Solar Storm Lit Up Parts of Northern US with Auroras
A moderate geomagnetic storm in Earth’s magnetic field created some luminous auroras as far south as the northern United States last night. Space weather refers to the stream of radiation and powerful particles ejected into space from the sun. The Earth is largely protected from space weather by the planet’s atmosphere and its magnetic field. […]
Red Planet Express: 10 Ways Robots Move on Mars
By Hanneke Weitering, Staff Writer-Producer | October 25, 2016 11:00am ET Credit: NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts How to Move on Mars Roving is currently the most common way that robots on Mars get from A to B, but it isn’t necessarily the most practical. Here are 10 ways that robots can move around on […]
Seeing The Sun Like Never Before – NASA STEREO's Top 5 Wins | Video
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Cygnus Spacecraft Attached to Space Station's Unity Module
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo craft (left) is seen from the Cupola module windows aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 23, 2016. The main robotic work station for controlling the Canadarm2 robotic arm is located inside the Cupola and was used to capture Cygnus upon its arrival. To source
ExoMars Lander Team: 'Nearly All Expected Science' Will Be Recovered | Video
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Next step towards a gravitational-wave observatory in space
Today, ESA has invited European scientists to propose concepts for the third large mission in its science programme, to study the gravitational Universe. To source
China's Tiangong-2 Space Lab Crew Launches Small Satellite
Life aboard China’s Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Shenzhou-11 astronauts are able to watch daily TV shows. The two-man Shenzhou-11 crew of China’s ongoing mission to the Tiangong-2 space lab has launched a small “accompanying” satellite, according to state media reports. The 104-lb.(47 kilograms) satellite – which is about the size of a printer — was deployed from the […]
Mysterious 'Dark Energy' May Not Exist, Study Claims
This image of the Type Ia supernova remnant 0509-67.5 was made using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Analyses of Type Ia supernovas’ motion through space has led most cosmologists to conclude that the universe’s expansion is accelerating, driven by a mysterious force called dark energy. The universe may not be […]
Spectacular Colors Paint Night Sky Over Chilean Desert (Photo)
The night sky over the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in the Chile’s Atacama Desert glows colorfully with the stars of the Milky Way, Mars’ orange sparkle, many constellations’ bright twinkle and even the magenta-burn of the Carina Nebula. This image was taken by astronomer and photographer Yuri Beletskty, part of the 2016 ESO Fulldome […]
'Alien Megastructure' Star Being Investigated By UC Berkeley | Video
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Radio Telescopes – How Do They Work? | Video
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CST-100 Starliner Manufacturing
An engineer guides the upper dome of a Boeing CST-100 Starliner as it is connected to the lower dome to complete the first hull of the Starliner’s Structural Test Article. The Starliner is one of two spacecraft in development in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program that will enable astronauts to fly to the International […]
Chinese Postage Stamps Honor Shenzhou 11 Taikonauts Now on Space Lab
New Chinese stamps and collectible envelopes feature Shenzhou 11 crewmates Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, who are now on board China’s Tiangong-2 space lab. China’s latest astronauts to launch into space have landed on a series of stamps and related postal souvenirs celebrating their ongoing mission. Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, who docked their Shenzhou […]