I posted recently about Tabby’s Star, also known as the “Alien Megastructure Star”. In the SETI Institute seminar video below, Prof. Jason Wright of Penn State University reviews what’s known about the star and discusses the latest findings on the star in the context of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Phil Plait reviewed Venus, the four part comic coming out in October: Rick Loverd comic book mini-series Venus features good science. What would it take to colonize Venus? The idea is a bit far-fetched right now, but in 100 years or more, who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a NASA video on the scientific research and application development happening on the International Space Station by commercial businesses: Alexander MacDonald of NASA’s Emerging Space Office gave an interesting talk at the recent Int. Symposium on Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, Nov. 16. 2015: 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST; 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome WAYNE ELEAZER to the show to discuss his recent Space Review postings. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Photos To Space Blog hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
Everyday Spacer hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
The latest update on activities aboard the Int. Space Station:
The guests and topics for The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, Dec. 8, 2014: 2:00-3:30PM PST (5:00-& 6:30 PM EST, 4:00-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back CHRISTOPHER ORWOLL, Executive Director, New Mexico Museum of Space History. 2. Tuesday, Dec. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The current generation of large telescopes are amazing but the E-ELT will dwarf them: Green Light for E-ELT Construction This artist’s impression shows the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in its enclosure. The E-ELT will be a 39-metre aperture optical and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pam Hoffman’s Everyday Spacer blogs hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
The guests and topics on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, Nov. 10, 2014: 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome ANDY WEIR, author of the best selling book The Martian. 2. Tuesday, Nov. 11, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The journal Nature discusses the rise of several fusion power schemes that increasingly appear to be viable low cost alternatives to the dominant Tokamak/ITER approach: Plasma physics: The fusion upstarts – Nature Fusion furore – Editorial/Nature One of those alternatives mentioned […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I posted back in April about NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator program, which set up a very elaborate multi-part system to test a parachute for slowing probes going into the Martian atmosphere. Here is a follow-up video about the program: In part 2, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc and co-author of AutoCAD, reviews the e-book version of Gerard O’Neill‘s book, The High Frontier, about space settlement in large in-space habitats: Saturday night science: The High Frontier – Ricochet.com. The re-appearance of this book in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The SkyCube amateur satellite project needs some crowd-observing to help locat their bird, which was recently released from the International Space Station: Satellite Lost and Found in Space – SkyandTelescope.com (via Behind The Black). SkyCube, a crowd-funded nanosatellite built to engage the public […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More about the Uwingu partnership with Mars One (see earlier post): Dr. Alan Stern & Bas Lansdorp, Sunday, 3-2-14 – Thespaceshow’s Blog Uwingu wants to develop a Mars map, and Mars One promises to use it – NewSpace Journal
The guests and topics for The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, March 3, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. JJEFF BELL. Dr. Bell will give us his assessment of space projects […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS. ANS 047 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – February 15, 2014: * University of Louisiana CAPE II Cubesat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Chinese Yutu lunar rover is in contact with the home base but the degree to which it is disabled has not yet been revealed: Lunar rover wakes up after near-death experience – Spaceflight Now China Moon Rover Survives Lunar […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A message from the Space Frontier Foundation: Registration is Open for NewSpace 2014, Register Today! Registration for the Space Frontier Foundation’s NewSpace 2014 Conference is now open! Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the commercial space industry and be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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