Europe Hits Snooze on Woerner's 'The Moon Awakens' Push
PARIS — The European Space Agency on Jan. 7 issued a video describing, over eight minutes, the multiple arguments for lunar exploration and saying flatly: “Our next destination on this [space exploration] journey is the Moon.” But for now, Europe’s lunar exploration plan remains decidedly one of “all hat, no cattle,” as ESA’s national governments […]
Poll: Should the Moon Be Humanity's Next Step Into Space?
by Tariq Malik , Space.com Managing Editor | January 25, 2016 10:04am ET AUTHOR BIO Tariq Malik Tariq joined Purch’s Space.com team in 2001 as a staff writer, and later editor, covering human spaceflight, exploration and space science. He became Space.com’s Managing Editor in 2009. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The […]
Counting down
The first laser node of the European Data Relay System will be launched into space on 29 January from Baikonur, Kazakhstan To source
Comet landscape
Space science image of the week: Soak up the sights of the diverse landscape in the Imhotep region of Rosetta’s comet To source
Dying Star Betelgeuse Keeps Its Cool … and Astronomers Are Puzzled
A direct-sky image of Betelgeuse, a star that is shedding its mass as it nears the end of its life. Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin. The bright, red star Betelgeuse, in the constellation Orion, has entered the twilight of its life. Like many stars of a similar size that reach the […]
Night Falls on Pluto's Big Moon Charon (Photo)
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of the night side of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, on July 17, 2015. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is cloaked in darkness, with just a tiny sliver lit up by the distant sun, in a newly released photo. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured the image on July […]
New Documentary About Challenger Disaster Airs Tonight
The space shuttle Challenger launches on Jan. 28, 1986. The mission would end in tragedy just 73 seconds into the flight. Credit: NASA A new documentary about the space shuttle Challenger accident airs tonight (Jan. 25), three days before the 30th anniversary of the tragic event. On Jan. 28, 1986, Challenger exploded just 73 seconds […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, November 2015
This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for November, 2015. Astronaut Takuya Onishi continues training for his ISS long-duration stay Astronaut Takuya Onishi and his fellow members receive final examination for the 45S flight (Credit: JAXA/NASA) Astronaut Takuya Onishi, assigned as an ISS Expedition 48/49 crew member, participated in the final examination session as a […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, October 2015
JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, October, 2015 Last Updated: January 25, 2016 This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for October, 2015. Astronaut Takuya Onishi continues training for his ISS long-duration stay Astronaut Takuya Onishi, who was assigned as a crew member for the Expedition 48/49 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) underwent training for […]
[Special] Eriko Masaki General Manager, Space Museum TeNQ "Sharing the Beauty of the Universe"
The Space Museum TeNQ (pron: ten-cue) celebrated its first anniversary in July 2015. Throughout the museum there are many creative exhibits that help visitors feel closer to the universe. The museum’s general manager, Eriko Masaki, reveals the secrets of the museum’s success. Mapping the Visitors’ “Mind Stories” — What is the concept of Space Museum […]
Best Space Stories of the Week – Jan. 24, 2016
Artist’s concept of “Planet Nine,” a hypothesized world about 10 times more massive than Earth that may orbit far from the sun.Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers have found evidence of a big, undiscovered “Planet Nine” far beyond Pluto, and a SpaceX rocket nearly landed soflty on a ship at sea after a successful satellite launch. […]
2016 Blizzard by Moonlight
An image from Suomi NPP shows the Eastern United States covered with snow and lit by a blizzard. To source
Mission Accomplished! 747-Space Shuttle Exhibit Launches in Houston
Fireworks mark the opening of Independence Plaza, Space Center Houston’s new $12 million attraction, on Jan. 23, 2016.Credit: collectSPACE.com HOUSTON — Under a banner proclaiming “Mission Accomplished,” Space Center Houston officials celebrated on Saturday (Jan. 23) the opening of Independence Plaza, a new $12 million exhibit featuring NASA’s historic space shuttle-carrying jumbo jet topped by a […]