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Rosetta tells us what she’s learned in her first year living with a comet To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, August 2015
JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, August, 2015 Last Updated: November 10, 2015 This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for August, 2015. JAXA astronauts support the HTV5 mission Launch of the H-IIB rocket with the HTV5 on board (Credit: JAXA) On August 19, at 8:50 p.m., the H-II transfer vehicle (HTV) “KOUNOTORI” (white stork) 5 was […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Result of the high-altitude drop test of a simulated small return capsule to establish return technology
Result of the high-altitude drop test of a simulated small return capsule to establish return technology Last Updated: November 10, 2015 JAXA is developing a small return capsule that can be carried aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) KOUNOTORI, aiming to devise return capsule technologies and increase cargo return opportunities for precious samples obtained through […]
Mars’ Atmosphere Could Have Gone Up or Down – Now Scientists Know Which | Exclusive Video
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Virgin Galactic Recruits Female Test Pilot Kelly Latimer
Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo spaceliner is lowered onto its landing gear for the first time. On Nov. 9, 2015, Virgin Galactic announced the selection of NASA test pilot Kelly Latimer as the latest spaceship pilot to join its ranks.Credit: Virgin Galactic Kelly Latimer, the first female research test pilot ever to join what is now […]
Icy Volcanoes May Erupt on Pluto
A possible ice volcano on Pluto (visible at center) is seen in this NASA image, captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, released on Nov. 9, 2015. The feature, called Wright Mons, is a strange feature 100 miles wide and 13,000 feet high with a summit depression at its center. New Horizons scientists suspect Wright Mons […]
Pluto’s Four Tiny Moons’ Topsy-Turvy Tumbles | Animation
Hydra, Nix, Kerberos and Styx behave like ‘spinning tops” according to SETI Institute’s Mark Showalter. Hydra – the fastest rotation – spins at dizzying 89 times per Pluto orbit. These mini-worlds look like they could each be collision-mergers of two even smaller bodies. (Full Story) Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/M. Showalter To source
Four Months after Pluto Flyby, NASA’s New Horizons Yields Wealth of Discovery
From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA’s New Horizons science team is discussing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto at this week’s 47th Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences in National Harbor, Maryland. To source
Four Months after Pluto Flyby, NASA’s New Horizons Yields Wealth of Discovery
From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA’s New Horizons science team is discussing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto at this week’s 47th Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences in National Harbor, Maryland. To source
Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars
Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris, and this image, acquired on Aug. 10, 2015, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, features a small part of its wall and floor. To source
Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars
Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris, and this image, acquired on Aug. 10, 2015, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, features a small part of its wall and floor. To source
Meteor Explodes Creating 'Ice Halo Fireball' | Video
Space Coast Intelligent Solutions’ meteor camera network captured an in-falling remnant of Comet Encke, progenitor of the annual Taurid meteor shower. Slow motion playback of the event reveals a halo of ice crystals illuminated by the fireball at its peak of visibility. Credit: Space Coast Intelligent Solutions / mash mix: Space.com To source
Comets Are Cupboards For Cooking-Up Life On Earth, Rosetta Mission Shows | Video
ESA’s Rosetta probe scientists explain how Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s sulfur, methane, alcohols and other organics lend support to long standing theories, which hold that that comets helped bring life to Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech To source