Russian Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station
Russia’s robotic Progress 61 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on Oct. 1, 2015.Credit: NASA TV A robotic Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station this evening (Oct. 1), ending a brief orbital chase. Russia’s uncrewed Progress 61 freighter, also known as 61P, docked with the space station’s Zvezda service module at […]
Satellites Watch Hurricane Joaquin Grow Into Category 4 Storm (Video, Images)
As Hurricane Joaquin barrels across the Atlantic Ocean, NASA satellites are tracking the storm to determine how it will affect residents along the East Coast of the United States. A new video of the hurricane taken by NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement satellite shows a 3D view of how the storm grew and changed on Tuesday […]
NASA JPL's Top Ten Skywatching Targets For October 2015 | Video
Return with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Target: The “Fuzzies” – Galaxies, Nebulae and Comets Chandra: A Great Observatory IMAX Hubble 3D: The Director’s Take – Exclusive Video CAUTION! – How to SAFELY Observe the Sun Stargazing: Welcome to the Universe Echoes of a Supernova Explosion Meteor Fall Caught on Camera Fly By Neptune’s Freezing Moon Triton […]
Hurricane Joaquin Seen From Space | Time-Lapse Video
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Fly Through Pluto Moon Charon's Giant Canyon in Spectacular New Video
Amazing new images show the enormous canyon system on Pluto’s big moon Charon in unprecedented detail. The photos were captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its historic flyby of Pluto on July 14. Mission team members combined some of the images into a new video that lets viewers fly over Charon’s tortured surface . […]
Did Pluto’s Moon Charon Get Smacked Upside Its Head? | Video
New Horizon’s fresh hi-res multispectral images of the smaller body of this double dwarf planet reveal a tortured world of craters and crunched terrain. A rugged canyon system stretching over 1000mi (1600km) around this moon begs scientific explanation. (Full Story) Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Stuart Robbins/mash mix: Space.com’s @SteveSpaleta To source
Andromeda Galaxy Chases Its Lunch In October 2015 Skywatching | Video
Andromeda (M31) is the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the farthest object that can bee seen with the naked eye. With binoculars or a telescope, you can spot M32, a small companion galaxy that Andromeda will one day consume. October 2015 is a good time to see them, along with Saturn (after […]
Private Moon Landing Set for 2017
Artist’s illustration of Moon Express’ MX-1 lunar lander on its way to the moon.Credit: Moon Express The first private moon landing could be just two years away. California-based company Moon Express , which aims to fly commercial missions to the moon and help unlock its resources, has signed a five-launch deal with Rocket Lab, with […]
Russia Launches Progress Cargo Ship on Fast Trip to Space Station
Russia launched an unmanned cargo ship Thursday (Oct. 1) on a speedy mission to deliver tons of fresh supplies to a waiting crew on the International Space Station. The cargo ship, called Progress 61, blasted off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it […]
Progress Cargo Ship Racing Towards ISS After Nighttime Launch | Video
A Soyuz rocket launched the cargo ship towards the International Space Station on Oct. 1st, 2015. It blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying supplies and experiments for the ISS. It is scheduled to arrive about 6 hours later. Credit: NASA To source
Hurricane Joaquin’s Intense Rain Seen By Satellite | Visualization
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement captured data on the storm on Sept. 29th, 2014. Its showed a large of the hurricane dumping 2 to 5 inches of rain (shown in red and magenta) into the Atlantic ocean. Tall convective towers (shown in orange) are strong indication of its strengthening energy. Credit: NASA/GSFC To source
Charon in Enhanced Color
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties. To source
'The Martian' Wants to Mail You a Potato: Movie Offers Stamped Spuds
20th Century Fox is inviting fans of “The Martian” to mail a potato home (or to a friend) with Mark Watney stamps.Credit: 20th Century Fox/collectSPACE.com It may seem strange at first, but by the time you get done watching “The Martian,” the new movie from director Ridley Scott, you will understand why 20th Century Fox […]