New Horizons’ Evocative Farewell Glance At Ultima Thule

February 8, 2019 – An evocative new image sequence from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) nicknamed Ultima Thule – the target of its New Year’s 2019 flyby and the most distant world ever explored. Read More
NASA Seeks U.S. Partners To Develop Systems To Land Astronauts On Moon

February 8, 2019 – As the next major step to return astronauts to the Moon under Space Policy Directive-1, NASA announced plans on December 13 to work with American companies to design and develop new reusable systems for astronauts to land on the lunar surface. The agency is planning to test new human-class landers on the Moon beginning in 2024, with the goal of sending crew to the surface in 2028. Read More
Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres Of Uranus And Neptune

February 8, 2019 – During its routine yearly monitoring of the weather on our solar system’s outer planets, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new mysterious dark storm on Neptune (right) and provided a fresh look at a long-lived storm circling around the north polar region on Uranus (left). Read More
Milstar Program Reaches 25 Year Milestone

February 8, 2019 – Milstar, formerly known as the Military Strategic and Tactical Relay, launched February 7, 1994 and has now reached twenty-five years of service. Designed to overcome enemy jamming and nuclear effects, Milstar is a robust and reliable communication system providing the President, Secretary of Defense and the U.S. armed forces with reliable satellite communications. Read More
Liberal Sprinkling Of Salt Discovered Around A Young Star

February 8, 2019 – A team of astronomers and chemists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
has detected the chemical fingerprints of sodium chloride (NaCl) and other similar salty compounds emanating from the dusty disk surrounding Orion Source I, a massive, young star in a dusty cloud behind the Orion Nebula. Read More
NOAA And NCAR Partner On New, State-Of-The-Art U.S. Modeling Framework

February 8, 2019 – The United States is making exciting changes to how computer models will be developed in the future to support the nation’s weather and climate forecast system. NOAA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have joined forces to help the nation’s weather and climate modeling scientists achieve mutual benefits through more strategic collaboration, shared resources and information. Read More
CU Boulder Professor Inducted Into National Academy Of Engineering

February 8, 2019 – The National Academy of Engineering has elected Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences professor Penina Axelrad and alumnus Dereje Agonafer (AeroEngr ’72) as new members in 2019. Read More
Kepler’s Final Image Shows A Galaxy Full Of Possibilities

February 6, 2019 – NASA’s Kepler space telescope may be retired, but the discoveries continue to rack up for this historic planet-hunting mission. Kepler rang in the new year with several new planet discoveries, including a previously overlooked planet of an unusual size, as well as a super Earth and a Saturn-sized world orbiting a Sun-like star. Read More
Earth’s Northern Magnetic Pole Is Moving

February 5, 2019 – Earth’s northern magnetic pole is moving quickly away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia. This movement has forced NCEI’s scientists to update the World Magnetic Model (WMM) mid-cycle. Read More
The Science Coalition Names Senator Gardner A ‘Champion Of Science’

February 5, 2019 – U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) today announced that he has received the Champion of Science Award. The award – presented by The Science Coalition (TSC) – honors members of Congress whose actions and votes consistently reflect their commitment to fundamental science through funding investment for federal research agencies. Read More
SwRI Develops Optocoupler For Spaceflight Applications

February 5, 2019 – Southwest Research Institute has developed a high-reliability, high-voltage optocoupler for spaceflight applications. NASA has selected the device as a power interface between the Europa Clipper spacecraft and three instruments aboard, bound for Jupiter’s moon Europa in the next five years. The power converter, developed with internal funding, overcomes reliability problems similar systems have had operating in space. Read More
BIG Idea Challenge 2019 Finalists To Develop Planetary Greenhouse Concepts

February 5, 2019 – No drive-through? No problem. University students are designing greenhouses so astronauts can grow their own food on Mars. Read More
Schaub Elected An AIAA Fellow

February 4, 2019 – University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Professor Hanspeter Schaub has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Read More
InSight’s Seismometer Now Has A Cozy Shelter On Mars

