ESA’s latest Mars orbiter has moved itself into a new path on its way to achieving the final orbit for probing the Red Planet. To source
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Fly Your Satellite!
ESA is offering university students a new opportunity to build and test their own CubeSats To source
Potentially Hospitable Enceladus
Seen from outside, Enceladus appears to be like most of its sibling moons: cold, icy and inhospitable. To source
Shedding star
Space Science Image of the Week: Hubble’s snapshot of a star shedding shells of material To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] KOUNOTORI6 Mission Completed
KOUNOTORI6 Mission Completed Last Updated: February 7, 2017 Post-mission press conference (Credit:JAXA) KOUNOTORI6 (HTV6) descended to an altitude of 120km over the east coast of New Zealand and reentered the Earth’s atmosphere at around 0:06 a.m. on February 6. KOUNOTORI6 successfully completed its cargo supply mission to the ISS. Estimated Reentry* Time 0:06 a.m. February […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Reentry of KOUNOTORI6 was confirmed
Reentry of KOUNOTORI6 was confirmed Last Updated: February 6, 2017 HTV Mission Control Room during the reentry of KOUNOTORI6 at the Tsukuba Space Center (Credit:JAXA) The reentry of the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI6 (HTV6) into Earth’s atmosphere was confirmed. *All times are Japan Standard Time (JST. UTC + 9 hours) Let’s block ads! (Why?) To […]
NASA 'Space Bowl' Video Takes Super Bowl 2017 Out of this World
NASA is truly ready for some football! In a new video , NASA employees and affiliates virtually toss a football from space to various centers across the United States to celebrate the Super Bowl, as well as NASA’s journey to Mars. The Super Bowl will play Sunday (Feb. 5) at NRG Stadium in Houston, also […]
How NASA Sent the Winning Super Bowl LI Team's Jersey to Space — Before Game Day
Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough wear the jerseys of the Super Bowl LI teams – the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons – on board the International Space Station. HOUSTON — It is a familiar scene: mere seconds after the game ends, out come the shirts celebrating the winner of the Super Bowl. On Sunday […]
Astronauts Make Super Bowl 2017 Picks from Space
Sporting football jerseys and with a pigskin in hand, two International Space Station astronauts have made their picks for Super Bowl LI, which kicks off in Houston – home of NASA’s Johnson Space Center – later today (Feb. 5). One astronaut gave an actual Super Bowl pick for winner while another said the station crew […]
New 'Life' Trailer Brings Terrifying Thrills from Mars (Exclusive)
The thrill of space exploration takes an unexpected turn towards terrifying in this brand-new trailer from “Life,” a science fiction thriller that will launch into movie theaters on March 24. In this Space.com exclusive look, we get a 2-minute, 32-second look at what just might happen if we actually do discover alien life on Mars. […]
Exclusive 'Life' Trailer – Terrifying Species On Space Station Is From Mars
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Go Deep! Astronaut's Football Pass May Be Longest Ever
Has a NASA astronaut set a new record for the longest football pass in history? A new video shot in orbit aboard the International Space Station captured the incredible feat. The space station orbits the Earth at a speed of about 17,500 mph (28,163 km/h). Therefore, when astronaut Tim Kopra gently tossed a football down the […]
Newly Discovered Bus-Size Asteroid Zips Harmlessly by Earth (Video)
A bus-size asteroid that buzzed between the Earth and the moon at 3:25 p.m. EST (2025 GMT) on Thursday (Feb. 2) was spotted by one of the Slooh Community Observatory telescopes in the Canary Islands. The asteroid, dubbed 2017 BS32 , was first identified by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System, or Pan-STARRS, […]