Constellation

An artist's concept of Proba-3 eclipsing the Sun.

These Satellites Just Nailed the Most Precise Formation Flight in Space History

ESA's Proba-3 just achieved a world-first: millimeter-precise formation flying, entirely on its own.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz May 8

An artist's impression of the cold super-Jupiter, its host star in background. Illustration: UMK

Colossal Exoplanet 11 Times the Mass of Jupiter Is Just 300 Light-Years Away

The cold super-Jupiter's mass rivals that of some of the largest-known exoplanets.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Sep 16

An image of a meteor cross the sky during the Perseid shower.

Triple Meteor Showers Set to Dazzle the Night Sky Over the Next Two Weeks

It’s an amazing time of year to be a stargazer as the night skies are about to light up with three different meteor showers over a two-week period.

Space & Spaceflight Adam Kovac Jul 29

Apple Pulls the Plug on Constellation After One Season

The stars didn't align for the sci-fi thriller series to continue.

Television Justin Carter May 12

The Ancient Egyptians May Have Seen the Milky Way as a Celestial Deity

An astrophysicist has simulated the appearance of our galaxy as it would have been seen from Egypt 4,000 years ago.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Apr 11

Here’s a US map showing the constellation of city lights and highways

It’s like staring at the night sky only instead of looking up to see stars and constellations, we’re looking at the bright lights of cities connected by highways. A Reddit user superimposed state boundaries and interstate routes onto a NASA photograph of the United States of America at night to show how and why things…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 16

How NASA Solved a $100 Million Problem for Five Bucks

A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They panicked. They plotted. They steeled themselves for the hundreds of millions of dollars it was going to take to make things right.…

Space & Spaceflight Brent Rose Jan 31

Stare into the eyes of this beautiful, busy nebula

This is NGC 2467, an energetic star-forming region found in the constellation Puppis. This image from the European Southern Observatory captures a gorgeous range of colors and countless stars being born…but I just can’t stop staring into the nebula’s eyes. I’ll admit, my pareidolia is probably working overtime on this one, but this nebula strangely…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 16

Nighttime on a strange alien world (or possibly Nevada)

Between those bizarre structures, the impossible colors up in the night sky, and the fact that this photo was apparently taken in the middle of a busy star cluster, how can this not be from some far distant alien world? The answer, it seems, is when you’re looking in just the right direction at some…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

This cosmic dust cloud blocks our view of the galaxy

The Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years in diameter, but that doesn’t mean we’re necessarily able to see everything our galaxy has to offer. The trouble comes from this thick nearby dust cloud, which blocks the stars behind it. This particular dust cloud is located near the constellation Corona Australis, also known as the Southern…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 27

The impossibly bright beauty of Orion’s Belt

Betelgeuse has been hogging the headlines lately, but what about the other stars in the constellation of Orion? This spectacular photo reveals the beauty of Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, the trio of stars that make up its belt. https://gizmodo.com/earth-may-soon-have-a-second-sun-5738542 This photo was taken last month and captures the three stars that make up Orion’s belt,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 24

NASA’s Biggest-Ever Solid Rocket Shakes Utah

NASA’s DM-2 rocket motor successfully fired for two minutes this week, pumping out a massive cloud of smoke while technicians carried out their tests. The first test is… are their earplugs in tight enough to block out the incredible noise? Prior to the firing at the ATK Aerospace Systems facility in Promontory, Utah, the engine…

Space & Spaceflight Gary Cutlack Sep 1

Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA Legends Blast Obama’s Space Plan

Obama’s space plan is bad for the United States’ future as a technological superpower. It’s actually bad for the entire world. That’s basically the summary of Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA legends’ open letter to President Obama.—JD https://gizmodo.com/obama-cancels-kennedys-dream-5461806 The United States entered into the challenge of space exploration under President Eisenhower’s first term, however, it…

