Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds

Space News - 14 April, 2024 - 16:58
The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.

1st female ISS program manager looks ahead to new spaceships, space stations (exclusive)

Space News - 14 April, 2024 - 16:54
NASA's Dana Weigel has held leadership positions at the agency for 20 years. Now leading the ISS program, she highlighted the outpost's increasingly commercial focus.

This little robot can hop in zero-gravity to explore asteroids

Space News - 14 April, 2024 - 12:00
A three-legged robot named SpaceHopper could help combat challenges of exploring low-gravity environments, such as asteroids or moons.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 106 — Space Potpourri!

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 16:32
On Episode 106 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq take you on a tour of the coolest space places on Earth.

Tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang may be prime dark matter suspects

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 16:00
Don't rule out primordial black holes as dark matter suspects just yet! Particle-sized black holes may resist evaporation, surviving long enough to account for the universe's most mysterious stuff.

'You could feel the energy and wonder': Despite clouds, totality wows crowds during solar eclipse in Syracuse

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 15:00
The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York's Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, creating a wondrous and memorable totality.

In a virtual reality universe, upcoming 'JUICE' mission flies by Jupiter's moon Callisto

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 14:00
To test its autonomous software, the JUICE mission team pretended to fly the spacecraft past Jupiter's fourth moon, and passed the exam with flying colors.

Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft starts testing ahead of moon mission with astronauts in 2025 (video)

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 14:00
The Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft began testing on April 10 in an altitude chamber at NASA. The spacecraft will bring four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2025.

SpaceX Starship will be 500 feet tall to prepare for Mars missions, Elon Musk says (video)

Space News - 13 April, 2024 - 12:00
Just weeks after Starship first reached orbital speed during a spaceflight in March, SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlined what the company wants to do with future spacecraft for Mars missions.

ULA chronicles the rise of Vulcan rocket in new employee-drawn comic book

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 22:00
Vulcan, United Launch Alliance's new heavy-lift rocket, was not the result of being exposed to gamma rays or the bite of a radioactive spider, but it does have an origin story worthy of a comic book.

Watch an exclusive clip from the CNN' 'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' finale (video)

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 21:00
CNN's space documentary, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" reaches its finale on April 14. You can watch an exclusive clip now.

'Fly Me to the Moon' trailer mixes real-life Apollo history with moon landing hoax

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 20:00
Watching the new trailer for the upcoming movie "Fly Me to the Moon" might leave you thinking that it is an entire work of fiction. And for the most part, you would be correct.

HALO Space unveils capsule design for stratospheric space 'glamping'

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 19:42
Spanish start-up HALO Space has unveiled its capsule design for stratospheric space tourism.

One of the universe's most 'extreme' dead stars just sprang back to life unexpectedly

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 18:00
The closest extreme magnetic dead star or magnetar to Earth suddenly burst back to life to give astronomers a sight of unexpected and unexplained phenomena that are unlike anything seen before.

'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' documentary set to conclude on CNN

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 17:38
CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated last return to Earth. "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" airs on Sunday (April 14).

SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket first stage for a record 20th time tonight

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 17:06
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to lift off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 16:02
Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?

Fallout and the Space Age: The franchise's connections and nods to the final frontier

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 15:00
The Fallout video game franchise (now also a streaming series) is known for its unique take on the post-apocalypse, but it's also quite interested in outer space.

Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 14:00
Sierra Space has unveiled a new "global payload delivery" system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth's surface within 90 minutes.

My formal 2024 solar eclipse apology

Space News - 12 April, 2024 - 00:00
I used to be an eclipse hater, and now I'm not. That's the story.

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