President-elect Trump, January 2017/GETTY IMAGES Caption: President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Chairman’s Global Dinner, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2017. Ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration today (Jan. 20), here are six things to know about the soon-to-be-president’s actions and projected plans relating to NASA. Trump […]
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Facebook Live and Book Giveaway Monday: 'The Glass Universe' by Dava Sobel
Annie Jump Cannon examines a photographic plates of the night sky. She created the stellar classification system still used today. Dava Sobel’s new book, “The Glass Universe,” delves into the history of groundbreaking astronomy research at the Harvard College Observatory and the women whose meticulous measurements and calculations made it happen. Tune in Monday (Jan. […]
Big Island
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of Hawaii’s Big Island, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
'Mission Mars' Exhibit Brings Red Planet Exploration to Space Center Houston
The new “Mission Mars” exhibit, opening at Space Center Houston on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, immerses visitors in the exploration of the Red Planet through interactive displays. HOUSTON — NASA’s plans to send astronauts to Mars come alive in a new interactive exhibit opening to the public on Saturday (Jan. 21) at Space Center Houston. […]
These SpaceX Rocket Landing Photos Are Simply Jaw-Dropping
If you needed any more proof that SpaceX is back after last weekend’s successful rocket launch , look no more. The private spaceflight company not only launched 10 communications satellites into orbit during its Falcon 9 launch Saturday (the first for SpaceX since a Sept. 1 explosion), but also returned the rocket back to Earth for a […]
'The Space Between Us' Is Mars-Earth Love Story | Featurette Video
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Daphnis Up Close
The wavemaker moon, Daphnis, is featured in this view, taken as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made one of its ring-grazing passes over the outer edges of Saturn’s rings on Jan. 16, 2017. To source
Pluto 'Landing' In Color Created From New Horizons' Imagery | Video
By Steve Spaleta | January 19, 2017 08:16pm ET Over 100 images from NASA New Horizons mission, which flew within 7,800 miles (12,500 km) of the icy dwarf, were used to simulate the descent seen here. [See the video in Black & White] credit : NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Watch more ► Shows Skylon SABRE – A True Space […]
Cosmic Whodunit: Gas Stripping May Be Killing Galaxies
An artist’s impression of ram-pressure stripping of galaxy NGC 4921. Stripping removes gas, the raw fuel for star formation. What’s causing so many galaxies in the universe to die before their time ? A new study sheds some light on this galactic murder mystery. A galaxy is said to “die” when it stops forming new […]
Air Force to Launch Missile-Warning Satellite Friday: Watch It Live
The missile-detecting SBIRS Geo-3 satellite, which is scheduled to launch on Jan. 19, 2017. A U.S. military satellite designed to detect enemy missiles is scheduled to launch Friday night (Jan. 20), and you can watch the liftoff live online. If all goes according to plan, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will loft […]
ICYMI: 'The Bachelor' Went Zero G This Week
By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | January 19, 2017 07:27am ET ABC’s “The Bachelor” took a weightless ride with Zero Gravity Corporation in Monday’s episode. Credit: ABC It’s always exciting to see space and pop culture collide, and that’s just what happened Monday night (Jan. 16) when “The Bachelor” took a couple on a […]
NASA to Talk Pluto & Beyond on Facebook Today: Watch Live
Artist’s conception of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Kuiper Belt object, part of an extended mission after the spacecraft’s July 2015 Pluto flyby. New Horizons is set to fly past 2014 MU69 – a KBO currently about a billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto, on Jan. 1, 2019. Happy birthday, New Horizons! Today […]
2016 Was Earth's Hottest Year on Record, and Humans Are to Blame
The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2016 was the highest among all years since record keeping began in 1880. Updated at 3:02 p.m. ET. 2016 was the hottest year on Earth since record keeping began more than 130 years ago, and humans are mostly to blame, scientists reported today (Jan. 18). […]