Space and astronomy news
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The InSight lander recently detected the strongest seismic signal yet, thanks to its Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument.
A partnership between Honeybee Robotics and the University of Central Florida has produced the first steam-powered spacecraft for asteroid mining.
Lockheed Martin recently provided a first-look at the space habitat they are designing, as part of NASA’s program to return astronauts to the Moon and sending crewed missions to Mars.
The Chinese National Space Administration is going to have a busy year, with more than 40 launches to space scheduled for 2018
The S.S. Gene Cernan Cygnus spacecraft named in honor of the Apollo 17 lunar landing commander and launched by Orbital ATK from the eastern shore of Virgina at breakfast time Sunday, Nov. 12, arrived at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning, Nov 14, carrying over 3.7 tons of research equipment and supplies for the six person resident crew.
At the recent International Astronomical Congress, Lockheed Martin shared details of their Mars Base Camp, a key component in NASA”s upcoming crewed mission to Mars
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA announced today that Russian will be contributing modules and a docking system to the Deep Space Gateway, scheduled for construction over the next decade.
NASA is working on developing a space station in a cis-lunar orbit that will serve as the jumping off point to exploring the Solar System; it’s known as the Deep Space Gateway.
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A gap filling space surveillance satellite that will track orbiting threats for the U.S. Air Force is set for an thrilling nighttime blastoff Friday, Aug. 25 on the maiden mission of the Minotaur IV rocket from Cape Canaveral that’s powered by a retired Cold War-era ICBM missile once armed with nuclear warheads.