India has completed the mission for developing its own navigation system, along the lines of the US’s Global Position System. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the IRNSS-1G, the last in a series of seven navigation satellites that … Read More
A NASA satellite tasked with keeping an eye on the sun captured the moment a solar flare burst from the star on Sunday. The “mid-level” flare — seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — erupted from a sunspot five times … Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS — When it comes to spaceflight competition, Jeff Bezos says “the more the merrier.” Despite some high-profile sniping on Twitter with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Bezos — the founder of Blue Origin — believes there’s enough room in … Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS — A new 360 video from United Launch Alliance (ULA) allows you to experience a rocket launch like never before. The video shows you the power of the Delta IV rocket launch from extreme vantage points right next … Read More
LONDON — There were several reports from across Britain of a green flash lighting up the sky Thursday, leading some to dub the fireball the “St. Patrick’s Day Meteor.” SEE ALSO: 16 spectacular meteor shower photos from the UK and Ireland … Read More
Even Scott Kelly — a NASA astronaut who just returned to Earth after 340 days on the International Space Station — is on board with augmented reality. Kelly tested out the Microsoft HoloLens, an augmented reality device, on the Space … Read More
Gamers and gadget hounds can now get their hands on the hotly anticipated Oculus Rift virtual reality headset: The Facebook-owned company announced the commercial release of its virtual reality device at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. At a whopping $600, … Read More
After countless hours of training, British astronaut Tim Peake stepped out of the airlock aboard the International Space Station on Friday — and boldly took a selfie. “Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever — quite an … Read More
A U.S. congresswoman is calling out a leading astronomy educator who violated the sexual harassment policy at the University of Arizona, saying the case highlights a larger problem of holding known offenders accountable in higher education. The astronomer, Timothy Frederick … Read More