Space & Spaceflight

That North Korean Satellite Is Probably Dead

Last week North Korea launched a satellite into orbit. But now, just a few days later, New York Times is reporting that it’s probably already dead. That didn’t take long. https://gizmodo.com/north-koreas-satellite-is-out-of-control-why-this-is-v-5968007 We knew that the satellite was out of control, but now radio astronomers are saying that they aren’t seeing any signals from the satellite.…

Space & Spaceflight Leslie Horn

These Are The Last Words That Were Said On The Moon

Everyone knows the first words that were said on the moon, but what about the last? 40 years ago yesterday we left the moon for the last time, so now’s as good a time as any to ask. The answer? Well there are a few, and you can pick which one you like better. As…

Space & Spaceflight Eric Limer

Is There Poop on the Moon?

Everyone always talks about the wonders of space: its vastness, its complexity, and how exploring it is stretching the limits of human endeavor. Oddly, nobody ever talks about what astronauts do with their poop. Fortunately, Minute Physics and Smarter Every Day aren’t afraid to tackle such questions. In this video, they explore problems you probably…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

How To Watch Tonight’s Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower

Late tonight you can catch some of the best sky watching of the year with the annual Geminids Meteor shower. Hayden Planetarium’s Joe Rao says it’s always one of the best sky shows, but this year’s shower is probably going to be especially good because the moon is at new phase. That means the moonlight…

Space & Spaceflight Leslie Horn

Here’s Video of North Korea’s Rocket Taking Off Yesterday

North Korea successfully launched a satellite into a careening, drunken, stumbling orbit yesterday. That’s probably bad news for someone or some someones, but still pretty impressive technologically. Here’s what it looked like from the North Korean control room as it happened. https://gizmodo.com/north-koreas-satellite-is-out-of-control-why-this-is-v-5968007 The rocket making a successful launch—it traveled over Japan—implies North Korea is close…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle Wagner

This Is the Biggest River Anywhere Outside Earth

This image, snapped by Cassini as it passed over Saturn’s moon Titan, shows the biggest liquid system ever found on any world other than Earth. Scientists have observed lakes and streams on Titan before, but this river is by far the largest yet: it measures over 320 kilometers in length. That’s still twenty times shorter…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

Track North Korea’s Terror Death Satellite Live in Space

North Korea’s satellite is wobbling out of control, and might rain down fiery death debris at any moment. Want to make sure you’re not underneath when the sky falls? Track the thing in realtime right here. https://gizmodo.com/north-koreas-satellite-is-out-of-control-why-this-is-v-5968007 As I type this, the Bright Star-3 “weather satellite” (death weapon) is over Antarctica. Tomorrow? Who knows. Washington,…

Space & Spaceflight Sam Biddle

North Korea’s Satellite Is Out of Control: Why This Is Very Bad News

After failing miserably on numerous occasions, North Korea has finally put a satellite in orbit. But according to US officials, it is now “tumbling out of control.” This is bad news, and more bad news, covered in a double layer of extra bad news. https://gizmodo.com/north-korea-says-it-just-put-a-satellite-in-space-upda-5967710 NORAD detected the launch yesterday at 7:49pm Eastern Time. The…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

The Rocket North Korea Launched Last Night Can Fly as Far as LA

North Korea’s aerospace industry can be called a lot of things—”successful” is not one of them. So far, the Hermit Kingdom has failed to put any of its first four rocket-launched payloads into orbit but it looks as though fifth time was the charm. https://gizmodo.com/north-korea-says-it-just-put-a-satellite-in-space-upda-5967710 North Korea says it put a satellite in space last…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

These Twin Orbiters Map the Ebb and Flow of Lunar Gravity Down to the Micron

Science has long known about the curious gravitational variations of the moon’s surface—called mascons—as evidenced by the Doppler shift of radio signals from passing spacecraft. However, researchers are now taking an unprecedented, high-fidelity look at the moon’s gravitational field thanks to a pair of washing machine-sized orbiters. The $496 million Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

This Trippy Gobstopper Is Actually a Map of the Moon’s Mass

When you fly two space craft around the moon for days on end, you may as well do something useful with them. So NASA created this beatifully colorful map of the moon, which shows how its mass varies over its surface. The color indicates how much mass certain parts of our rocky companion has: red…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

America Is Just So Beautiful at Night

NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite was able to grab this beautiful image of the United States of America at night because of a new infrared sensor on the satellite. The sensor is able to detect natural light versus man-made light at extremely high resolution. That’s how you get this perfect image of Earth at night. Wired…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan

