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Pluto gets into the holiday spirit, decked out in red and green using a pair of Ralph/LEISA instrument scans. To source
Uwingu’s new service, Daily Space Explorer, emails subscribers a new space or astronomy photo every day of the year.Credit: Uwingu/collectSPACE.com They’ve invited the public to name exoplanets and radio messages to Mars. Now, the space-research funding company Uwingu is offering to deliver the universe to your inbox every day for a year. Daily Space Explorer […]
James Holden receives a mysterious distress signal onboard the ice ship “Canterbury,” kicking off the events of “The Expanse,” in this concept art for a pivotal moment in the show.Credit: Syfy.com The two authors of “The Expanse” book series, now a new Syfy TV show, were deeply involved with the look, feel and script of […]
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets. Most studies of potential Earth-smashers focus on objects in the asteroid belt roughly between Mars, Earth’s outside neighbour, and Jupiter on its other flank, said the […]
The duo behind “The Expanse,” the space adventure series turned newest Syfy epic, sat down with Space.com to discuss the story’s creation, its many different forms, working on the show and writing space’s biggest threat. Episode 4 of the 10-episode series, which follows the interactions and politics of humans from Earth, Mars and the Asteroid […]
On the evening of Monday, Dec. 28, Mercury will be at greatest elongation eastward from the sun. It is seen here half an hour after sunset. This will be the last good opportunity to spot Mercury this year.Credit: Starry Night software. This week is your last chance this year to spot the elusive planet Mercury […]
Reports that an asteroid will pose a serious threat to Earth on Christmas Eve are unfounded, NASA official said. Here, an artist’s depiction of an asteroid flying close to Earth.Credit: ESA / P. Carril There is no substance to multiple media reports that an asteroid passing by Earth on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) will cause […]
Zinnia flowers are starting to grow in the International Space Station’s Veggie facility as part of the VEG-01 investigation. Veggie provides lighting and nutrient supply for plants in the form of a low-cost growth chamber and planting “pillows” to provide nutrients for the root system. To source
Astrophotographer Adam Woodworth captured a star-filled night sky over a lighthouse in Maine. He writes in an email message to Space.com: “I’d been hoping…Read More » to get a Milky Way shot at Portland Head Light for a couple of years now, but I never got out there early enough in the year to capture […]
Our year through the lens: a selection of our favourite images for 2015 To source
The solar arrays on NASA’s InSight Mars lander are deployed during a test on April 30, 2015 inside a clean room at a Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in Denver. InSight had been scheduled to launch in March 2016, but a problem with an instrument means the lander won’t launch until mid-2018, if it gets […]
Russia’s Progress 62 cargo ship arrives at the International Space Station on Dec. 23, 2015 delivering food, supplies and other equipment just in time for Christmas.Credit: Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency) A robotic Russian cargo ship made it to the International Space Station just in time for Christmas. Russia’s uncrewed Progress 62 freighter docked with […]