February 4, 2019 – For the past several weeks, NASA’s InSight lander has been making adjustments to the seismometer it set on the Martian surface on December 19. Now it’s reached another milestone by placing a domed shield over the seismometer to help the instrument collect accurate data. The seismometer will give scientists their first look at the deep interior of the Red Planet, helping them understand how it and other rocky planets are formed. Read More
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Source: High Altitude Observatory
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Source: Virgin Galactic
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Source: NASA
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Source: ESA
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Source: ESA
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Source: Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
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Source: ESA
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Source: Fox21News
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Source: Yokohama National University
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Source: NASA
Lawmakers: Air Force Launch Procurement Strategy Undermines SpaceX
Source: SpaceNews
NASA Center Director Nominated To Lead NRO
Source: SpaceNews
Orbex Reveals Prime’s Second Stage As It Prepares For UK Domestic Launches
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
ESA’s Mars Rover Has A Name – Rosalind Franklin
Source: ESA
Astronauts Release U.S. Spacecraft From Space Station
Source: NASA
360 Video: Curiosity Rover Departs Vera Rubin Ridge
Source: NASA/JPL
When Deep Space Calls, Students Answer
Source: LASP/CU Boulder
Ariane 5’s First Launch Of 2019
Source: ESA
Seminar: GOLD – Mission, Overview Of The Early Observations, And Some Surprises – Feb. 8
Source: University of Colorado Boulder
Massive Collision In The Planetary System Kepler 107
Source: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
2018 Fourth Warmest Year In Continued Warming Trend, According To NASA, NOAA
Source: NASA/NOAA
Scientists Simulate A Black Hole In A Water Tank
Source: Agência FAPESP
Researchpalooza Winners And Presentation Videos
Source: University of Colorado Boulder
Iridium Declares Victory; $3 Billion Satellite Constellation Upgrade Complete
Source: Iridium Communications Inc.
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Source: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Myriota Partners With Tyvak To Develop And Launch Next Generation Nanosatellites
Source: Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
Commercial Astronaut Wings Presentation
Source: Federal Aviation Administration
New Technology Helps Address Big Problems For Small Satellites
Source: Purdue University
Bubbles Of Brand New Stars
Source: ESO
Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin At The 2019 State Of The Union
Source: NASA
First Look: Chang’e Lunar Landing Site
Source: NASA
The Woman Who Sees Space First
Source: Medium
Test Of Orion’s Emergency System Delayed Because Of 35-Day Government Shutdown
Source: Houston Chronicle
A Year After SpaceX’s 1st Falcon Heavy Launch, Starman (And A Tesla) Sail On
Source: Space.com
Commercial Crew Test Flight Schedule Slips Again
Source: SpaceNews
Recreating Space On Earth – Two Facilities Join ESA’s Platforms For Spaceflight Research
Source: ESA
CU Leads Pack With 5 Brooke Owens Fellows
Source: University of Colorado Boulder
Beyond Mars, The Mini MarCO Spacecraft Fall Silent
Source: NASA/JPL
Astrobotic Selects Jeffrey Apeldoorn To Lead Future Missions And Technology
Source: Astrobotic
Boeing Partners With Aerion To Accelerate Supersonic Travel
Source: Boeing
Turkey Creates Its First Space Agency
Source: Scientific American
The Milky Way Is Warped
Source: Science in Public
Novel Experiment Validates Widely Speculated Mechanism Behind The Formation Of Stars
Source: DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Catches Development Of Tropical Cyclone 125
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
The Vibrating Universe: Making Astronomy Accessible To The Deaf
Source: University of California – Riverside
Tour Alien Worlds With New Multimedia Treats
Source: NASA
Shutdown Delays Proposed Revisions To Launch Licensing Regulations
Source: SpaceNews
NASA Seeks Small Business Innovation Research
Source: NASA
NASA Airs Departure Of U.S. Cargo Ship From International Space Station
Source: NASA
NASA, NOAA To Announce 2018 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions
Source: NASA
Learning On The Job: Student Rocket Launches From Norway
Source: NASA
ESA Plans Mission To Smallest Asteroid Ever Visited
Source: ESA
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Source: WIRED
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Source: ALMA
Women At The Helm
Source: JHUAPL/NASA
Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX’s 1st Rocket Engine Test For Starship Rocket (Video)
Source: Space.com
ISS Suffers Another Leak, But This Time Of The Messy, Non-Dangerous Type
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com