Tiangong-1 Space Lab Will Fall to Earth Next Year, China Says
Artist’s illustration of China’s 8-ton Tiangong-1 space lab, which is expected to fall to Earth late next year, unless it’s boosted to a higher altitude. China’s first-ever space lab will die a fiery death in Earth’s atmosphere toward the end of next year, Chinese officials said. The 9.4-ton (8.5 metric tons) Tiangong-1 spacecraft is currently […]
NASA Probe Sees the Edge of the Sun, Birthplace of the Solar Wind
The solar wind’s evolution is finally coming to light, thanks to new analysis of observations from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO). The twin spacecraft (known as STEREO-A and STEREO-B) studied the sun’s edge to see how the constant flow of charged particles known as the solar wind originates. Since solar storms containing these particles […]
Elon Musk Says SpaceX's New Spaceship Could Go 'Well Beyond Mars'
Artist’s illustration showing SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft landing on Mars. “Mars Colonial Transporter” seems like a pretty cool name for a spaceship, but it wasn’t quite ambitious enough for SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk . “Turns out MCT can go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name,” the billionaire entrepreneur said Friday (Sept. […]
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NASA's IceBridge Observes Effects of Summer Melt on Greenland Ice Sheet
NASA’s IceBridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, flew over the Helheim/Kangerdlugssuaq region of Greenland on Sept. 11, 2016. This photograph from the flight captures Greenland’s Steenstrup Glacier, with the midmorning sun glinting off of the Denmark Strait in the background. To source
Saturn's Hexagon, Rings and More 'Stared At' For Days – Cassini Time-Lapse Video
By Steve Spaleta | September 16, 2016 10:14am ET From April 25-27, 2016, the NASA probe had its cameras fixated on Saturn. The planet’s hexagon-shaped jet stream at the north pole, shadowed rings and more are featured. credit : NASA/JPL-Caltech Watch more ► Shows Skylon SABRE – A True Space Plane | Video Sh… CosMix: […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 12-16 September 2016 To source
Harvest Moon 2016: When and How to See September's Full Moon
Updated on Sept. 16: Summer’s end is on the horizon, and the arrival of autumn will be heralded by a Harvest Moon on Sept. 16, when there will also be a penumbral lunar eclipse . The full Harvest moon will peak at 3:05 p.m. EDT (1905 GMT), but will appear full to casual skywatchers a day […]
Proxima
ESA’s next astronaut mission will be launched in November To source
Space for inspiration
Replays of the two-day event exploring the benefits of human spaceflight for our world To source
App Camp wrap-up
Follow the presentation of projects from this year’s Space App Camp via live webstream at 08:30–12:30 CEST on 19 September, with a special presentation from astronaut Luca Parmitano To source
Huge Mars Lakes Formed Much More Recently Than Thought
Valleys much younger than well-known ancient valley networks on Mars are evident near the informally named “Heart Lake” on Mars. Mars may have been able to support life for much longer than scientists had thought. Some Red Planet streams and lakes — including one bigger than several of North America’s Great Lakes — formed just […]