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Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day January 28, 2020
A vibrant, lime-green aurora lights up Earth's upper atmosphere in this photo captured by an astronaut at the International Space Station. […]
On This Day in Space: Jan. 28, 1986: Space shuttle Challenger explodes after launch January 28, 2020
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing the seven crewmembers on board. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series! […]
The International Space Station is getting a commercial module January 28, 2020
NASA has picked Houston-based company Axiom Space to build at least one habitable private module that will be attached to the orbiting lab, the space agency announced Monday (Jan. 27). […]
Hottest known exoplanet is so hot, it's tearing its molecules apart January 28, 2020
The hottest exoplanet ever found is so infernally hot that it's ripping apart hydrogen molecules in its atmosphere, astronomers have found. […]
European Solar Orbiter will give us our first look at the sun's poles January 28, 2020
Scientists are about to get their first-ever good looks at the poles of the sun, which could be key to solving some long-standing solar mysteries. […]
Proposed House bill pushes NASA's crewed moon landing back to 2028 January 28, 2020
NASA should aim to put boots on the moon in 2028, not 2024, and achieve this goal explicitly to aid human Mars exploration in the 2030s, according to an authorization bill that was introduced Friday (Jan. 24) by the leadership of the House committee on science. […]
Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! January 27, 2020
Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences. […]
European scientists are taking a mock moon mission in Hawaii right now January 27, 2020
A crew of researchers prepared to leave "Mars" this past Saturday (Jan. 18) as another crew arrived, ready to explore the "moon." […]
Rocket glitch delays launch of European Solar Orbiter to Feb. 7 January 27, 2020
The launch of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft has been delayed two days after engineers discovered a rocket issue during preflight testing. […]
Fallen SpaceShipTwo pilot's name added to Space Mirror Memorial January 27, 2020
A name has been added the U.S. memorial for fallen astronauts, honoring the first commercial spacecraft pilot to die in the pursuit of opening outer space to the public. […]
SpaceX postpones launch of Starlink satellite fleet due to bad weather January 27, 2020
SpaceX called off the next launch for its Starlink megaconstellation of internet satellites due to bad weather Monday (Jan. 27), postponing the flight for 24 hours. […]
SpaceX is launching 60 more Starlink satellites Wednesday. Here's how to watch live. January 27, 2020
The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit Wednesday (Jan. 29), and you can watch it live online. […]
Pluto and Titan are surprisingly hazy, but scientists are fuzzy on exactly why January 27, 2020
NASA's New Horizons mission turned Pluto from a fuzzy blob into a detailed, geophysically complex world. But it's still a little fuzzy, as it turns out. […]
NASA's Mars 2020 rover photobombed by mysterious 'High Bay Bob' in sunglasses January 27, 2020
If you've been paying attention to the space engineers readying NASA's Mars 2020 rover, you may have noticed a recent surprise visitor in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. […]
These twin rovers might explore the moon together one day January 27, 2020
Astronauts aren't the only ones who will have to work together on future crewed missions. […]
Why physicists are determined to prove Galileo and Einstein wrong January 27, 2020
Physicists dropped objects on a satellite for two years to test Galileo's theory of falling objects. […]
Watch live Wednesday: SpaceX to launch 60 Starlink satellites @ 9:06 a.m. EST (1406 GMT) January 27, 2020
SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and you can watch the liftoff live here, courtesy of SpaceX. […]
Mysterious particles spewing from Antarctica defy physics January 26, 2020
What's making these things fly out of the frozen continent? […]
Netflix's futuristic sci-fi series 'Altered Carbon' returns with season two next month January 26, 2020
"Altered Carbon," the futuristic sci-fi series from Netflix, is set to return on Feb. 27 for an eight-episode second season. […]
Firefly Aerospace rocket engine test ends in fire (video) January 26, 2020
Firefly Aerospace is opening up about a fire that broke out during a recent rocket engine test, releasing video of the event as it investigates the cause of the failure. […]

13-Mile Practice Skydive for Record-Breaking Space Jump

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner is hoping to make the world’s highest skydive this summer, in an event backed by energy drink company Red Bull. As a practice run, he leaped from a custom built capsule at an altitude of 71,581 feet (21,818 meters), marking his personal highest-jump ever.

Baumgartner’s ultimate goal is to jump from 120,000 feet (36,576 m) later this year in what he hopes will also be the first supersonic skydive.

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