r/space 3d ago

Discussion Is nuclear propulsion the next step?

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Have we reached the ceiling on what chemical propulsion can do? I can’t help but think about what if we didn’t cancel the NERVA program.


r/space 2d ago

Discussion Help me find this documentary name

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Trying to find a documentary I watched some time ago but can't seem to remember.

It follows the evolution of the universe thorough time until everything is basically all black holes, that then eventually those begin to die out


r/space 3d ago

Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million for highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft using Solar Thermal Propulsion

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r/space 3d ago

Solar cells made of moon dust could power future space exploration

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r/space 2d ago

"How humans will live on Mars" Interview with Dr. Robert Zubrin April 4, 2025 (unherd.com)

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r/space 4d ago

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it

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r/space 3d ago

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

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r/space 3d ago

Solar wind compresses Jupiter's magnetosphere, creating a hot region spanning half the planet's circumference

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r/space 3d ago

SNAPSHOT: The First Nuclear Reactor in Orbit - 60 years ago

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r/space 4d ago

Discussion The Hubble Space Telescope YouTube channel is gone!

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Does anyone know the story behind this? I'm surprised I don't see anyone talking about it.

The URL was: https://www.youtube.com/hubblespacetelescope


r/space 3d ago

Students design a mission to Venus on the cheap

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r/space 3d ago

Discussion The BOAT Gamma Ray Burst

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I remember the BOAT "brightest of all time" gamma ray burst in 2022, which was said to be a once in 10,000 year event. Was this because of both the brightness and the closeness (relatively speaking)? It was 2.1 billion light years away which is seemingly closer than others, and it was far more intense. Is every GRB we see from earth pointed directly at us, since we are in the line of one of the jets? If this GRB had been in our galaxy with the same direction, earth would have been totally fried, right? Was the BOAT GRB the closest we have ever observed thus far?


r/space 4d ago

Discussion Fun fact: it has been 1 century since we've known that there's more than one galaxy in the universe.

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Just throwing Hubble some much deserved love.


r/space 4d ago

Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste

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r/space 3d ago

Black Arrow Rocket | When Britain Joined the Space Race

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r/space 4d ago

United Launch Alliance and Amazon set first launch for SpaceX Starlink competitor Project Kuiper

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r/space 4d ago

'Space Debris: Is It a Crisis?' On ESA's new film about Earth's worrying orbital traffic

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r/space 4d ago

Novel nuclear rocket fuel test could accelerate NASA's Mars mission

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r/space 4d ago

Discussion Are you missing the Hubble Space Telescope YouTube Channel? The videos will eventually be on a different channel by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Link in post.

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The Space Telescope Science Institute ran that Hubble YouTube channel, but were forced to eliminate it by NASA budget cuts. They'll be uploading the Hubble videos to the STScI account when they get the chance, since there are SO many of them: https://www.youtube.com/@spacetelescopevision


r/space 4d ago

Aurora scientists enlist Fram2’s private astronauts on unusual space mission

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r/space 4d ago

Mars rover makes the most significant find yet in the search for alien life

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r/space 5d ago

Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought

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r/space 4d ago

Webb explores effect of strong magnetic fields on star formation

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r/space 4d ago

Discussion Visualising Kepler's First Law

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Hey everyone,

I am currently learning Manim, the library that was created by 3Blue1Brown. Maybe you know these high-quality, but minimalistic maths-topic videos on YouTube. The cool thing: he published the entire code to re-create his animation style. And since I focus on space science and astronomy stuff (because this is my academic background), I began to create basic space concept animations. My first animation is about Kepler's First Law. So... more "how do orbits work?" explanations will follow soon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/YD10Mop6eUY?si=FxSCCPHrcv7uH0_7

Best,

Thomas


r/space 5d ago

Under pressure from DOGE, NASA is cutting $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more

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