/tags/space Space en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 20 May 2024 15:05:40 GMT /news/2024-05-20/ed-dwight-americas-first-black-astronaut-candidate-finally-goes-to-space-60-years-later Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company. The 90-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Mon, 20 May 2024 15:05:40 GMT /news/2024-05-20/ed-dwight-americas-first-black-astronaut-candidate-finally-goes-to-space-60-years-later Associated Press /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-03/with-may-the-fourth-approaching-this-colorado-science-fiction-author-is-a-force-in-her-own-right Saturday is May the 4th – also known to fans as Star Wars Day. To celebrate, we sit down to talk with Connie Willis, one of science fiction's most notable writers, who happens to live here in Northern Colorado. She shares her thoughts on our weird obsession with UFOs... and on why it's so important to contemplate the future. Fri, 03 May 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-03/with-may-the-fourth-approaching-this-colorado-science-fiction-author-is-a-force-in-her-own-right In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /regional-news/2023-10-11/look-to-the-skies-an-annular-solar-eclipse-is-coming-to-our-region The eclipse will take place around 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time, and mainly go over Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. It will also touch the Southwest corners of Colorado and Idaho. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:27:01 GMT /regional-news/2023-10-11/look-to-the-skies-an-annular-solar-eclipse-is-coming-to-our-region Emma VandenEinde /science/2022-09-02/cu-boulder-contributes-space-hardware-to-nasas-trip-to-jupiters-moons An instrument developed by researchers at CU Boulder will be launching next fall to study Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:08:50 GMT /science/2022-09-02/cu-boulder-contributes-space-hardware-to-nasas-trip-to-jupiters-moons Brittany Cronin /science/2021-08-25/new-snapshots-of-sun-inform-space-weather-forecasting For the first time, scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have taken pictures of the sun's middle corona, one layer of the solar atmosphere responsible for spitting out material known as solar flares. The images could improve space weather forecasting and how we prepare for it on Earth. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT /science/2021-08-25/new-snapshots-of-sun-inform-space-weather-forecasting Ashley Piccone /science/2021-08-12/glimpsing-national-parks-from-the-international-space-station Astronaut Megan McArthur grew up visiting national parks like Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Zion. Now she’s photographing them from 250 miles above the surface of Earth. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 23:43:08 GMT /science/2021-08-12/glimpsing-national-parks-from-the-international-space-station Nate Hegyi /science/2021-08-07/the-perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-aug-11-heres-how-to-watch-it For the next week, Colorado’s night skies will be full of shooting stars. Despite the name, they aren’t actually stars — they’re space debris, and they’re part of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:00:57 GMT /science/2021-08-07/the-perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-aug-11-heres-how-to-watch-it Ashley Piccone /science/2021-07-08/nasa-will-send-two-missions-to-venus-with-help-from-colorado-scientists NASA is planning two missions to Venus in order to study how the planet became Earth’s “evil twin.” Colorado scientists are involved in each stage of the projects, which will launch at the end of the decade. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:55:50 GMT /science/2021-07-08/nasa-will-send-two-missions-to-venus-with-help-from-colorado-scientists Ashley Piccone /news/2021-06-29/allegations-that-trump-interfered-in-u-s-space-command-hq-decision-linger In the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the Air Force announced that the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command should be located in Alabama. The decision meant that the command must be pulled out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs in the coming years and has spawned allegations of political favoritism from members of Colorado’s congressional delegation. Tue, 29 Jun 2021 20:00:05 GMT /news/2021-06-29/allegations-that-trump-interfered-in-u-s-space-command-hq-decision-linger Michael de Yoanna /npr-news/2021-06-17/where-no-plywood-has-gone-before-a-space-agency-will-launch-a-tiny-wooden-satellite In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:08:21 GMT /npr-news/2021-06-17/where-no-plywood-has-gone-before-a-space-agency-will-launch-a-tiny-wooden-satellite Scott Neuman