[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Asian Try Zero-G 2016 ideas selected
Asian Try Zero-G 2016 ideas selected Last Updated: August 30, 2016 Kibo-ABC called for proposal of “Asian Try Zero-G 2016″ to be conducted in Kibo , expected to be performed by ISS crew JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi this year. Over 120 proposals were submitted from students and young scientists/engineers of Asian countries. Each Kibo-ABC participating […]
Space.com Visits a Mock Mars Mission in Hawaii: Travelogue
Black lava rocks dominate much of the landscape in certain areas of the island of Hawaii. This alien landscape is what makes Hawaii an ideal location for a mock Mars mission. The area surrounding Kona International Airport on the island of Hawaii isn’t necessarily a tropical paradise. The ground looks like it was recently scorched […]
Mock Mars Crew Will Return to Civilization Today, After 1 Year in Isolation
After a year living in isolation, six crew members on a mock mission to Mars are returning home today (Aug. 28). The crew members have been living in an isolated habitat on the bare, rocky slopes of Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, as part of the HI-SEAS program (Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation), […]
Speeding Towards Jupiter's Pole
Jupiter’s north polar region is coming into view as NASA’s Juno spacecraft approaches the giant planet. This view of Jupiter was taken on August 27, when Juno was 437,000 miles (703,000 kilometers) away. The Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter. To source
Rare Close Encounter of Venus & Jupiter Tonight Won't Happen Again Until 2065
Tonight (Aug. 27), look toward the western horizon to see a rare celestial event and a parade of planets — no telescope required. Just above the horizon, Venus and Jupiter will appear so close to each other that, from some locations, the two planets will almost seem to touch. The next time Venus and Jupiter will […]
'Mars Spectacular' Is a Hoax; Red Planet Won't Look Like a Full Moon
This image accompanied the “Mars Spectacular” email of 2003, which sparked a recurring Mars Hoax claiming that planet will appear as large as the moon Aug. 27. I cannot believe I’m writing yet another column concerning the infamous “Mars Hoax ,” but indeed, 13 years after it made its first appearance, it sadly has reared […]
Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center
NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center. Born on Aug. 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, WV, Johnson worked at Langley from 1953 until her retirement in 1986, making critical technical contributions which included calculating the trajectory of Alan Shepard’s historic 1961 flight. To source
Land shifts in Italy
The Sentinel-1A satellite has given us a picture of the ground deformation caused by the 24 August earthquake in Italy To source
Juno Probe to Get 1st Up-Close Look at Jupiter Saturday
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this dual view of Jupiter on Aug. 23, 2016, from a distance of 2.8 million miles (4.4 million kilometers). NASA’s Juno spacecraft is about to get its first up-close look at the king of planets. At 8:51 a.m. EDT (1251 GMT) on Saturday (Aug. 27), Juno will zoom within 2,600 miles […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 22-26 August 2016 To source
This Weird Galaxy Is Actually 99.99 Percent Dark Matter
Astronomers photographed the ultradiffuse galaxy Dragonfly 44 using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the 8-meter Gemini North telescope in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Astronomers have discovered a galaxy as big as the Milky Way that consists almost entirely of dark matter, a mysterious and invisible substance that scientists have been trying to figure out for […]
Planets in the 'Habitable Zone' Might Not Actually Be Hospitable to Life
The temperature of a planet — and whether it can support liquid surface water, a key ingredient for life —may depend on that world’s formation history. Planets that start out hot may stay hot, no matter how far they lie from their host stars. A new study suggests that, contrary to prevailing wisdom, the temperature […]
SpaceX Dragon Departs Space Station with Mice, Other Experiments
An unmanned SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is released back into space by a robotic arm on the International Space Station on Aug. 26, 2016. The Dragon will return 3,000 lbs. (1,360 kilograms) of science gear to Earth. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft is headed back to Earth from the International Space Station today (Aug. 26) with […]