Europe’s next space chip
Technology image of the week: a close-up of the GR740 next-generation microprocessor set to serve a wide variety of future European space missions To source
John Glenn Memories: Astronauts & More Mourn American Icon on Twitter
John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth and a former U.S. senator, died today in a hospital in Ohio , his home state. Friends and fans of the late astronaut, including fellow astronauts, scientists, politicians and other dignitaries, shared their condolences on social media. Here are some of the most poignant remembrances. We are […]
Watch John Glenn's Historic Friendship 7 Launch | Video
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Photos: John Glenn, First American in Orbit
<div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”33.5″> John Glenn Enters Friendship 7 Credit: NASA On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn rode the Friendship 7 capsule into space, the first time an American orbited the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters the capsule with assistance from technicians. <div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”35″> Glenn Suits-Up for Launch Credit: NASA Astronaut John H. Glenn […]
Fly over Mawrth Vallis
Fly through an outflow channel on Mars that once saw vast volumes of water charging through To source
[Research and Development Directorate] Low Shock Release Device (LSRD-10K/C-2000)
Registration date 2/12/2016 JAXA development group Research Unit II, Research and Development Directorate View diagram See Attachment 1 Environmental resistance See Attachment 2 Patent number(publication number) N/A Reference N/A Satellite and launch date To be supplied after launch Note N/A Manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric CorporationKamakura city, Kanagawa-ken, JAPANhttp://www.mitsubishielectric.com/worldwide/index.html Features By converting the holding tension force to […]
Geminid Meteor Shower: Dust From an Asteroid
Editor’s update: The next Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of Dec. 13 and morning of Dec. 14 in 2016. The Geminids usually put on a dazzling display that wows skywatchers around the world. This year, however, December’s supermoon will wash out all but the brightest shooting stars. Find out when, where and […]
ESA to supply Service Module for first crewed Orion mission
ESA and NASA are extending their collaboration in human space exploration following confirmation that Europe will supply a second Service Module to support the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft. To source
Dark Matter Map Made From Huge Galaxy Survey | Video
By Steve Spaleta | December 7, 2016 09:00am ET Light data from the Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS), which spanned over 15 million galaxies at a distance of 6 billion light-years from Earth, was used to create this new map of dark matter and 4 others. ESO’s Very Large Telescope was used for KiDS observations. Dark Matter […]
Dark Matter Not So Clumpy After All
Dark matter, the mysteriously invisible substance that makes up about 27 percent of the mass in the universe, may not be as clumpy as scientists previously thought. In 2013, researchers with Europe’s Planck mission, which studied the oldest light in the universe, found that dark matter has lumped together over time through gravitational attraction. What […]
US Air Force Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite
The U.S. Air Force’s WGS-8 satellite launches atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket on Dec. 7, 2016. The U.S. Air Force has launched the newest member of the military’s core communications-satellite constellation. The Wideband Global SATCOM-8 spacecraft, or WGS-8, lifted off atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium rocket today […]
Oceanic Nonlinear Internal Solitary Waves From the Lombok Strait
On November 1, 2016, NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Indonesia, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board to capture a stunning true-color image of oceanic nonlinear internal solitary waves from the Lombok Strait. To source
Launch Photos: US Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM 8 Blasts Off
<div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”31.5″> WGS-8 Launch: Close-Up View Credit: ULA A close-up view of the launch of the U.S. Air Force’s WGS-8 satellite on Dec. 7, 2016. <div data-cycle-pager-template=”” readability=”32″> WGS-8 Satellite Launches on Dec. 7, 2016 Credit: ULA The U.S. Air Force’s WGS-8 satellite launches atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket on […]