DMSP-19 Weather Satellite Dead After Air Force Ends Recovery Effort
The Air Force’s newest weather satellite on orbit, known as the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 19, stopped responding to commands from operators in February. Credit: U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin WASHINGTON — The Air Force has stopped trying to recover a two-year-old weather satellite after operators lost the ability to command the spacecraft last month, […]
Space Walk of Fame to Auction Astronaut-Donated Artifacts to Benefit Museum
The funds raised by the April 2, 2016 auction will go towards refreshing the Space Walk of Fame Museum’s exhibit hall in Florida. Credit: Space Walk of Fame A fragment from a recovered rocket, a segment of netting used on the surface of the moon and a chunk of landing gear tire from a space […]
Boeing CST-100: Next-Generation Spaceship
This artist’s illustration depicts a Boeing CST-100 spacecraft approaching a private inflatable space station complex designed by Bigelow Aerospace. Credit: Boeing The Boeing Co. is one of two companies funded by NASA to develop spacecraft for the International Space Station. Its CST-100 Starliner is expected to fly with an astronaut on board no earlier than […]
[Project Topics] Current Status of Communication Anomaly of X-ray Astronomy Satellite “Hitomi” (ASTRO-H) (Mar. 29)
Topics List Mar. 29, 2016 UpdatedCurrent Status of Communication Anomaly of X-ray Astronomy Satellite “Hitomi” (ASTRO-H) (Mar. 29) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been trying to communicate with the X-ray Astronomy Satellite “Hitomi” (ASTRO-H), using ground stations both in Japan and overseas.By utilizing two opportunities of communicating with Hitomi, JAXA received signals from […]
'Abandoned in Place': NASA's Decaying Spaceflight Facilities Preserved in Photos
V2 Launch Complex 33, White Stands Missile Range, New Mexico; photographed in 2006; featured in the book “Abandon in Place.” Credit: Roland Miller In his new book “Abandoned in Place,” photographer Roland Miller takes readers on a visually stunning, emotionally charged tour of various abandoned facilities connected to NASA’s space program, including now-unused launchpads and […]
Russian Meteor Fragments Showcased in New 'Infinity Pen'
The new “Infinity Pen” encapsulates a small piece of the space rock that exploded over Russia in February 2013. Credit: Infinity Pen You can now imbue even your most mundane scribblings with a bit of otherworldly flair. A team of entrepreneurs launched the “Infinity Pen” project — which will include a tiny chunk of the […]
Star-forming ribbon
Space science image of the week: A super-cold filament of dust contains 800 times as much matter as our Sun To source
Jupiter Just Got Hit by a Comet or Asteroid … Again (Video)
Take that, Jupiter! The largest planet in the solar system just got whacked by an asteroid or a comet, and some intrepid stargazers have captured the planet’s latest collision on camera. The flash from a new impact on Jupiter (arrow) is seen in this still from a video taken through a telescope by amateur astronomer […]
Jupiter Collision! Impact Burst Captured By Amateur Astronomer | Video
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JAXA Satellite's Out-Of-Control Tumble Captured By Amateur Astronomer | Video
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Video Shows Japan's Hitomi Satellite Tumbling in Space, Rescue Efforts Underway
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is struggling to understand exactly what went wrong with its brand-new astronomy satellite, Hitomi, which suffered some sort of malfunction over the weekend and is apparently tumbling in space, according to a video captured by an amateur astronomer. Officials with JAXA lost regular contact with Hitomi on Saturday (March […]
Hot 'Super-Jupiter' Swings By Its Star Like A Giant Comet | Video
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Simulated Atmosphere of a Hot Gas Giant
The turbulent atmosphere of a hot, gaseous planet known as HD 80606b is shown in this simulation based on data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.Spitzer measured the whole heating cycle of this planet, determining its coolest (less than 400 degrees Fahrenheit) and hottest (2,000 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures. To source