad SavovThere might just be a method to Musk’s madness Maybe it’s my instinctive distrust of bored billionaires treating the world as their playground, but I’m always dubious about Elon Musk’s various moonshot projects. He seems to be enjoying it all a little too much. Latest among his outlandish ideas was …
AvatarTyler RodenburgAvatarAvatarNASA rover spots strange 'stick-like figures' on Marsverified_publisherCNET - Amanda KooserThe Curiosity rover is eyeing a group of angular formations on Mars that stand out from the usual rocks.