Take a Stunning Aerial Tour of ESO's Big Telescopes in Chile (Video)
A new video from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) gives breathtaking aerial perspectives of its many observatories, which are spread across the Chilean mountain peaks. The first stop in the new video is the Paranal Observatory . Located 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) inland from the Chilean coast, the observatory’s various telescopes together have the […]
French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet's Amazing Photos from Space (Gallery)
<div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”31.5″> Wedding rings on the ISS Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet brought these wedding rings along for his six-month stay at the International Space Station. <div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”35″> Two Soyuz Speed Over Earth Credit: ESA/NASA` Two Russian Soyuz spacecraft fly over Earth’s city lights with star trails overhead in this long-exposure photo […]
12 Years Later, Scientists Remember Epic Landing on Saturn Moon Titan
As NASA’s Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft begins its final eight months of operation, scientists are looking back at one of the mission’s most dramatic moments: the landing of the piggyback Huygens probe on the huge moon Titan. Huygens touched down on Titan’s frigid surface on Jan. 14, 2005, three weeks after separating from the Cassini mothership. […]
Spacewalking Astronauts to Complete Space Station Power Upgrade Today: Watch Live
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet tries on his spacesuit for a fit check in preparation for his first spacewalk. Two Expedition 50 astronauts will head outside the International Space Station (ISS) today for the second spacewalk this month to wrap up a power upgrade. Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency emerged […]
President Obama to NASA: Thanks for Sending My Signature to Mars
In 2012, the Curiosity Mars rover snapped this photograph of a plaque bearing the signatures of important U.S. officials and Mars Science Laboratory team members. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover arrived at the Red Planet in 2012, carrying a special embellishment: a plaque with signatures from the country’s top officials, including U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice […]
After SpaceX Rocket Explosion Investigation, Falcon 9 Is Ready for Launch
SpaceX hopes to resume flying its Falcon 9 rockets as early as Saturday with the launch of 10 satellites for Iridium Communications from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rockets have been grounded since a Sept. 1 launch pad explosion in Florida , the second accident for Elon Musk’s rocket company since the Falcon 9’s […]
Saint Petersburg
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of the snow-covered Russian city of Saint Petersburg, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
Safety Panel Cites Concerns Over SpaceX Fueling Process for Commercial Crew
SpaceX’s plans for launches of crewed Dragon spacecraft would require the crew to board prior to fueling, which has drawn the criticism of a NASA advisory panel. WASHINGTON — A NASA safety board recommended in its annual report that the agency closely study the safety issues associated with SpaceX’s fueling plans for Falcon 9 commercial crew […]
Football Physics: Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers Got Tips from Astronaut Mark Kelly
A football floats in microgravity, high above the Earth. Advice from an astronaut might have helped Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers perfect his Hail Mary technique. Rodgers is the modern master of this long-distance desperation heave: He’s thrown three Hail Mary touchdown passes in the past 13 months, including one at the end of […]
'Star Trek Timelines' Marks Game's 1st Anniversary with Special Event
[embedded content] The mobile game “Star Trek Timelines” turns one year old on Jan. 14, and its developer celebrating this weekend with a special in-game event and announcements of a new player-versus-player mode. A year ago in the game’s storyline, corresponding with when it was first released online, characters and set pieces from all across […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Decision of CubeSats deployment date carried aboard KOUNOTORI 6
Decision of CubeSats deployment date carried aboard KOUNOTORI 6 Last Updated: January 13, 2017 Six of the seven CubeSats launched aboard KOUNOTORI 6 from Tanegashima space center on December 9th will be deployed from Kibo on the night of January 16th (JST. GMT + 9 hours). Planned deployment date: January 16th (Mon), 2017 ① 18:00-18:30 […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] World's first survival return of all mice reared for a long time in ISS Kibo and the birth of next-generation mice
World’s first survival return of all mice reared for a long time in ISS Kibo and the birth of next-generation mice JAXAUniversity of TsukubaOsaka University 【Points】 A small animal rearing mission conducted in the Kibo module successfully completed the simultaneous rearing of mice under artificial (1G) and microgravity (0G) environments, and the return of all […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Genes other than bone-related genes also show rapid enhancement of expression under microgravity
Genes other than bone-related genes also show rapid enhancement of expression under microgravity–Results of eight consecutive days of live imaging Medaka fish in Kibo Last Updated: January 13, 2017 Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency Joint research by the Tokyo Institute of Technology and JAXA that studied the mechanisms of how bone mass decreases […]