Russia's Roscosmos Hopes to Compete with SpaceX (opens the source in a new tab)
TL;DR: only have a shot if SpaceX only cuts costs by 15% - unlikely
Space
100 Billion Brown Dwarf Stars in the Milky Way (opens the source in a new tab)
Doesn't add much to our prime beach front property totals, though
Virgin Galactic restarts powered tests (opens the source in a new tab)
First since 2014 fatal crash - Branson has a lot of ground to make up
China Long March 5 fails on second mission (opens the source in a new tab)
They might not have to pay rent to Elon Musk
Japan wants to get to the Moon by 2030 (opens the source in a new tab)
They'll likely have to pay rent to Elon Musk
Beam-Riding and Sail Stability (opens the source in a new tab)
James Benford on the Breakthrough Starshot
Interstellar communication using microbial data storage (opens the source in a new tab)
by Bob Zubrin. Also, part 2
Planets in other solar system fit a pattern (opens the source in a new tab)
... but not the one in our solar system
Bezos to build rockets in Alabama (opens the source in a new tab)
Politics and a bit of business and history lead to Alabama
NASA's Wet Workshop concept revived
Read more: NASA's Wet Workshop concept revived
Elon Musk Status Update
Read more: Elon Musk Status Update
Do all stars form as binaries? (opens the source in a new tab)
Survey says... yes.
Luxembourg, the next space power (opens the source in a new tab)
What will their per capita income be with a $10T platinum asteroid?
Getting Harder to Criticize SpaceX (opens the source in a new tab)
2 this weekend and 9 this year - SpaceX seems to have hit its stride
SpaceBatMarsMobile (opens the source in a new tab)
Uncharacteristic coolness from NASA
SpaceX next gig: Air Force X-37B secret spaceplane (opens the source in a new tab)
Musk gets to launch mission 5 for the experimental spaceplane
SpaceX recycled Dragon capsule makes it to ISS (opens the source in a new tab)
unmanned craft delivers supplies, will stay for a month.
Go to Mars, Get Cancer (opens the source in a new tab)
Risk double previously thought.