How we'll find life on other planets
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Astronomer Aomawa Shields searches for clues that life might exist elsewhere in the universe by examining the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
Virgin Galactic is almost back to conducting test flights again. SpaceShipTwo (SST), Tail No. 2 will be unveiled at a special event held at the Mojave Air and Space port, this according to a report appearing on GeekWire.
Nuclear explosions, space collisions, or gentle nudges from an ion beam?
Host:
Ernest Hancock
Mark Edge (Co-Host Free Talk Live) In Studio - Tim Pickens (Propulsion Department Manager for Bigelow Aerospace) comes on the show to talk about private space travel and exploration, propulsion technology and materials - Dr. Phranq Tamburri
Logically, many fans are hoping the recovered information found on Gene Roddenberry's computer disks will lead to new Star Trek stories to enjoy.
Plantain sellers, fruit vendors and market stalls line the road as taxis and local tro tro buses dart through the busy high street.
As noted in our recap of the year's biggest space stories, the past 12 months have been a riveting joyride complete with spacecraft redemption, juicy rivalries, and Plutonian glamor shots. In short, 2016 has big spaceboots to fill.
SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rocket successfully made it back to Earth last month, touching down gently at Cape Canaveral after traveling out of our atmosphere, into space, and back again.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may have to delay the first test flight of its experimental Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) spaceplane.
When it comes to daring space adventures, 2015 will be a tough act to follow. As noted in our recap of the year's biggest space stories, the past 12 months have been a riveting joyride complete with spacecraft redemption, juicy rivalries, and Pluto
Insight into the fourth domain of warfare
The European Space Agency just reminded the world that it wants to build a base on the moon by 2030, using 3-D printed parts made from materials found on the lunar surface.
The next big step towards sending humans to Mars
"The main goal today is to make space cheap," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who's in charge of defense, told Rossiya 24 TV in an interview on Wednesday in Moscow. "Competitors are stepping on our toes. Look at what billionaire Musk is
One of the more bizarre patent suits in the commercial spaceflight world is finally over:
From Plutonian flybys to launchpad explosions, the year 2015 has been a total roller-coaster for space nerds.
This is so cool.
- but it's not what you think
In an effort to avert an outer space energy crisis, the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has restarted production of plutonium-238 (PU-238) after almost 30 years.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
Dr. Phranq Tamburri (NMD and local activist) in studio to discuss the Trump Report - Michael Belfiore (Author, Writer) provides and update on the private space race; Space X's Falcon 9 First Stage landing, and why the future looks bright...
SpaceX's new high-res images get up close and personal with historic rocket landing
Nailed it
Chinese lunar rover digs into the history of the moon's volcanoes
A new collaborative project between the International Potato Center (CIP) and NASA will see a crop of potatoes grown on Earth under the same conditions found on the Red Planet.
Super-rich tech guru dreams of setting up permanent home on the Red Planet - but would anyone want to live there?
Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, delivered communications satellites to orbit before its main-stage booster returned to a landing pad
The rocket was due to blast off at 8.29pm ET on Sunday, but SpaceX decided to go for the second launch opportunity at 8.33pm ET today instead.- (We're Going To Space... And Government Is Not Invited)
UPDATE 12/20/2015: Looks like SpaceX's launch is being delayed 24 hours until Monday night.
SpaceX has announced that its Falcon 9 rocket may head back into space on Sunday after being grounded for nearly six months due to a mid-air explosion.
Maybe it's time to rethink the stiff, mechanical movements of the popular "robot" dance: A new NASA video features the agency's humanoid R5 robot breaking it down on the dance floor to an epic techno beat.