What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Imagine if we detonated a nuclear bomb in space? Actually, you don't have to.You can see it for yourself. That was Starfish Prime...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is launching a satellite that can measure rising sea...
Summary List PlacementElon Musk's SpaceX will launch a satellite on November 10 that can measure rising sea levels from orbit.The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will update maps of the oceans...
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About 3% of SpaceX's Starlink satellites may have failed. That's not too bad,...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is launching satellites into space by the dozens to realize Starlink, a globe-encircling constellation of spacecraft that beam affordable, high-speed internet across...
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An oxygen-supply system on the space station's Russian side has failed
Summary List PlacementThe International Space Station is starting to show its age, particularly on the Russian side. In the last few months, a toilet in that segment went bust, an air leak got larger,...
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A Spanish startup wants to challenge Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic...
Summary List PlacementFrom Virgin Galactic to Blue Origin and SpaceX, a number of aerospace businesses want to break into space tourism. But British and American companies aren't the only ones on the...
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Elon Musk just got the rocket-regulation overhaul he's wanted for years, but...
Summary List PlacementThe Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday unveiled a major overhaul of its commercial rocket-launching rules, the result of an effort to make it easier for companies like...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX keeps winning US military contracts — here's why,...
Summary List PlacementElon Musk's SpaceX has secured three military contracts in as many months — and one aerospace expert believes the deals won't end there.The US Department of Defense (DoD)...
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Toyota is creating a Lunar Cruiser for Japan's space exploration agency —...
Summary List PlacementThe future of space exploration might be in the form of public-private partnerships, like the one between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota to create a...
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NASA gave Nokia $14.1 million to build a 4G network on the moon
Summary List PlacementTelecom equipment supplier Nokia will use a $14.1 million grant to build the moon's first wireless network as part of NASA's plans to establish a human presence there.NASA is...
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Elon Musk says SpaceX has a 'fighting chance' of sending its giant Starship...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX founder Elon Musk said Friday the company has a "fighting chance" of sending its Starship rocket to Mars in 2024 — two years later than hoped.During Mars Society's 2020...
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Space-station crew members just found an elusive air leak by watching tea...
Summary List PlacementThe International Space Station has been leaking an unusual amount of air since September 2019.At first crew members held off on troubleshooting the issue, since the leak wasn't...
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SpaceX is working with Microsoft to build a satellite network that can detect...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX has tapped Azure, a massive cloud-computing service built by Microsoft, to help it develop and operate experimental satellites capable of detecting missile launches all...
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to suck up asteroid rubble for the...
Summary List PlacementFor the first time ever, a NASA spacecraft is about to try to gather up an asteroid's dusty rock. The $1 billion OSIRIS-REx spacecraft — short for the Origins, Spectral...
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A British supermarket launched a chicken nugget into space for the first time...
Summary List PlacementBritish frozen-foods grocer Iceland Foods sent a chicken nugget into space for the first time in history.To celebrate its 50th anniversary last week, Iceland hired space marketing...
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NATO is setting up new space center at a secretive facility as concerns grow...
Summary List PlacementKESTER, Belgium (AP) — To a few of the locals, the top-secret, fenced-off installation on the hill is known as "the radar station." Some folks claim to have seen mysterious...
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NASA just picked a winner in its space-toilet competition. The $20,000 prize...
Summary List PlacementThe last time astronauts landed on the moon, in December 1972, they wore glorified diapers.NASA never designed a proper toilet for the Apollo missions. Instead, the astronauts —...
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NASA will share an 'exciting new discovery' about the moon on Monday. Listen...
Summary List PlacementNASA made a cryptic announcement this week: It has "an exciting new discovery" about the moon, but it's not going to reveal the finding just yet.Instead, it will share the details...
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NASA used a Boeing 747 rigged with a massive telescope to discover water on...
Summary List PlacementNASA just discovered molecular water on the moon, and humans didn't even need to be there to find it. Scientists on Monday announced the finding of frozen H20 on the moon with...
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The moon is sprinkled with patches of frozen water, NASA scientists...
Summary List PlacementThe moon is littered with patches of hidden water, NASA researchers have discovered.That's great news for the agency's plans to send astronauts back to the moon, set up a...
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Dozens of families in rural Texas will get SpaceX's Starlink satellite...
Summary List PlacementElon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to provide internet to a rural school district in Texas next year through its Starlink network of satellites.Starting early 2021, SpaceX will...
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