'Celestial Butterfly' Nebula Spreads Its Wings in Photos, Video
A cosmic butterfly of a nebula is undergoing a stunning metamorphosis in space, according to new images from a telescope in Chile. The celestial view, captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, is actually the result of dust spit out of a dying star that is then shaped by a stellar companion to […]
Will LSST Solve the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy? (Kavli Hangout)
This image from a pilot project, the Deep Lens Survey (DLS), offers up an example of what the sky will look like when observed by LSST. The images from LSST will have twice DLS’ depth and resolution, while also covering 50,000 times the area of this particular image, and in six different optical colors.Credit: Deep […]
Disaster Response 'RoboSimian': What Can It Do? | Video
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) robot has 4 limbs and can become quite handy in disaster situations. The robot’s mission (and how it could accomplish it) is the subject of the the latest “Crazy Engineering” episode from NASA JPL. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech To source
June 4, 1965, Earth Observations From Gemini IV
This photograph of the Florida Straits and Grand Bahama Bank was taken during the Gemini IV mission during orbit no. 19, on June 4, 1965. The Gemini IV crew conducted scientific experiments, including photography of Earth’s weather and terrain, for the remainder of their four-day mission following Ed White’s historic spacewalk on June 3. To […]
NASA Invests in Future of Aviation with Supersonic Research Projects
Quieter, greener supersonic travel is the focus of eight studies selected by NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology Project to receive more than $2.3 million in funding for research that may help overcome the remaining barriers to commercial supersonic flight. To source
ESA heading towards removing space debris
ESA’s goal of removing a derelict satellite from orbit is picking up pace, as a mission design is assembled to be put before European ministers next year for approval. To source
Boeing Space Capsule Gets NASA's 1st Commercial Crew Flight Order
A Boeing CST-100 crew capsule approaches the International Space Station carrying a new crew for NASA in this artist’s illustration. NASA has awarded Being its first order for a commercial crew flight in 2017.Credit: Boeing NASA has awarded Boeing with the first order for a commercial crew change flight to the International Space Station once […]
As the World Turns: Night Sky Photographer Snaps Earth's Precession
The Earth’s precession is captured in stunning detail in this image by a veteran astrophotographer. In an email to Space.com, night sky photographer Miguel Claro said he developed a new photo technique showing a Vega “polar” star trail. The image was taken from inside the Mourão Castle, in the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, the First […]
NORAD: Tracking Spacecraft, Missiles & Santa
Volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base take calls from children wanting to know where Santa is.Credit: U.S. Navy North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a military organization that is shared between the United States and Canada. The group is tasked with looking for threats or activity in aerospace, which can include anything from looking […]
It's Crater-palooza on Dwarf Planet Ceres (New Photo)
A new view of Ceres, captured by NASA’s Dawn probe on May 23, 2015, shows fine details of the dwarf planet’s surface coming into focus.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA A new photo from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows the battered surface of the dwarf planet Ceres in unprecedented detail. Dawn captured the image on May 23, when the probe […]
NASA Mission to Europa Will Seek Conditions for Life
This “remastered” view of Europa is based on information from NASA’s Galileo mission of the 1990s. The 2014 view more closely resembles how the moon of Jupiter would look like to the human eye.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute NASA’s Europa spacecraft will use nine scientific instruments to assess the icy, ocean-harboring Jupiter moon’s ability to support life, […]
Selfies with Earth
Space Science Image of the Week: Fifteen years ago, XMM-Newton took a series of mesmerising self-portraits with our planet To source
Best Space Photos of the Week – May 23, 2015
1 of 10 Gorgeous New View of Medusa Nebula Credit: European Southern Observatory From the launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane to new views of the odd bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres, don’t miss these amazing space…Read More » images of the week for May 23, 2015. HERE: The Medusa […]