space

Tardigrades may have survived spacecraft crashing on moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 8, 2019
Scientists believe the Beresheet’s unusual cargo may be alive and well on the moon

By David Aragorn
Asteroid’s surprise close approach illustrates need for more eyes on the sky 1
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 8, 2019
On 25 July, an asteroid the size of a football field flew by Earth, coming within 65 000 km of our planet’s surface during its closest approach—about one fifth of the distance to the Moon.

By David Aragorn
Northrop Grumman’s Hemispherical Resonator Gyro achieves 50 million operating hours in space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 7, 2019
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG), a sensor known for its unmatched reliability on commercial, government and civil space missions, has reached 50 million operating hours in space without a single mission failure.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX to launch a rare expendable mission on Tuesday evening 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 7, 2019
There has been a pretty remarkable sea change in the attitudes toward rocket reuse.

By David Aragorn
No E.T. Life Yet? Here’s Why That’s Important.0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- August 7, 2019
It barely got a mention in the media, but in June the U.S. Navy briefed members of Congress on UFOs.

By David Aragorn
Orion’s Service Module completes critical propulsion test 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 7, 2019
NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission profile in the face of unexpected problems.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Mars Rover: 22nd Full-depth Drill Hole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 6, 2019
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is now performing Sol 2488 duties and there’s now official word on Curiosity Mars rover’s recent success.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2019
Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating that its disk of myriad stars is not flat but dramatically warped and twisted in shape.

By David Aragorn
The future of asteroid tracking 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 3, 2019
Scientists continue to find dangerous asteroids in Earth’s vicinity, but to fully capture the threat these nearby space rocks pose, they need tools that aren’t in operation now and may not be for years to come.

By David Aragorn
Planetary Society Says LightSail 2 Demonstrated Flight by Light 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 2, 2019
The Planetary Society says that its LightSail 2 satellite has demonstrated the ability to change its orbit by the power of light.

By David Aragorn