Space Science Image of the Week: One of 70 000 images to explore in a new tool launched by Rosetta’s comet imaging team To source
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Earth vs. asteroids: humans strike back
Incoming asteroids have been scarring our home planet for billions of years. This month humankind left our own mark on an asteroid for the first time: Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped a copper projectile at very high speed in an attempt to form a crater on asteroid Ryugu. A much bigger asteroid impact is planned for […]
NASA Earth Data Helps Scientists to Understand Our Home Planet
In September 2017, the Atlantic Ocean was brewing with several large hurricanes. To source
Behold the Southern Lights!
As the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the southern Indian Ocean about halfway between Madagascar and Antarctica, the crew snapped this image of the Aurora Australis. To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 15 – 19 April 2019 To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, discover one of the most remote islands in the world: Easter Island To source
Easter Island
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over one of the most remote islands in the world To source
Happy Birthday Hubble!
The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 29th birthday with this incredible view of the Southern Crab Nebula To source
A Rainbow and the Cygnus Launch
A rainbow is seen at launch Pad-0A after the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. To source
Northrop Grumman Engineers Load Final Cargo for Cygnus Launch
Mission engineers load the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. To source
Mirror, mirror
Technology image of the week: a vintage image of a 121-segment mirror array being installed inside Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, built to reflect simulated sunlight for satellite testing To source
[STAR] Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and operation technology
Next Generation Aeronautical Innovation Hub Center The Unmanned Airplane for Radiation Monitoring System (UARMS) Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have already started making an impact in fields like pesticide application and aerial photography. As UAS continue to develop, the technology could find its ways into areas ranging from disaster monitoring and other public-use applications to infrastructure […]
Northrop Grumman's 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to Station
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen during sunrise on Pad-0A, Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. To source