NASA Selects ULA Atlas V Rocket To Launch Lucy Mission To Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
February 1, 2019 – NASA’s Launch Services Program announced yesterday that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to launch the Lucy mission, which is the first mission to Jupiter’s swarm of Trojan asteroids. This award resulted from a competitive Launch Service Task Order evaluation under the NASA Launch Services II contract. Read More
Jupiter Storm Tracker
February 1, 2019 – A giant, spiraling storm in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere is captured in this animation from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The storm is approximately 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) across, or roughly the width of the United States. Read More
Sodium, Not Heat, Reveals Volcanic Activity On Jupiter’s Moon Io
February 1, 2019 – A large volcanic event was detected on Jupiter’s moon Io using Jovian sodium nebula brightness variation, a new paper in Astrophysical Journal Letters said. Read More
CU Challenger, Columbia Memorial Event To Be Held February 3
January 30, 2019 – The annual memorial event will be held on the University of Colorado Boulder campus at 9:39 a.m. Sunday, February 3, to honor the astronauts who perished in the Challenger and Columbia disasters. Read More
Aviation Week Honors Two CU Students As Aerospace Leaders
January 30, 2019 – University of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students Ryan Blay and Mark Moretto have been announced as 2019 recipients of the Aviation Week Network “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” honors. Read More
Space Foundation CEO To Address “The State Of Space”
January 29, 2019 – In a year where the world celebrates the 50th anniversaries of the Apollo program’s greatest achievements, it is the next 50 years that will create even greater inspiration and opportunities with more people, industries and countries participating in the adventure of space. Read More
Boulder Solar Day
January 28, 2019 – The High Altitude Observatory (HAO) will host Boulder Solar Day on Tuesday, March 12. This informal one-day meeting provides an overview of solar research being accomplished at local institutes and encourages informal interactions with both local and visiting researchers. Topics will include solar instrumentation, observations and models. Read More
Remembering The Crew Of Space Shuttle Challenger
January 28, 2019 – Today marks 33 years since the loss of Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven astronauts. The orbiter broke apart only 73 seconds after launching from Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986. Read More
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Source: Forbes
OSIRIS-REx Finds Rugged Terrain On Asteroid Bennu
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Orion Span Falls Far Short Of Funding Goal To Support Its Commercial Space Station Ambitions
Source: SpaceNews
Iran Improving Its Rockets Ten Years After Its First Satellite Launch
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
Hubble Accidentally Discovers A New Galaxy In Cosmic Neighborhood
Source: NASA/ESA
Celebrating Women In STEM: Dr. Kalpana Chawla
Source: University News, University of Missouri – Kansas City
The ‘Stuff’ Of The Universe Keeps Changing
Source: Ohio State University
Scientists Find ‘New’ Science Instrument On Mars Rover Curiosity
Source: John Hopkins University
China Launched World’s First Rocket-Deployed Weather Instruments From Unmanned Semi-Submersible Vehicle
Source: Institute Of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
SpaceX’s Huge Falcon Heavy Rocket Will Launch On Its 2nd Flight In March
Source: Space.com
Chinese Company Inks Deal To Launch 90 Commercial Smallsats
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Telesat Signs New Glenn Multi-Launch Agreement With Blue Origin For LEO Missions
Source: SpaceNews
UK Space Sector On An Upward Trajectory After Decades On The Sidelines
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
‘Mars Buggy’ Curiosity Measures A Mountain’s Gravity
Source: NASA
NASA Completes Booster Motor Segments For First SLS Flight
Source: NASA
NASA’s NICER Mission Maps ‘Light Echoes’ Of New Black Hole
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Maxar Technologies’ SSL Terminates Its Participation In DARPA’s Robotic Servicing Of Geosynchronous Satellites Program
Source: Maxar Technologies Ltd.
Air Force Space Legend Visits The Pentagon
Source: Air Force Space Command
Shanahan Has Identified Top Pick To Lead Space Command
Source: DefenseNews
Is Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping Soon?
Source: Space.com
Juno Past Halfway Point Of Mission As Scientists Unpack Its Data
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
Science Committee Organizes Democratic Caucus For 116th Congress
Source: House Committee On Science, Space and Technology
Schriever AFB Remembers Activation Of 50th SW
Source: 50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Lockheed Martin Lays Infrastructure For Life On Moon, Mars
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Significant Progress Made To Upgrades That Boost NASA’s Space Communications Capabilities
Source: NASA
Station Crew Helping Future Orion Explorers
Source: NASA
Lockheed Martin Projects Decline In Space Profits In 2019 Due To ULA
Source: SpaceNews
Earth’s Continental Nurseries Discovered Beneath Mountains
Source: Rice University
White House: Space Force Under The Air Force Only A ‘First Step,’ A Separate Department Not Off The Table
Source: SpaceNews
P120C Solid Rocket Motor Tested For Use On Vega-C
Source: ESA
A 2019 Lunar Agenda For Orion
Source: ESA
The Future Of Space-Based Astronomy May Depend On Two Large Ground-Based Telescopes
Source: SpaceNews
How Black Holes Power Plasma Jets
Source: Simons Foundation
MaNGA Data Release Includes Detailed Maps Of Thousands Of Nearby Galaxies
Source: UC Santa Cruz
UA Benefits From Astronomy Superstar’s ‘Failed Retirement’
Source: The University of Arizona
Colorado’s By Aerospace Is Hoping Electric Planes Fix The Global Pilot Shortage
Source: Colorado Inno
To Catch A Wave, Rocket Launches From Top Of World
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
World’s Largest Digital Sky Survey Issues Biggest Astronomical Data Release Ever
Source: NASA/STScI
Boeing Starts Final Assembly For NASA’s First SLS Core Stage, Work Picks Up For The Second
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
Remembering The First Astronauts Of Apollo
Source: Space Foundation
New Plasma Wave Observations From Earth’s Magnetosphere
Source: Eos
Missing Link In Planet Evolution Found
Source: National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Elementum 3D: At The Cutting Edge Of Advanced AM Materials
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All Systems Go As Parker Solar Probe Begins Second Sun Orbit
Source: NASA
The Mighty Power Of Pixels: GBDX Powers A New Imagery Exploitation Tool For Analysts
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Curiosity Says Farewell To Mars’ Vera Rubin Ridge
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Space Technology Predicts Droughts Several Months In Advance
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Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Flies In New Configuration
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Active Galaxies Point To New Physics Of Cosmic Expansion
Source: ESA