Space News Pod

Elon Musk SpaceX layoffs, Hubble discovers new galaxy and cold nights on Earth, the Moon and Mars. Hubble fortuitously discovers a new galaxy in the cosmic neighborhood.

Israeli spacecraft gets final element before 2019 moon launch. NASAs Sun probe does first lap!

For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge of the Solar System. Kilometer sized bodies like the one discovered have been predicted to exist for more than 70 years.  Northwestern researchers build toward 3D-printable habitat on Mars https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://spacenewspodcast.com

When it was first discovered, the asteroid known as 2002 NT7 had a small chance of impacting the Earth in 2019.  ESA Astronauts start field training with new tech.

Scientists discover what may be Earth’s oldest rock in a lunar sample returned by the Apollo 14 astronauts. The research about this possible relic from the Hadean Earth is published today in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.   https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast

 NASA’s Opportunity rover begins its 16th year on the surface of Mars today. The rover landed in a region of the Red Planet called Meridiani Planum on Jan. 24, 2004, sending its first signal back to Earth from the surface at 9:05 p.m. PST (Jan. 25, 2004, at 12:05 a.m. EST).  

A new partnership between Virgin Galactic and Under Armour.  https://www.patreon.com/spacenewspodcast

Former White House aide: Trump offered NASA unlimited funding to go to Mars in First Term. SpaceX’s new test rocket topples over thanks to strong Texas winds

The European Space Agency plans to start mining for natural resources on the moon including WATER and OXYGEN.

Project Orion would use 300,000 Hydrogen Bombs to blast humanity to Alpha Centuri.

Scientists have discovered Saturn’s rings are far younger than once thought, having formed as little as 10 million years ago.  

Documents released by the Department of Defense reveal some of what its infamous Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was working on.

A new gravitational wave detector is almost ready to join the search

Barnard b (or GJ 699 b) is a recently discovered Super-Earth planet  orbiting Barnard’s Star, making it the second nearest star system to the  Earth.  

An image from the international Cassini spacecraft provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons. The rainfall would be the first indication of the start of a summer season in the moon’s northern hemisphere. 

 Since the United States landed on the Moon on July 20th 1969, there has been an American flag standing on its surface. While 5 out of the 6 flags still stand the colors of Old Glory have faded due to the Suns harsh radiation. 

China has successfully sprouted the first-ever seed on the moon, the China National Space Administration reported on Tuesday, after a cotton seed successfully germinated inside a sealed chamber.  https://spacenewspodcast.com

China says it exchanged data with NASA on far side landing

 SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, is laying off 10 percent of its 6,000-employee workforce. The layoffs are part of a move to streamline the business and cut costs. 

Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harm