The PSLV-C37 mission carried three Indian satellites and 101 smaller nano satellites from the U.S., the Netherlands, Israel, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. With a total of 104 satellites, this mission crushed the previous record of 37 satellites launched aboard a single Russian Dnepr rocket in June 2014. The 104 satellites added up to a 3,040-lb. (1,380-kilogram) […]
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NASA to Study Launching Astronauts on 1st SLS Mission
A new study will examine placing a crew on the first SLS/Orion mission, EM-1, which currently is set to fly in late 2018 without astronauts on board. WASHINGTON — NASA plans to study putting astronauts on the first launch of its Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket , a move that could introduce new delays and […]
NASA's Kepler Mission Could Detect Exomoons Formed by Giant Impacts
In 2012, a team of scientists from the Kepler mission announced they would start to hunt for moons orbiting distant exoplanets. While Kepler has discovered thousands of extrasolar planets, the hunt for these so-called “exomoons” has so far come up empty. The major problem has been that for a moon to be detectable in the […]
Blastoff! Record 104 Satellites Launched On Indian Rocket | Video
By Steve Spaleta | February 15, 2017 11:44am ET The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying 104 satellites (101 are nanosats) on Feb. 15, 2017 (0358 GMT). [Full Story] credit : Space.com/footage courtesy ISRO/edited by @SteveSpaleta Watch more ► Shows Skylon SABRE – A True Space Plane | Video […]
Mars Rover Curiosity's Drill Malfunction Puts Organics Hunt at Risk
This self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at a drilled sample site called “Okoruso,” on the “Naukluft Plateau” of lower Mount Sharp. The scene combines multiple images taken with the rover’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on May 11, 2016, during the 1,338th Martian day, or sol, of the rover’s work on […]
Glacial 'Aftershock' Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters. The loss was tiny compared to the icebergs that broke off in 2014 and 2015, but the event is further evidence of the ice shelf’s fragility. To source
India Launches Record-Breaking 104 Satellites on Single Rocket
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched 104 satellites into orbit aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Feb. 14, 2017, setting a new record for the most satellites launched simultaneously on one rocket. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a major milestone last night (Feb. 14) with a successful record-setting launch of 104 […]
Summon Asteroid! Space Rock Looks Like Dungeons & Dragons Dice
This composite of 11 images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 was generated with radar data collected using NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar in California’s Mojave Desert on Feb. 5, 2017, about 5 hours before the asteroid’s closest approach to Earth. Fancy a little role-playing in space? An asteroid that whizzed by Earth on Feb. 7 looks […]
NASA's About to Launch a 'Three-Eyed' Raven Into Space
NASA’s Raven technology module is heading to space on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket launch , currently scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 18). Once there, it will perch outside the International Space Station to track vehicles docking with the station, collecting data for future autonomous rendezvous with orbiting spacecraft. The technology could allow researchers to repair, refuel and […]
China to Launch Robotic Cargo Ship for Space Lab in April
Artist’s illustration showing China’s Tianzhou-1 freighter docking with the currently orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab. A key element of China’s human spaceflight program is being prepared for launch this April. The country’s first cargo-carrying spacecraft, known as Tianzhou-1, arrived at a launch site in Wenchang City in southern Hainan Province on Monday (Feb. 13), according to […]
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Think You Can Find Planet 9? Check Out This Citizen-Science Project
Think you can find Planet 9 ? A new citizen-science project lets participants search for hidden solar system objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, where a possible ninth planet may lie. The Zooniverse website enlists the public’s help in performing scientific research. For example, the Planet Hunters project looked for signs of alien planets transiting […]
Comet Breaks in Two — May Be Close to Disintegration
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann broke into at least two pieces as it passed by Earth; this image of that process was taken Feb. 13, 2017. The end may be near for a comet that has been breaking into pieces for more than 20 years. On Feb. 12, viewers using the Slooh online observatory’s telescope in Chile were […]