This year’s Amazon.com Prime Day megasale gives you the chance to own two of the most popular droids in science fiction history — R2-D2 and BB-9E. At almost 60% off of the original price, totaling $43.98, the R2-D2 bot has the same movements as seen in the film, and can be given commands through the […]
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New Apple TV+ Series ‘For All Mankind’ to Reset First Moon Landing
The celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing this week are about a month too late. The first human to step foot onto the lunar surface — Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov — did so on June 26, 1969. Or so is the conceit and departure from real history in the Apple TV+ […]
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HBO to Air Epic Mini-Series ‘From The Earth To The Moon’ Ahead of Blu-ray Release
HBO’s epic mini-series that chronicles different chapters of the Apollo program from a variety of viewpoints has finally received the high-definition treatment. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, HBO will air all 12 digitally remastered episodes of “From the Earth to the Moon” on HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO […]
Read MoreAquila the Eagle Flies High in the Southern Sky This Week
If you look high up in the southern sky this week around midnight, you’ll be able to see a pattern of stars that — at least to me — resembles a jet plane flying in a southbound direction. Of course, well before the invention of such flying machines, ancient stargazers visualized something else among these […]
Read MoreThe Last Lunar Eclipse of 2019 Occurs Tuesday, Just in Time for Apollo 11 Celebrations
Tomorrow (July 16), the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon and two weeks after the moon totally eclipsed the sun, it will be the moon’s turn to undergo an eclipse of its own. The full moon, in Sagittarius, will pass partway through the southern part of the […]
Read MoreAstronaut Snoopy to Fly in Macy’s Parade, Adorn New Collectibles
Snoopy will don an orange NASA spacesuit and float down the streets of New York City this November in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the space agency’s future missions. Charles Schulz’ comic strip beagle, which has had a long association as a safety symbol for NASA, will extend his […]
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How We Could Make Mars Habitable, One Patch of Ground at a Time
Transforming Mars into a life-friendly world doesn’t have to be a herculean planet-wide effort. Humanity could make patches of the Red Planet habitable relatively cheaply and efficiently by placing thin layers of silica aerogel on or above the Martian surface, a new study suggests. The insulating aerogel would warm the ground enough to melt water […]
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France Is Setting Up Its Own Space Force
The United States may have come up with the “Space Force” term, which is what the country’s newest branch of the military is called, but the idea is now being adopted by other nations as well. France has decided to create its own space command which will be tasked with defending its satellites. President Emmanuel […]
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Apollo 11’s Momentous Landing Came Down to One Tough Call
Steve Bales was just 26 years old when NASA’s Apollo 11 mission touched down on the moon’s surface, and to this day, he told Space.com, he remains astounded that somebody so young would be permitted to make a call that affected history. Bales, then a guidance officer working on the landing in NASA’s Mission Control, […]
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NASA Chief Says Leadership Changes Linked to Urgency in Exploration Programs
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he reassigned the agency’s human spaceflight head, Bill Gerstenmaier, because time was limited to address cost and schedule issues with the agency’s key exploration programs and still meet a 2024 deadline for returning humans to the moon. In an interview with reporters from SpaceNews and The Washington Post for C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program July […]
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Moon Landing Footage Would Have Been Impossible to Fake. Here’s Why.
It’s been half a century since the magnificent Apollo 11 moon landing, yet many people still don’t believe it actually happened. Conspiracy theories about the event dating back to the 1970s are in fact more popular than ever. A common theory is that film director Stanley Kubrick helped NASA fake the historic footage of its six […]
Read MoreSurprise! This Monster Black Hole’s Disk Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers have discovered a thin disk of material spiraling into a supermassive black hole in a very faint galaxy — an unexpected finding that may provide further clues to the dynamic processes surrounding black holes. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers observed the black hole at the center of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, which […]
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Meet the Ploonets! Runaway Moons with Delusions of Planethood Get Astronomy’s Cutest Name Ever
What do you call a runaway exomoon with delusions of planethood? You call it a “ploonet,” of course. Scientists had previously proposed the endearing term “moonmoons” to describe moons that may orbit other moons in distant solar systems. Now, another team of researchers has coined the melodious nickname “ploonet” for moons of giant planets orbiting […]
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EU’s GPS-like Galileo satellites have been down since July 11
Europe’s positioning satellites, Galileo, have been out of action since July 11 for mysterious reasons. On the page showing the current situation of all 22 satellites, it’s showing “Not Usable” or “Testing” as the status. As GPSWorld noted, the outage began on July 11 at 1 pm CET. On July 13, the European GNSS Service […]
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India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-2 launch delayed due to “technical snag”
After the scintillating finals of Wimbledon and the Cricket World Cup over the weekend, people watching at home were eagerly waiting for the next spectacle – India‘s Chandrayaan-2 launch. However, they will have to wait at least a few more days, as the country’s space agency, ISRO, has delayed the launch due to a “technical […]
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Stellar Deals on Celestron Telescopes and Binoculars
Get inspired to look up this Amazon Prime Day by snagging deals on telescopes and astronomy binoculars! We’ve rounded up some of the best deals on Celestron products for sale on Amazon right now. Amazon.com’s annual Prime Day megasale starts Monday, July 15 at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) and lasts for TWO days this year. […]
Read MoreThe Best Space Books On Sale for Prime Day
From the astrophysical topics to the inspiring tales of women in space, we’ve compiled the best space books that are on Amazon and on sale right now — just in time for Prime Day. We’ll update this page throughout Amazon Prime Day with more deals for space fans as we see them, so don’t forget […]
Read MoreThe Best Lego Deals for Space Fans
Attention, Lego fans! We’ve scoured Amazon.com for the best Prime Day shopping deals on Lego sets that are space or science-themed, as well as many science-fiction-themed sets. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for the space-loving Lego fan in your life or looking for something to add to your personal collection, we’ve got you […]
Read MoreAwesome ‘Star Wars’ Lego Sets On Sale for Prime Day
The Amazon Prime Day force is strong with these Lego “Star Wars” sets! Amazon.com’s annual Amazon Prime Day megasale starts Monday, July 15 at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT). Lego “Star Wars” fans can expect to find plenty of discounts on building sets over the course of this two-day sale. The deals are only available to people with an […]
Read MoreHey, Star Wars Fans! Check Out These Amazon Prime Day Deals
The force is strong with these Amazon Prime Day deals on “Star Wars” merchandise! From Millennium Falcon toys and accessories to an app-enabled droid, here are Space.com’s picks for the best “Star Wars” swag on sale today. Be sure to check out our Prime Day deals on Lego Star Wars sets! Amazon.com’s annual Amazon Prime Day megasale starts […]
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