Spaceflight - Page 117

June 15, 2018

MH370 disaster: How new space tech can keep track of aircraft

The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for more than four years, has thrust aircraft-tracking technology into the spotlight.

June 14, 2018

Do we need a single international language in space?

Nowadays, most humans leaving Earth must do so through Russian territory.

June 14, 2018

Interstellar comet dust holds clues about the solar system

Scientists are following a trail of interstellar dust all the way back to the formation of the solar system.

June 13, 2018

Russia builds laser cannon to blast space debris, report claims

A Russian company affiliated with the Russian space agency Roscosmos claims that it is working on developing a laser that could eliminate space debris.

June 11, 2018

NASA extends Juno Jupiter mission until July 2021

NASA's Juno spacecraft will continue studying Jupiter for another three years.

June 11, 2018

New Horizons spacecraft wakes up to prepare for historic flyby of distant object

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has woken up from hibernation to prepare for a historic New Year's Day flyby at the edge of our solar system.

June 5, 2018

Mars Cubesats make history with deep-space maneuver

Two tiny NASA explorers have notched another spaceflight first.

June 5, 2018

The moons of some giant alien planets could host life

Researchers have identified more than 100 giant exoplanets that may have potentially life-hosting moons

June 4, 2018

Galaxy distorted by long-ago collision glows in gorgeous Hubble photo

A misshapen galaxy shines in a newly released photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

June 1, 2018

Apollo 13's importance: How failure can lead to great success

Carie Lemack is co-founder and CEO of DreamUp , the first company to bring space into classrooms and classrooms into space.