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Feb 11
2020

Antares launch scrubbed due to faulty ground support equipment

The military-run spaceport at Cape Canaveral will soon be renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to reflect the facility’s transition from the U.S. Air Force to the newly-created Space Force, military officials said Friday.

Officials said Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, home operational launch pads leased by United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, and nearby Patrick Air Force Base south of Cocoa Beach, Florida, will both get new names.

Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess, commander of the 45th Space Wing which oversees Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, said Friday that the two installations on the Space Coast will be among the first military facilities in the country receiving new names after the creation of the Space Force in December.

Feb 10
2020

Something in Deep Space Is Sending Signals to Earth in Steady 16-Day Cycles

Scientists have discovered the first fast radio burst that beats at a steady rhythm, and the mysterious repeating signal is coming from the outskirts of another galaxy.

Feb 10
2020

Northrop Grumman aborts Cygnus cargo launch to space station

The launch was delayed due to off-nominal data from ground-support equipment.

Feb 9
2020

Eyes to the skies: Rocket launch to be visible in DC region

NASA Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled to launch a rocket tonight that will be visible to the DMV as it climbs into the sunset sky.

The facility hopes to launch the 13th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:39 p.m. near sunset. The Cygnus cargo ship (spacecraft) is the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence, named for the first ever African American selected as an astronaut.

The launch and mission will be carried live by NASA.

Feb 9
2020

Space double-header tonight! You can watch a Cygnus cargo ship and Solar Orbiter launch live online

There’s a space double feature in store for rocket fans today, with two launches to some very different places off Earth. Here’s how to watch them online.

Feb 8
2020

Resurrecting Interest in a “Dead” Planet

New research suggests that the surface of Venus is busy, but it may take new missions to our “sibling” planet to confirm this.

Feb 8
2020

A Map of Every Object in Our Solar System

Our solar system is a surprisingly crowded place. This incredible map shows the 18,000 asteroids, comets, planets, and moons orbiting the Sun.

Feb 8
2020

Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

O.o!

A mind-expanding and funny trip to the edge of mathematics

How big is the universe? How many numbers are there? And is infinity + 1 is the same as 1 + infinity? Such questions occur to young children and our greatest minds. And they are all the same question: What is infinity? In Beyond Infinity, Eugenia Cheng takes us on a staggering journey from elemental math to its loftiest abstractions. Along the way, she considers how to use a chessboard to plan a worldwide dinner party, how to make a chicken-sandwich sandwich, and how to create infinite cookies from a finite ball of dough. Beyond Infinity shows how one little symbol holds the biggest idea of all.

Feb 8
2020

NASA Solar Orbiter: Launch location, schedule, and how to watch

Get ready for the launch of NASA and ESA’s Solar Orbiter, the spacecraft that will transform what we know about the Sun.

Feb 7
2020

Powerful Radio Signal From Distant Galaxy Seems to Have a Pattern

O.o!it probs aliens they are everywhere lol.

Aliens?