All the Space Helmets In (ALMOST) Every Movie Ever

This video by Keith Melton is monumental: every space helmet in every movie ever, put together for our collective space nerdgasm. It’s a pleasure to watch them all, even more so because of the amazing soundtrack: a perfect David Bowie’s Space Oddity and The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby mashup. [Keith Melton via Geektyrant via Pewpewpew]

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Researchers Have Found the Universe’s Very First Stars

We already knew that the universe had a distinct starting point, and now researchers at MIT have actually seen the very first stars born from that beginning. https://gizmodo.com/mathematic-proof-that-the-universe-had-a-beginning-5904714 Scientists generally accept that, just minutes after the Big Bang, protons and neutrons collided into each other in the nuclear fusion reactions that produced hydrogen and helium.…

Space & Spaceflight Ashley Feinberg

A Round-Trip Ticket to the Moon Will Cost You a Mere $750 Million

Let’s face it; you’re never going to be an astronaut. And even if you were, there’s no chance NASA would send you anywhere but the ISS. Lucky for you, a company called Golden Spike is officially offering moon rides. All it takes are some very, very deep pockets. As the Washington Post reports, what Golden…

Space & Spaceflight Brian Barrett

The Most Accurate, Highest Resolution Night Earth View to Date: Black Marble

This is the most accurate, highest resolution true color night image of planet Earth to date. These images are truly extraordinary, “an unprecedented new look at our planet at night,” as NASA says. It’s the newest and sleekest version of the Blue Marble. NASA calls it the Black Marble. And it’s stunning indeed. The images…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

NASA’s Latest Engineering Challenge: How to Change a Light Bulb

NASA is changing all of the light bulbs on board the International Space Station to help famously insomniac astronauts sleep better. Astronaut insomnia is somewhat legendary at NASA, with astronauts popping sleep pills with regularity and averaging only six hours of sleep a night, far less than the eight and a half hours they’re technically…

Space & Spaceflight Rebecca Boyle - Popular Science

RIP Spidernaut: The Space-Traveling Arachnid Is Dead

Her name was Nefertiti. Her species was Phidippus johnsoni. She was the first jumping spider to make it all the way to space and live to tell about it. After spending 100 days aboard the ISS, she successfully readjusted to life on earth where she enjoyed just five days of retirement at the National Museum…

Space & Spaceflight Leslie Horn

Why NASA Finding Organics on Mars Is Nothing to Get Excited About

The internet is awash with news that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected carbon compounds on Mars. Some people may have you believe that the news suggests there’s life on Mars—but don’t get too excited just yet. Carbon compounds… One of Curiosity’s main goals is to hunt out organics on Mars. These are carbon-based molecules…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

A Spidernaut Spent 100 Days in Space and Returned Home a Hero

She did it! A jumping spider named Nefertiti went all the way to space for 100 days, hung out on the ISS, and now the little spidernaut has re-entered our atmosphere. She has officially hung up her space suit and retired to a quiet life in the Insect Zoo at the National Museum of Natural…

Space & Spaceflight Leslie Horn

That North Korean Satellite Is Probably Dead

These Are The Last Words That Were Said On The Moon

Is There Poop on the Moon?

How To Watch Tonight’s Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower

Here’s Video of North Korea’s Rocket Taking Off Yesterday

This Is the Biggest River Anywhere Outside Earth

Track North Korea’s Terror Death Satellite Live in Space

North Korea’s Satellite Is Out of Control: Why This Is Very Bad News

The Rocket North Korea Launched Last Night Can Fly as Far as LA

These Twin Orbiters Map the Ebb and Flow of Lunar Gravity Down to the Micron

This Trippy Gobstopper Is Actually a Map of the Moon’s Mass

America Is Just So Beautiful at Night

All the Space Helmets In (ALMOST) Every Movie Ever

Researchers Have Found the Universe’s Very First Stars

A Round-Trip Ticket to the Moon Will Cost You a Mere $750 Million

The Most Accurate, Highest Resolution Night Earth View to Date: Black Marble

NASA’s Latest Engineering Challenge: How to Change a Light Bulb

RIP Spidernaut: The Space-Traveling Arachnid Is Dead

Why NASA Finding Organics on Mars Is Nothing to Get Excited About

A Spidernaut Spent 100 Days in Space and Returned Home a Hero

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