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Deal sealed for new Sentinel-1 satellites
ESA has ensured the continuation of the Sentinel-1 Earth observation satellite series for Europe’s Copernicus environmental programme by ordering two more satellites. The €400 million contract was signed today with Thales Alenia Space of Italy to build Sentinel-1C and -1D. To source
Expedition 46 Soyuz Launch to the International Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. To source
Expedition 46 Soyuz Launch to the International Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. To source
Clouds Solve Mystery of Missing Water on 'Hot Jupiter' Planets
An artist’s impression of 10 hot Jupiter worlds featured in the largest spectroscopic catalogue of exoplanet atmospheres to scale with one another. The cloudy atmospheres of such planets may hide signals of water, scientists say.Credit: NASA/ESA Cloudy skies on sweltering Jupiter-size worlds seem to be hiding signs of water from curious eyes. A recent survey […]
Saturn Moons Align (Almost) to Perfection: Photo
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been in Saturn orbit for over a decade and it has seen the whole spectrum of ringed planet delights. But there are few views in Saturnian orbit that are more satisfying than seeing two or more moons in the same frame — particularly when they align . PHOTO: Cassini Watches Enceladus Fizz into […]
Whoa! 1st 'Star Trek: Beyond' Trailer Puts the Enterprise in Peril
The first official trailer for next year’s “Star Trek: Beyond” shows the fan-beloved starship Enterprise on the verge of breaking up while going through a dense asteroid field. “We’ve got no ship. No crew. How are we going to get out of this one?” Capt. James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) asks in the […]
'Independence Day' Sequel: 1st Trailer Hints at Big, Bad Alien Things
Twenty years after saving Earth from an alien invasion, it looks like Independence Day’s David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) is going to have to help us again. A menacing alien ship looms in scenes from the first trailer of “Independence Day: Resurgence,” as narration (taken from the first film) promises to make the American holiday a liberation […]
Principia launch
Replay: ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko heading to the International Space Station To source
Liftoff! New Space Station Crew Launch Includes a First for the UK
This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. EST. Two experienced fliers and a space newbie — the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station — launched spaceward on a Russian rocket today (Dec. 15) to begin a six-month science mission on the laboratory in orbit. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (top), NASA astronaut Tim […]
Principia liftoff
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko were launched into space at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET) To source
Go for the burn: how to melt a satellite
Imagine being confronted with half a tonne or more of metal and composite structures, electronics boxes and solar panels – an unwanted satellite. And then being handed a blowtorch and told to melt it into vapour. To source
Plunging into the Ionosphere: Satellite’s Last Days Improve Orbital Decay Predictions
Scientists are learning more about how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere affect space satellites as well as communications and navigation here on Earth, thanks to new data from a U.S. Air Force satellite that recently completed a more than seven-year mission. To source