space William Shatner Says Blue Origin Flight Changed Him Even at 90 years old, you can get a new outlook on life – and a thrilled William Shatner told reporters that seeing the curvature of the Earth and the darkness of space changed him. We show you the Blue Origin launch and hear from NBC News Science Reporter Denise Chow about what it means for Jeff Bezos’ spacefaring company.
space Through 20 Years in Space, He Saw Climate Change Happen Costa Rican American astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz saw the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and the pollution of the world’s oceans happen over 20 years in trips to space. These days, after making history as the first Latino astronaut to go into space, Chang-Díaz is working on plasma propulsion, a project which could be ready in a few years and drastically...
space Why This Scientist Says There's a ‘Planet 9' – Even Though He Hasn't Seen It Michael Brown, best known as the Caltech scientist who “demoted” or “killed” Pluto, believes there is a ninth planet in the far reaches of the solar system that has not been discovered yet. The man whose team previously discovered dwarf planets Eris and Sedna explains his hunch about the next planet out there.
blue origin A Once-Quiet West Texas Town Embraces Its New Role in the Space Race When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted off to the edge of space Tuesday, some of his most enthusiastic spectators were from the quiet ranching town of Van Horn, Texas, just 25 miles from the launch site of Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin. LX News host Jobeth Devera traveled to Van Horn to see how it has been transformed by...
SPACEX With SpaceX in Town, Could Residents Lose Their Homes? SpaceX has a spaceport in Boca Chica, an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas. Some residents still live there while the company is trying to buy them out of their homes – but a newly created spaceport development corporation could use the power of eminent domain to seize those homes instead, says Sara Bronin of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
space This Asteroid Could Explain the Origin of Life, Before it Hits Us Watch out for September 24, 2187: if the asteroid called Bennu is going to collide with Earth, that’s when it’s going to happen. In the meantime, a team of scientists sent a lander to the asteroid to collect samples. Determining what the asteroid is made of can help track its trajectory, and also provide insight into the beginnings of...
LX Would Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae-Kim Go Into Space For Real? They play astronauts in the movie “Stowaway,” so we asked Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae-Kim: would you ever travel to space in real life? What’s one thing from Earth you would you take with you? Plus, director Joe Penna tells us about meeting a high-level NASA official and making the film as technically accurate as possible.
Hayley Arceneaux Hayley Arceneaux, Set to Be the Youngest American in Space, Wants Other Cancer Survivors to Dream Big Hayley Arceneaux beat cancer at the age of 10. Now, at the age of 29, she wants to inspire other cancer survivors to reach for the stars. Arceneaux is set to become the youngest American ever to go to space when she joins SpaceX on its first private flight later this year.
bernard harris Bernard Harris, the First Black American to Perform a Spacewalk, Is Also an Ocean Explorer Bernard Harris, a former NASA astronaut and the first Black American to do a spacewalk, has some new missions right here on Earth. One of them is teaching and promoting STEM education. And the other is exploring the oceans as a certified scuba diver. Harris talked to LX News host Tabitha Lipkin about these new terrestrial passions.
mae jemison Dr. Mae Jemison, First Black Woman in Space, Wants Teens to Know It's OK to Not Always Do What You're Told Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel to space, wants teens to follow their own path in life rather than trying to follow in her footsteps. She writes about her own journey in her new book “Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments From My Life.” In an interview with LX News, Jemison discusses why it was important to...
