Blast Off! Orbital ATK CRS-6 Mission Launches To Space Station | Video
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Lonely lunch
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Last sunlit lunch in solitude at Concordia research station in Antarctica To source
First Space Shuttle Astronauts to Celebrate Flights' 35th Anniversaries
The astronauts who flew NASA’s first two space shuttle missions, Robert Crippen, Richard Truly, John Young and Joe Engle, as seen in 1981. Crippen, Truly and Engle will reunite in Houston on Sept. 17 for a celebration of their flights’ 35th anniversaries. Credit: NASA Thirty-five years after they launched on board the “world’s greatest all-electric […]
Radar vision
The second Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1B, is set for launch on 22 April. Discover more about the constellation and ‘radar vision’ for Copernicus To source
Supernova’s Super-Shockwave Seen For The First Time | Video
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Cygnus Spacecraft Ready for Launch to the International Space Station
The Cygnus spacecraft sits on top of an Atlas V rocket ready for launch to the International Space Station on March 22, 2016. To source
Space Fire! Special Experiment Launching on Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft
A special experiment that will ignite the biggest-ever human-caused fire in space is about to blast off. The robotic Cygnus cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) tonight (March 22) atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:05 p.m. EDT (0305 […]
Private Cygnus Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station Tonight: Watch It Live
An Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station tonight (March 22), and you can watch the liftoff live online. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch an unmanned Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 22, 2016 to deliver nearly 3.5 […]
Space Station Cargo Launch Tonight May Be Visible Along East Coast
An Atlas V rocket carrying an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft stands poised to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 22, 2016. The nighttime launch may be visible to observers along the east coast of North America. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky People in […]
Minor Lunar Eclipse to Darken Part of Moon Wednesday: What to Expect
Astrophotographer David Peller captured these three views of a minor penumbral lunar eclipse from Worcester, Mass. on Oct. 18, 2013. Another penumbral lunar eclipse will occur early Wednesday, before sunrise, on March 23, 2016. Credit: David Peller Earth’s shadow will darken part of the moon Wednesday morning (March 23) in a lunar eclipse that will […]
Did Mars' Methane Come from Comets?
NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars spotted these “shooting stars,” or meteors in the Martian night sky. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Texas A&M/SSI One of the most provocative questions about Mars today is what is causing periodic spikes in the amount of methane in the planet’s atmosphere. On Earth, methane is strongly tied to biological activities, raising the prospect […]
Dwarf Planet Ceres Features In New Detail | Video
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'So You Say There's a Chance': Yuri's Night Offers Patch for Astronaut Applicants
The Yuri’s Night commemorative #BeAnAstronaut patch celebrates the record response for NASA’s astronaut corps. Credit: Yuri’s Night/Tim Gagnon Right now, spread out across the United States, there are some 18,300 people who share one thing in common: they all submitted applications to become the next U.S. astronauts. So many people applied — almost three times […]