Air And Space - Page 531

April 5, 2017

'Mars Base Camp': Lockheed fleshes out red planet space station plan

In 2028, a space station could be circling Mars, if a new concept comes to fruition.

April 5, 2017

Where's Planet Nine? Citizen scientists spot 4 possible candidates

Citizen scientists have flagged four objects for follow-up study in the hunt for the hypothetical Planet Nine .

April 4, 2017

Astronaut's rare thunderstorm photos from space reveal stormy science

From the unique viewing location of the International Space Station (ISS), Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured what may be the first ever photographs of strange and rarely-seen features of thunderstorms.

April 3, 2017

Moon temple: Art project probes spiritual, cultural needs of lunar colony

European Space Agency (ESA) artist-in-residence Jorge Mañes Rubio has drawn up plans for a "moon temple" that would help meet the spiritual, social and psychological needs of lunar settlers .

April 3, 2017

Jeff Bezos reveals 'sneak peak' of Blue Origin's space tourism capsule

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March 31, 2017

SpaceX's launch of used rocket is a 'huge revolution in spaceflight'

After a couple of years landing its spent booster rockets upright on a landing pad, Thursday night Space X used one of those same stage one rockets to launch again.

March 30, 2017

SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap

SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights.

March 30, 2017

World's oldest spacewoman sets spacewalking record

The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman, Peggy Whitson, broke another record Thursday as she floated out of the International Space Station to set up a new parking spot.

March 28, 2017

Scientists see evidence of an ancient tsunami on Mars

A new study suggests that ancient Mars not only had an ocean, it experienced a tsunami unlike anything we've seen on Earth, reports Cosmos.

March 24, 2017

NASA test fires rocket engine for future Mars mission

NASA tested part of the rocket that will likely take humans to Mars at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on March 23.