WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into whether the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight gave Boeing Co.PROHIBITION) wrong guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, said two people familiar with the matter on Friday. PHILO PHOTO: The Department of Justice …
Read More »The clear spots of Ceres come from salt water below | Space
Images of Occator Crater on Ceres, which is the largest dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The white areas in the crater are salt deposits. Numerous images – seen in false color – were put together here to create this animated view. Image via NASA / …
Read More »U.S. prosecutors investigate former NASA officer Boeing over space contract: sources
WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into whether the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight gave Boeing Co.PROHIBITION) wrong guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, said two people familiar with the matter on Friday. PHILO PHOTO: The Department of Justice …
Read More »There will be a blue moon this Halloween
This Halloween will be a blue moon for the first time since March 31, 2018. It will be the last blue moon until Halloween until 2039. If you are not aware, a blue moon indicates that there are two full moons in the space of one calendar month. So unlike …
Read More »Astronomers find baby galaxy “Milky Way look-like” 12 billion light-years from Earth
Billions of light-years from Earth, a baby galaxy that’s surprisingly similar to our own is lurking, surprisingly calm and shameful, scientists said in research published Wednesday. The scientists said the discovery changed their understanding of how galaxies form. The galaxy, named SPT0418-47, is located 12 billion light-years from Earth, according …
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