Space Microscope to test universality of freefall
France’s Microscope satellite, carrying a set of ESA high-tech thrusters, lifted off last night from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, taking advantage of the same Soyuz launch that took the EU’s Sentinel-1B into orbit. To source
Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake Has Its Own Moon!
The dwarf planet Makemake has some company out in the cold, dark depths of the outer solar system. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a moon orbiting Makemake , which is the second-brightest object in the distant Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. (Pluto is the brightest of these bodies.) The newfound satellite — the first […]
Revisit the launch event
From ESA’s ESRIN centre for Earth observation in Italy, watch the replay of the event celebrating Sentinel-1B To source
Dwarf Planet Makemake: An Icy Wonder in Pictures
On April 26, 2016, scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope announced that they’d found a small moon orbiting Makemake. The 100-mile-wide (160 kilometers) satellite is barely visible just above Makemake, almost lost in the glare of the bright dwarf planet. Read the Full Story . To source
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Last Flight-Qualified Space Shuttle External Tank Crosses Panama Canal
NASA’s last surviving flight-qualified space shuttle external tank is seen at the Panama Canal on April 25. Credit: California Science Center/David Knight via collectSPACE.com A giant space shuttle fuel tank made for an unusual sight Monday (April 25) at the Panama Canal. The 154-foot-long (47 meter) external tank, riding atop an uncovered flatbed barge , […]
Launch replay
Watch the replay of the Sentinel-1B launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 25 April To source
Sentinel-1B launched to complete radar pair
The second Sentinel-1 satellite – Sentinel-1B – was launched today to provide more ‘radar vision’ for Europe’s environmental Copernicus programme. To source
Sentinel-1B liftoff
Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket together with three Fly Your Satellite! CubeSats and the CNES Microscope satellite To source
British Astronaut Tim Peake Sets Off-World Record Running Marathon in Space
British astronaut Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) takes a drink while running the London Marathon aboard the space station on April 24, 2016. Credit: ESA Tim Peake of the European Space Agency completed the 2016 London Marathon on Sunday (April 24), running the 26.2 miles (42.2 km) while circling the Earth about […]
Ice Scours the North Caspian Sea
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite acquired this large natural-color image showing a wide view of the Caspian Sea around the Tyuleniy Archipelago on April 16, 2016. Ocean scientist Norman Kuring of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center found a puzzling feature in the image — lines crisscrossing the North Caspian Sea. […]
Milky Way Over Maine's Penobscot River Captured in Stunning Photo
Astrophotographer A. Garrett Evans took this image of the Milky Way on March 12, 2016 at Sandy Point Beach in Stockton Springs, Maine. Credit: A. Garrett Evans At Sandy Point Beach in Maine, the Milky Way glowed over the still water when this stunning image was captured. Astrophotographer A. Garrett Evans took this image on […]
William Shatner: 'Star Trek' Tech Is 'Not That Far-Fetched'
Even some of the tech aboard the USS Enterprise isn’t so far-fetched. Think the automatic sliding doors or the wireless earpiece worn by communications officer Nyota Uhura. Credit: Paramount WASHINGTON — William Shatner knows a thing or two about sci-fi tech. The 85-year-old actor is best known for his portrayal of the fictional Captain James […]