Voyager 2 enters interstellar space after 41 years

Nature.com–Dec 10, 2018

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has crossed into interstellar space, joining its twin — Voyager 1 — which made the epochal passage in 2012.

Spacewalking Astronauts Check Site of Capsule Leak

U.S. News & World Report–15 hours ago

(AP) — Spacewalking astronauts ripped through thick insulation on a capsule docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, looking for …

Astronaut Chris Hadfield: Life In Space

The Naked Scientists (blog)–1 hour ago

So far, Izzie and Katie have explored the beginning of space travel, the marvels of our solar system uncovered by Voyager. But we then we …

Future of Space Exploration

The Naked Scientists (blog)–20 hours ago

What will the future of space exploration involve? Izzie Clarke spoke to astronaut and former Commander of the International Space Station, …

E-Commerce Companies Get Creative in Quest for ‘Last Mile’ Space

Wall Street Journal–Dec 9, 2018

From tents on vacant suburban lots to a parking garage converted for package handling underneath Chicago’s Millennium Park, companies are …

Blasting through early space travel

The Naked Scientists (blog)–20 hours ago

Ready your rocket and buckle up, because this week we’re blasting through time and space. But when – and how – did we start star-hunting in …

Five myths about space

Washington Post–Dec 11, 2018

In fact, if there were no gravity in space, it wouldn’t be possible for … This common perception leads to articles like one in Sciworthy that begins, …

Canadian space laser pings asteroid that may threaten Earth

The Weather Network–Dec 5, 2018

OLA, which was provided for the mission by the Canadian Space Agency, … so that it periodically shows up in tabloid articles, accompanied by …

Asteroid-sampling mission zeroes in on tiny space rock

Nature.com–Nov 29, 2018

US spacecraft aims to return the largest trove of space dirt to Earth since NASA’s final Apollo mission in the 1970s.

Why a new discovery in outer space means humans should keep an …

CNBC–Nov 17, 2018

For the first time in history, scientists have detected the first interstellar object ever observed. In October 2017, an elongated interstellar object …