Supersonic passenger airplanes are another step closer to reality as NASA and Lockheed Martin begin the first high-speed wind tunnel tests for the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane preliminary design at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. To source
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Comet 67P: Target of Rosetta Mission
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is seen here in an image captured by the Rosetta spacecraft. The mission’s Philae lander hit the surface with a big bounce, demonstrating that the comet’s surface is hard. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is a small body visited by two spacecraft in 2014: the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander. The European Space Agency mission […]
Brown Dwarfs: Failed Stars Resembling Planets
This image shows the brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102, or Rho-Oph 102, in the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region. Its position is marked by the crosshairs. This visible-light view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Image released Nov. 30, 2012. Sometimes collapsing clouds of gas and dust don’t quite manage to […]
Orion Spacecraft Progress Continues With Installation of Module to Test Propulsion Systems
On Feb. 22, engineers successfully installed ESA’s European Service Module Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico that was delivered by Airbus – ESA’s prime contractor for the Service Module. The module will be equipped with a total of 21 engines to support NASA’s Orion spacecraft. To source
Jupiter is a Feast for the Eyes In New Time-Lapse Animation (Video)
Jupiter in a frame from the “Journey to Jupiter” video project led by Peter Rosén in Stockholm. Rosén’s team combined more than 1,000 high-resolution photos of Jupiter taken over the course of 102 days to create a time-lapse video. Jupiter’s swirling, stormy atmosphere absolutely mesmerizes in a new time-lapse animation created by a group of […]
Blast from the past
Hubble space telescope captures 30th anniversary image of a massive stellar explosion To source
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 20-24 February 2017 To source
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Liftoff! Watching SpaceX Make History at Pad 39A
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A storied NASA launchpad hosted a dazzling pyrotechnic display as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket roared to life on Sunday morning (Feb. 19), sending nearly 5,500 lbs. (2,500 kilograms) of cargo on a journey to the International Space Station. The cargo, which included crew supplies, tools and science experiments , was […]
Putting Astronauts on SLS Debut Flight Sparks Safety Group's Concern
NASA is studying the possibility of putting astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft’s first flight using the Space Launch System megarocket, currently set to fly in 2018 without a crew. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A safety oversight panel expressed concern Thursday about an idea, currently being studied by NASA, to put astronauts aboard the first flight […]
Lake Success
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1 radar image of water reservoirs in California, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
Russian Progress 66 Cargo Ship Docks at Space Station
The Progress 66 Russian cargo spacecraft, shown here approaching the International Space Station on Feb. 24, 2017. A robotic Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station early Friday (Feb. 24) to deliver nearly 3 tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory. The automated Progress 66 supply ship docked at the space station at 3:30 […]
Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellites
Europe’s Vega small launcher is set to demonstrate its extended capability to deploy multiple light satellites using its new versatile Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser, in the second half of 2018. To source