space

The US Geological Survey Is Getting Serious About Space Resources and Mining 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 6, 2018
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is starting to earnestly evaluate space resources for future mining.

By David Aragorn
ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 5, 2018
Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation – a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the ISS, though crew are safe and unharmed by the breach to the exterior shell.

By David Aragorn
Something called ‘squeezed light’ is about to give us a closer look at cosmic goldmines 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 5, 2018
Gravitational wave detection is going through an even tighter squeeze.

By David Aragorn
What’s the deal with the Space Force?0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- September 5, 2018
Is the President afraid of aliens? I’m not sure, but there is a legit reason some lawmakers want to create a sixth branch of the military the President is calling the Space Force.

By David Aragorn
Martian Skies Clearing over Opportunity Rover 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 5, 2018
A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.

By David Aragorn
Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft’s asteroid touchdown 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 4, 2018
The Japanese space agency has set dates for its historic plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.

By David Aragorn
Going Back to the Moon Won’t Break the Bank, NASA Chief Says 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 1, 2018
Sending humans back to the moon won’t require a big Apollo-style budget boost, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

By David Aragorn
Water worlds could support life, study says 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 1, 2018
Scientists challenges idea that life requires ‘Earth clone’

By David Aragorn
Did a Micrometeoroid Poke a Hole in the Space Station?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 31, 2018
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent part of their day today (Aug. 30) fixing a tiny air leak in a Soyuz capsule docked to the station.

By David Aragorn
Hubble observes energetic lightshow at Saturn’s north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 31, 2018
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space telescope have taken a series of spectacular images featuring the fluttering auroras at the north pole of Saturn. The observations were taken in ultraviolet light and the resulting images provide astronomers with the most comprehensive picture so far of Saturn’s northern aurora.

By David Aragorn