Astronaut Spies Menacing Tropical Storm Bill from Space
This photo, taken by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station, shows Tropical Storm Bill in the Gulf of Mexico on June 15, 2015.Credit: Scott Kelly/NASA Tropical Storm Bill lurks menacingly near the coast of Texas in a photo taken from space yesterday (June 15). The image was captured from the International Space […]
Methane in Mars Meteorites Suggests Possibility of Life
Meteorites from Mars found on Earth have traces of methane, adding weight to the idea that life could live off methane on the Red Planet, scientists say. But the methane detection alone is not proof that life exists on Mars now or in the past, they add.Credit: Image by Michael Helfenbein Methane, a potential sign […]
In NASA First, Cubesats Headed to Mars with InSight Lander
JPL engineers Joel Steinkraus and Farah Alibay display a full-scale mechanical mock-up of a MarCO 6U cubesat.Credit: JPL WASHINGTON — Two tiny cubesats, the first NASA plans to send to another planet, will keep watch on the agency’s InSight mission as it descends to the Martian surface in September 2016, an agency official said June 9. […]
One Month from Pluto, NASA Probe Sees Dwarf Planet's Many Faces
The many “faces” of Pluto are visible in new images by NASA’s New Horizon’s probe, which is only one month away from the first-ever close encounter with the dwarf planet. This week, NASA released what it called “the best views ever obtained of the Pluto system” taken by New Horizons, which will make its closest […]
Astronauts Invade Seattle: Spacesuited Statues 'On the Town' for Museum
“Happy Constellations” by artist Fin’es Scott, one of The Museum of Flight’s 25 “Astronauts on the Town” art statues, is on display at Theo Chocolate in Seattle, Washington.Credit: The Museum of Flight Some two dozen astronauts are landing under Seattle’s Space Needle and if you can snap a selfie with one or more of them, […]
Sampit, Indonesia
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Indonesian island of Borneo, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
ESA invites ideas to cut space debris creation
Tomorrow’s satellites must evolve – because the space they operate in is changing. New regulations on cutting space debris are influencing satellite design, and ESA is reaching out to satellite builders. To source
'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