Vega to launch ESA’s wind mission
Today, ESA and Arianespace signed a contract to secure the launch of the Aeolus satellite. With this milestone, a better understanding of Earth’s winds is another step closer. To source
Expedition 48 Crew Lands Safely on Earth
The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 (Kazakh time). To source
Superheroes for Science: Marvel Comic Book Covers Promote STEAM Fields
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur appear on the science-themed cover of Marvel’s 2016 STEAM variants. Marvel Entertainment is kicking off the new school year with a special release of new comic book covers that promote science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) while featuring five of its favorite, classic superhero characters. The comics will hit […]
Duane Graveline, Scientist-Astronaut Who Resigned from NASA, Dies at 85
NASA portrait of scientist-astronaut Duane E. Graveline. Duane Graveline, a medical doctor who was among NASA’s first scientist-astronauts, but who resigned after just six months for “personal reasons,” died on Monday (Sept. 5). He was 85. Graveline, who went by the nickname “Doc,” died following a short illness at a hospital near his home in […]
Record-Setting Astronaut Lands with Two Cosmonauts from Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-20M space capsule is seen landing with NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin on the steppe of Kazakhstan, Sept. 6, 2016. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams safely landed back on Earth on Tuesday night (Sept. 6), setting a new, potentially long-lasting record for the most time spent in […]
Rosetta’s legacy
Tell us how Rosetta has influenced you and there’s a chance to win ESA prizes To source
Space history
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov unveil a bust of Yuri Gagarin To source
To Boldly Mail: USPS Honors 50 Years of 'Star Trek' with Forever Stamps
“Star Trek” actor Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) gives the Vulcan salute with the U.S. Postal Service’s new Trek stamps honoring the TV series’ 50th anniversary. The new stamps were unveiled Sept. 2, 2016, at the Star Trek: Mission New York convention. NEW YORK — Call it the final frontier of mail: To celebrate the 50th […]
Adventure's End: Space Center Houston Removing Mock Shuttle Nose
Space Center Houston is removing its nearly 25-year-old mock space shuttle Adventure to make way for a new exhibit about the future of Mars exploration. HOUSTON — For almost 25 years, visitors entering Space Center Houston have been greeted by the sight of a space shuttle emerging from between two doors. That orbiter’s mission is […]
Expedition 48 Crew Preparing to Return Home
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA returns to Earth Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, after a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams captured this photograph and wrote, “I will certainly miss this view! Vast gratitude toward my crewmates, ground teams, supporting friends, and family.” To source
Our Interstellar Neighbors: 5 Potentially Earth-Like Planets Nearby
A previously unknown exoplanet called Proxima Centauri b was found within the habitable zone of the star Proxima Centauri. Astronomers said this planet is potentially Earth-like and may be able to support life. A possibly Earth-like planet has been found within the habitable zone of humanity’s closest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, and astronomers think the […]
How to Follow NASA's Asteroid-Sampling Mission Launch Online This Week
You can learn all about the asteroid-sampling mission of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft before the probe blasts off Thursday evening (Sept. 8). NASA will webcast a number of news conferences this week leading up to the launch of OSIRIS-REx, which is expected to arrive at the 1,650-foot-wide (500 meters) asteroid Bennu in 2018 and return a sample […]
'Galactic Tick Day' Celebrates Sun's Trip Around the Galaxy
An artist’s rendition of the Milky Way Galaxy. “Galactic Tick Day” is a holiday invented to celebrate the sun’s orbit around the galaxy. Every time the Earth makes one complete loop around the sun, humans celebrate the journey with some kind of New Year’s holiday. So why won’t we celebrate every time our solar system […]