USAF Weather Woes Grow as DMSP-19 Satellite Stops Obeying Orders
The U.S. Air Force lost the ability to command one of its two primary weather satellites on Feb. 11 and is trying to determine if the satellite can return to service. Credit: U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin artist’s concept WASHINGTON — NOAA satellite operators unexpectedly lost the ability to command one of the Air Force’s primary weather […]
Total Solar Eclipse Tuesday: How to Watch It Online
The sun will disappear completely behind the shadow of the moon in Southeast Asia tomorrow (March 8) in a total solar eclipse. If you can’t make it there in person , you can watch live via Slooh or NASA, in collaboration with Exploratorium and the National Science Foundation — and there will be plenty of […]
[JAXA President Monthly Press Conference] JAXA President Monthly Regular Press Conference February 2016
JAXA President Monthly Regular Press Conference Date and time: From 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 25 (Thu.), 2016Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Yoshikazu Shoji, JAXA Public Affairs Department Director X-ray Astronomy Satellite “Hitomi” (ASTRO-H) launch “Hitomi”, launched at 5:45:00 p.m. on February 17 (Wed.), 2016, is flying smoothly. It is now […]
Total Solar Eclipse & Asteroid Flyby on Tuesday, a Cosmic Double Feature
Tuesday seems to be a double-header for cosmic events: A total solar eclipse will shadow Indonesia and the North Pacific Ocean, and a 100-foot-wide (30 meter) asteroid will streak past Earth. The total solar eclipse of March 2016 is the only total eclipse of the sun of the year. The last one occurred in March 2015 […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, January 2016
JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, January, 2016 Last Updated: March 7, 2016 This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for January, 2016. Astronaut Kimiya Yui visits Star City in Russia Expedition 44/45 crew holding a press conference (Credit: JAXA/GCTC) Astronaut Kimiya Yui, who accomplished his ISS Expedition 44/45 mission, visited the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) […]
Best Space Photos of the Week – March 5, 2016
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Best Space Stories of the Week – March 6, 2016
An artist’s impression of what Mars might have looked like 4 billion years ago, according to a new study. Credit: Didier Florentz The farthest galaxy, a mistaken announcement, and an American space hero comes home — it’s Space.com’s top stories of the week. The farthest galaxy A galaxy named GN-z11 turns out to be the […]
Total Solar Eclipse for Indonesia and the Pacific: Where to See It
Astrophotographer Bob Hatfield took this image of the total solar eclipse on Nov. 14, 2012 from a cruise ship north of Douglas, Australia. Credit: Bob Hatfield Depending on where you live, either this Tuesday or Wednesday (March 8 or 9), there will be a total solar eclipse. But to seeit, you’ll have to journey to […]
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Skylon SABRE – A True Space Plane | Video Sh… CosMix: The Universe Is Alive With Music Goddard Space Flight Center’s Best Videos NASA Edge NEOs: Near Earth Objects – The Video Show Inside Space Station – The Video Show Exploring the Southern Sky – ESO at 50 | Vide… Last Venus Transit In Your […]
After Nearly a Year in Space, Astronaut Scott Kelly Would Love to Go Back
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly smiles after returning to Earth to end a 340-day mission to the International Space Station, ending his nearly yearlong mission. He and two Russian crewmates landed in a remote part of Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time). Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls His skin feels on fire, his body is weak and […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 29 February – 4 March 2016 To source
Sentinel-3A rides the waves
Following the first impressive images from Sentinel-3A, this latest Copernicus satellite is now showing us how another of its instruments, an altimeter, will track sea-level change. To source
Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint
Showcased at the center of this Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS 12196-6300, located just under 2,300 light-years from Earth. To source