Will the 'Super Hubble' Space Telescope Find Alien Life? (Kavli Hangout)
Simulated images of a galaxy 10 billion light-years from Earth, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the proposed High Definition Space Telescope (right), with 25 times the Hubble telescope’s resolving power.Credit: HDST/AURA Adam Hadhazy, writer and editor for The Kavli Foundation, contributed this article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . Scientists […]
NASA Tests Lunar Rover Prototype with Eye Toward Flying Real Thing
In this concept image, a resource prospector rover searches for water ice on the lunar surface.Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — The prototype of a rover designed to search for water ice at the poles of the moon passed a series of tests on Earth in August as project officials seek to line up funding and potential […]
ARCA Space Will Launch Test Flights from Spaceport America
ARCA Space Corp. will start testing its Hass suborbital rocket (concept art above) at Space Port America in New Mexico in 2016.Credit: ARCA Space Corp PASADENA, Calif. — A company that has it roots in a Romanian venture that competed for the Ansari X Prize more than a decade ago plans to carry out tests […]
'The Martian' Movie and NASA: Full Coverage
Human Mars exploration is getting the Hollywood treatment. “The Martian,” which stars Matt Damon as a NASA astronaut stranded on the Red Planet, hit theaters on Oct. 2. Learn about the real science and engineering behind the blockbuster film — and how the exploration depicted in “The Martian” meshes with NASA’s real-life plans to put boots […]
India Launches 1st Astronomy Satellite
A PSLV lifted off Sept. 28 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and placed the 1,500-kilogram Astrosat into low Earth orbit.Credit: ISRO video PARIS — India’s PSLV rocket on Sept. 28 successfully placed the nation’s first astronomy satellite into a near-equatorial low Earth orbit along with six secondary payloads that included satellites owned by prospective […]
Space.com Presents: The Art of Ed Belbruno (Event)
The life of artist and scientist Edward Belbruno is profiled in the new documentary film, “Painting the Way to the Moon.” One of Belbruno’s paintings, “Diophantine Flow” (2010), pays homage to his scientific work on spacecraft orbits.Credit: Edward Belbruno This event is being produced by Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . On Oct. 22, […]
Adorable Google Doodle Celebrates Water on Mars
Even Google couldn’t help but celebrate the incredible news that liquid water has been found on the surface of Mars. The Google Doodle for today (Sept. 29) features an adorable animation that gives a nod to the incredible news that liquid water flows on the Red Planet . Evidence of water found on Mars found […]
New Documentary Follows Leonard Nimoy's Battle with Lung Disease
Leonard Nimoy (left, Spock on “Star Trek”) and daughter Julie at Nimoy’s place in Lake Tahoe (between California and Nevada), which Nimoy later had to sell, as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease made it too hard for him to stay at that elevation.Credit: Nimoy Family Family members of the late Leonard Nimoy — Spock, to millions […]
'The Martian' Celebrates Discovery of Water on Mars
Following NASA’s announcement that there is liquid water on the surface of Mars, Mark Watney, the fictional lead character in the upcoming movie “The Martian,” has a very special message for the world. A special message from Mark Watney. #TheMartian #MarsAnnouncement https://t.co/60wJUzlJue — The Martian Movie (@MartianMovie) September 28, 2015 Watney’s reaction to the news […]
Pluto's 'Snakeskin' Terrain Revealed In High Resolution | Video
NASA’s New Horizons has been squirting its recorded data (to antennas of the Deep Space Network) since the probe’s high speed flyby on 14 July 2015. Features as small as 270 yards (250 meters) across can now be discerned. (Full Story) Credit: NASA/JHPL/SWRI/mash mix: Space.com’s @SteveSpaleta To source
Water on Mars: Wet Martian Discovery Explained (Infographic)
by Karl Tate , SPACE.com Infographics Artist | September 28, 2015 03:53pm ET Discovery Story: Salty Water Flows on Mars Today, Boosting Odds for Life The announcement that liquid, salty water has been found flowing on the surface of Mars came as no real surprise to astronomers. Mars is full of water, mostly in the […]
Space portrait
A unique portrait of ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen made for the Cupola observatory on the International Space Station by visual artist Vhils To source
Dark, Recurring Streaks on Walls of Garni Crater on Mars
Dark narrow streaks, called “recurring slope lineae,” emanate from the walls of Garni Crater on Mars, in this view constructed from observations by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. To source