World View Enterprises Wants to Bring Passengers to Space on Stunning Balloon Rides for $50,000 by 2024

SPACE 10.06.2021 03:42 AM

By 2024, a space tourism company will provide the first commercial flights to the stratosphere through balloon rides. The cost of a seat is $50,000.

New Space Rock Hybrid Discovered Near Sun; Confirmed as Both Comet and Asteroid

10.06.2021 02:39 AM

A new space rock (248370) 2005 QN173 was confirmed as both comet and asteroid, making it a super-rare hybrid comet that is a member of the main asteroid belt.

SpaceX Inspiration4 Jared Isaacman Shares Amazing Photo of Earth from Space Through His iPhone

10.06.2021 02:25 AM

Jared Isaacman of SpaceX Inspiration4 proudly displayed a photograph of the Earth taken from his iPhone while in orbit during their historic journey.

UAE Eyeing Venus in Its Next Interplanetary Mission Before Studying the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter

10.06.2021 02:01 AM

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) just announced its next interplanetary mission that will send a spacecraft to orbit Venus. This announcement comes eight months after its achievement of sending the Hope probe to Mars.

Giant Exoplanet With An Iron Rain Baffles Astronomers; Why Is This Ultra-Hot Jupiter Making Too Much Calcium?

10.06.2021 00:56 AM

The inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet, where iron is vaporized and rains down like rain, is much hotter than previously imagined, according to a new research.

Taurids Complex: Swarm of Large Near-Earth Asteroids Linked to a Comet Breakup 20,000 Years Ago

10.05.2021 23:42 PM

The Taurid Meteor Shower is made up of dozens of near-Earth asteroids that emerged from the disintegration of a gigantic 62 mile-wide comet barely 20,000 years ago, according to a new research.

SpaceX Copycat! China Makes a Rocket That Looks Like Elon Musk's Starship

10.05.2021 06:57 AM

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Space is making a rocket similar to SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's New Shepard to accommodate space tourists soon.

Thomas Pesquet Becomes New International Space Station Commander; What Will Be His Tasks in His Last Month in Space?

10.05.2021 03:10 AM

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet became the new commander of the International Space Station as of today, taking over from JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. He will assume the role for a month before he returns to Earth in November.

Russia Soyuz Rocket Will Beat NASA, Tom Cruise As It Will Soon Launch First Film Crew to Space; Who Will Be Aboard?

10.05.2021 02:10 AM

On Tuesday, Russia will send actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko to the International Space Station. Tom Cruise was supposed to be filmed on the ISS by NASA, but the Russian team went first.

Will Carbon Finally Go to Space? Researchers Created Heat Resistant Composites to be Tested on US Navy Rocket

10.04.2021 23:44 PM

ORNL researchers devised a unique technique for producing extreme heat resistant carbon-carbon composites for testing on a US Navy rocket launching with NASA.

Astrovan Needs New Design for Artemis Mission, and NASA is Open for Suggestions

10.04.2021 22:51 PM

A new challenge was put up by NASA, encouraging experts to develop a next-gen design of the Astrovan for the Artemis mission's trip to the moon.

Mysterious Metal-Rich Near-Earth Asteroid Can Be Mined Someday, Study Says

10.04.2021 21:57 PM

New study into metal-rich asteroids provides details about their origins and compositions, which might lead to their mining in the future.

SpaceX Gives Astronaut Wings to Its Inspiration4 Crew; Can You Guess What FAA Said?

10.04.2021 04:00 AM

The four humans aboard SpaceX Inspiration4 mission obtained astronaut wings, however FAA said that nonetheless may not be sufficient to earn them their commercial wing.

Northern Light Sounds: Some People Claim They Can Hear Crackling, Whizzing, Whooshing Noise from the Aurora

10.04.2021 03:49 AM

Some people have claimed that the aurora borealis are making noticeable crackling, whizzing, or whooshing sounds. The question now if such sounds are extremely perspective, or if they are a trick of the mind, arises.

Low-Cost Mars Exploration Being Developed, Novel Ways to Gather More Data on the Red Planet May Be Possible Soon

10.04.2021 03:27 AM

Despite studying Mars for many decades now, there is still more to explore on the Red Planet to gather data on a variety of places. That means cheaper Martian missions are needed.