SpaceX Changes Its Falcon 9 Rocket Return-to-Flight Plans
Falcon 9 in SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral hangar in advance of the 2014 Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1.Credit: SpaceX JERUSALEM – SpaceX on Oct. 16 said it had changed its Falcon 9 return-to-flight plans and would first launch 11 small Orbcomm messaging satellites into low Earth orbit, and then test reignition of the rocket’s redesigned second-stage engine […]
60 Days in Bed: Study Tests Spaceflight's Effect on Human Body
A volunteer in a bedrest study lies in bed with his body angled 6° below the level plane at the head-end. Image released Aug. 28, 2015.Credit: DLR Even the most active, take-on-the world people have days when they just don’t want to get out of bed. But that probably won’t be the case for 12 […]
Mars' Mangala Valles | Space Wallpaper
About this Image The Mangala Valles outflow channel system on Mars, close to the Minio Valles, has been prone to prone to severe flooding episodes. These events were likely prompted by geologic activity such as volcanic eruptions in the neighboring Tharsis region. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Sizes: Wallpaper download options Standard Wide […]
Earth: One Full Day From One Million Miles | Time-Lapse Video
NASA’s new website for its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission will be updated daily with images captured 12 to 36 hours prior. 22 Images from Oct. 17th, 2015 have been compiled to show one full rotation. (looped several times) Credit: NASA/mash mix: Space.com To source
Earth Art From Australia
On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of seventeen photographs taken from the International Space Station during a flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was shared on Twitter with the caption, “#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace”. To source
Star Wars R2-D2 Airplane Takes To The Skies | Video
In a promotion for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Japanese airline ANA has painted one of their 787-9 Dreamliner in R2-D2 colors and design. This time-lapse video shows how the plane was painted and its first flight with the new design. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Teaser Trailer Credit: All Nippon Airways (ANA) […]
Trick Or Treat? Halloween Asteroid Is ‘Sears Tower-Sized’ | Orbit Animation
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Saturn and Dione
Space Science Image of the Week: Saturn’s moon Dione, viewed from the Cassini orbiter, crossing the face of its parent planet To source
Earth Art From Australia
On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of seventeen photographs taken from the International Space Station during a flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was shared on Twitter with the caption, “#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace”. To source
NASA Picks Winners for 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Design Contest
The first-place award of $25,000 went to Team Space Exploration Architecture and Clouds Architecture Office of New York, New York, for their design, Mars Ice House.Credit: Team Space Exploration Architecture / Clouds Architecture / NASA NASA has picked the three winners in a design contest for 3D-printed habitats that could help future astronauts live on […]
Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun
The SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.Credit: SETI Institute The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an “alien megastructure” is now underway. Astronomers have begun using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a […]
Moon's Shattered Crust Could Shed Light on Earth Life's Origins
Researchers analyzed the gravity signatures of more than 1,200 craters (in yellow) on the far side of the moon.Credit: Courtesy of the researchers/MIT The moon’s battered surface could help scientists understand how life first took root on Earth. Some parts of the moon were so heavily bombarded with small asteroids billions of years ago that […]