Space & Spaceflight Neil Armstrong et al Apr 15

$500 Million NASA Ares 1 Rocket Launcher Needs One (1) Rocket

If anyone has an Ares 1 rocket they need launching, NASA has a brand new, never-been-used $500 million mobile launching pad that’s just itching to hurl something rocket-sized into space. In case you don’t get the humor, dry and subtle as it is, here’s a quick primer: Just last month, the Obama Administration—how to put…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Mar 28

Obama Cancels Kennedy’s Dream

Once upon a time, a President thought that taking humans “to the Moon and the planets beyond” was not only good for the economy of the country, but also would push US technology decades beyond everybody’s else. He was right. That President was John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Of course, he also wanted to go to the…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Feb 5

How Close Are We To Colonizing Space?

How close are we to long-term human habitation beyond low-Earth orbit? Colonies on the moon or Mars are still many years off, but the good news is there are several serious efforts underway to make it happen. The ISS. The closest thing we currently have to a space colony is the International Space Station. While…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Dec 18

Ares I in Danger of Dying Because of Alleged NASA Money Troubles

A panel of space experts assembled by President Obama were expected to inform the White House today that unless they can round up some more cash, they won’t have the funds to make it back to the Moon before 2020. The UK Guardian says the report was apparently surprising to some inside NASA, who thought…

Space & Spaceflight Adrian Covert Aug 14

The Max Launch Abort System Launch Makes Me Want to Be an Astronaut Again

Looks like Flash Gordon came to Virginia this Wednesday. Here you have images and video of the spectacular Max Launch Abort System in action. Sadly, the spiffy spacecraft won’t be in Orion. Maybe they can send me one to test. https://gizmodo.com/orion-crew-test-module-timelapse-build-367722 MLAS—named after Maxime Faget, the designer for the Aerial Capsule Emergency Separation Device in…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Jul 10

Progress Update on NASA’s Constellation Program

NASA’s Jeffery Hanley went to the US Human Spaceflght Plans committee in Washington to do a show and tell on Constellation, the space program that will take us to the Moon and Mars. He played this report on its state. While there are some naysayers who claim that Orion, Ares I and V are not…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Jun 25

From Earth To Moon Redux: How The Next Moonshot Will Happen

May 2019: Our scheduled return to the moon. There’s plenty of laboring to be done on the Constellation Program before then, but the foundation is set. Here’s how you—as an astronaut—would experience the mission: Ares V Unmanned Cargo Rocket, EDS and Altair: The Gear Goes Up First First it’s the turn of the giant unmanned…

Space & Spaceflight Wilson Rothman May 9

Constellation

These Satellites Just Nailed the Most Precise Formation Flight in Space History

Colossal Exoplanet 11 Times the Mass of Jupiter Is Just 300 Light-Years Away

Triple Meteor Showers Set to Dazzle the Night Sky Over the Next Two Weeks

Apple Pulls the Plug on Constellation After One Season

The Ancient Egyptians May Have Seen the Milky Way as a Celestial Deity

Here’s a US map showing the constellation of city lights and highways

How NASA Solved a $100 Million Problem for Five Bucks

Stare into the eyes of this beautiful, busy nebula

Nighttime on a strange alien world (or possibly Nevada)

This cosmic dust cloud blocks our view of the galaxy

The impossibly bright beauty of Orion’s Belt

NASA’s Biggest-Ever Solid Rocket Shakes Utah

Neil Armstrong and 26 NASA Legends Blast Obama’s Space Plan

$500 Million NASA Ares 1 Rocket Launcher Needs One (1) Rocket

Obama Cancels Kennedy’s Dream

How Close Are We To Colonizing Space?

Ares I in Danger of Dying Because of Alleged NASA Money Troubles

The Max Launch Abort System Launch Makes Me Want to Be an Astronaut Again

Progress Update on NASA’s Constellation Program

From Earth To Moon Redux: How The Next Moonshot Will Happen

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