When Apollo 9 in March 1969 human spaceflight, it was the second crewed mission and the countdown to Apollo 11. To source
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Press briefing on ExoMars
Video: 00:45:56 Replay of a press briefing on ExoMars, held on 12 March 2020. Replay of a press briefing on ExoMars, held on 12 March 2020. Participants were ESA Director General, Jan Wörner, the Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, David Parker, and Francois Spoto, the ExoMars Team Leader. Hosted by ESA’s Head of Communication, […]
ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022
Press Release N° 6–2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to 2022. To source
Heads of ESA and Roscosmos discuss future of ExoMars
On 12 March ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin will meet by videoconference to discuss the ExoMars project and its progress towards launch readiness. To source
Greenland and Antarctica losing ice six times faster than expected
According to a new report, Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s – currently on track with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst-case climate warming scenario. To source
A Slice of Polar Layer Cake
The Martian ice cap is like a cake with every layer telling a story. In this case, the story is one of climate change on Mars. To source
Bendy, ultra-thin solar cell
Image: Bendy, ultra-thin solar cell To source
Image of a Supermoon
A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closet (perigee) to Earth. To source
SpaceX's Dragon Launches to Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft lifted off on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 11:50 p.m. EST Friday, March 6. To source
Eye spy a foam
Image: Another fluid experiment joins long running research on foam stability on the International Space Station. The Foam-Coarsening experiment, developed by Airbus for ESA, is scheduled to be activated this month in the Fluid Science Laboratory in the European Columbus module. The foams come in self-contained cells, imaged above, and hold liquids that will be […]
Celebrating the Life of Katherine Johnson
A Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 for NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson at the Hampton University Convocation Center. To source
Week in images: 2-6 March 2020
Week in images: 2-6 March 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
Hubble Spies Galactic Traffic Jam
NGC 3887 is one of many galaxies in our universe with spiral arms, just like our own Milky Way. Until the 1960s, the behavior of spiral arms was an astronomical puzzle. The arms emanate from a spinning core and “should” therefore become wound up ever more tightly over time. Instead, they move more slowly, like […]