NASA Sounding Rocket Lights Up the Sky: Photos
Credit: Thomas J. Lambui Astrophotographer Thomas J. Lambui sent in a photo of the vapor cloud from the sounding rocket launch taken from Smith Point Beach in Mastic, Long Island,…Read More » New York. between 7 & 7:30 pm on Oct. 7, 2015. Less « To source
Fire Breaks Out in Converted Saturn V Stages at Rocket Center
A fire broke out inside the former “Mission to Mars” ride at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama on Dec. 26, 2015.Credit: Gerrit Burke via collectSPACE.com A fire broke out at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday (Dec. 26), damaging an out-of-use ride building that was formed from […]
Lights Over Tahoe: Milky Way Glimmers Over Emerald Lake
A long, exhausting hike near Lake Tahoe was worth the effort for one dedicated astrophotographer. Photographer Justin Majeczky captured this stunning image of the Milky Way over South Lake Tahoe in June and shared it with Space.com. “With an average slope of 45 degrees, loose gravel and lots of rocks to traverse these conditions didn’t make […]
Giant Comets Periodically Smash Earth, Scientists Say
Saturn’s moon Phoebe, shown here image, could have been a large comet that was captured by the planet’s gravity, according to a statement from the Royal Astronomical Society. These large comets, called centaurs, could pose a risk to Earth, scientists say. Giant comets that originate in the planetary fringes of the solar system pose a […]
The Biggest Spaceflight Moments of 2015
We hope you kept your head up this year, because there was a lot of spaceflight action in 2015. NASA spacecraft got up close and personal with two different dwarf planets, for example, and two private spaceflight companies pulled off rocket landings, suggesting that the long-sought dream of resuable launch vehicles could become a reality […]
Dwarf Planet Ceres' Stretched-Out Surface Revealed in New Photos
The surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on December 10, shows an area in the southern mid-latitudes, around a crater chain called Gerber CatenaCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA’s Dawn probe took a series of stunning new images of Ceres’ chain of craters called Gerber Catana, from an altitude of just 240 miles […]
Boulders on a Martian Landslide
The striking feature in this image, acquired by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 19, 2014, is a boulder-covered landslide along a canyon wall. Landslides occur when steep slopes fail, sending a mass of soil and rock to flow downhill, leaving behind a scarp at the top of the slope. To […]
NASA In 2015 – Year In Review | Video
The 1st Repeat Space Tourist Splashdown! Ares I-X’s Fall to Earth Constellation Lunar Mission Planning the Assault: Why Bomb the Moon? STS-130: Mission Overview Return with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Way Off Road: On The Moon The Legacy of Space Shuttle Atlantis Arsenic Eating Bacteria Hint at Alien Life Auroras Dance Over Saturn’s Poles The Serious […]
NASA's Commercial Crew – 2015 Year In Review | Video
Splashdown! Ares I-X’s Fall to Earth ESA’s eXperimental Vehicle Chandra: A Great Observatory Planning the Assault: Why Bomb the Moon? Target: The Moon Way Off Road: On The Moon Building Japan’s First Spaceship Inside Japan’s New H-2B Rocket The Legacy of Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-130: Mission Overview The Herschel/Planck Mission IMAX Hubble 3D: The Director’s […]
NASA In 2016 – Music Video Highlights Space Agency Agenda
IMAX Hubble 3D: The Director’s Take – Exclusive Video The Legacy of Space Shuttle Atlantis Way Off Road: On The Moon ISS: We may be changing the course of human destiny. Arsenic Eating Bacteria Hint at Alien Life Planning the Assault: Why Bomb the Moon? Inside Japan’s New H-2B Rocket ESA’s Special Delivery Return with […]
Supermodel Karlie Kloss Visits SpaceX Rocket Factory (Video)
SpaceX opened its doors recently for a supermodel photo shoot. Model Karlie Kloss got access to the private spaceflight company’s manufacturing facility in Hawthorne, California, in September to take pictures for a profile in the current issue of the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ. Magazine . Kloss posted a video about her SpaceX visit in November. [embedded […]
Digging in on Mars! How Astronauts Will Survive and Thrive on the Red Planet
Artist’s concept: One small step on the Red Planet, with many footfalls to follow.Credit: Bob Sauls/XP4D/M. Wade Holler, director, Digital Content and Media Strategy, Explore Mars Inc. (Used with permission) GOLDEN, Colo. — Establishing a permanent colony on Mars means living off the land. Mars has usable resources such as water ice that could help […]
Europe’s first decade of navigation satellites
Ten years ago today saw the launch of Europe’s very first navigation satellite. A decade of hard work later, more than a third of the Galileo constellation has followed it into orbit and a ground network sharpening the satnav system’s accuracy encompasses the globe. To source