Genes other than bone-related genes also show rapid enhancement of expression under microgravity–Results of eight consecutive days of live imaging Medaka fish in Kibo Last Updated: January 13, 2017 Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency Joint research by the Tokyo Institute of Technology and JAXA that studied the mechanisms of how bone mass decreases […]
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Well-Preserved Impact Ejecta on Mars
This image of a well-preserved unnamed elliptical crater in Terra Sabaea, is illustrative of the complexity of ejecta deposits forming as a by-product of the impact process that shapes much of the surface of Mars. To source
Astronomers Ask for Diversity in Deciding Next-Decade Priorities
The Hubble Space Telescope is one mission that was recommeded by the National Academy of Sciences’ decadal survey. Official discussions have begun about which major astronomy missions should receive funding in the 2020s, but the makeup of the groups leading those discussions has fueled concerns in the astronomy community about a lack of race, gender […]
NASA Earth Science Director Expects Short-Term Budget Stability
The Earth as seen by the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite’s Earth Polychromatic imaging Camera, or EPIC, on Jan. 9, 2017. WASHINGTON — The head of NASA’s Earth science division says he does not expect major changes in his programs for the remainder of the fiscal year despite a change in administrations. In a […]
8 Months on 'Mars'! Mock Space Mission to Launch in Hawaii
A crew of six scientists and engineers is geared up and ready for an eight-month mock mission to study how humans living in Mars-like conditions behave and interact. This will be the fifth mock Mars mission for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), which is funded by NASA. HI-SEAS’ goal is to simulate […]
Antarctic Lifeline Visible from Space (Photo)
A French satellite captured this shot of a resupply convoy headed to Earth’s remotest research station, Concordia in Antarctica. A thin black line against a sea of white is all that connects Antarctica’s Concordia research station to life. This line, captured in a sobering satellite image, is a convoy of heavy-duty tractors pulling tons of […]
SmallGEO Telecommunications Satellite – Peek Under The Hood | Video
Recommended videos for you SmallGEO Telecommunications Satellite – Peek… Wolf Moon – What Is It? When Does It Occur? |… Huygens Probe’s Titan Landing Revisited By NA… ‘Smashing’ Galaxy Clusters Release ‘Amazing A… Breathtaking! European Southern Observatory F… Mission Control Houston – A Flight Director’s… Huge NASA Rocket Test Stand Constructed In 2…. Very Large […]
Training up
Operations image of the week: Sentinel-2 mission controllers begin the year with intensive training for the March launch To source
Sentinel-2B launch preparations off to a flying start
Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it’s full steam ahead. To source
Astronauts Explore Underground in Otherworldly 'CAVES' Video
When we think of astronauts exploring other worlds, we often forget about the weird places they also visit on Earth. An immersive new video from the European Space Agency follows a crew exploring a cave network in Sardinia, Italy. The astronauts were taking part in the Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and […]
[Interview] Toward a New Era of Deep Space Exploration Kenji Numata Project Manager, Ground Station for Deep Space Exploration and Telecommunication Project
The JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, is home to the largest parabolic antenna in Japan. This large antenna, 64 meters in diameter, was built in 1984, and it was used to communicate with Japan’s first two interplanetary space probes, Sakigake and Suisei, which were launched to study Halley’s Comet in 1985. […]
Star Explosion Expected to Create Spectacular Light Show in 2022
The location of a double star system that a group of astronomers think will merge and explode between 2021 and 2023. Astronomers have detected two stars that are on course to collide and create a spectacular explosion in Earth’s sky sometime between 2021 and 2023. This binary star system is known as KIC 9832227 and […]
'Smashing' Galaxy Clusters Release 'Amazing Amounts of Energy' | Video
By Steve Spaleta | January 11, 2017 11:37am ET 2 billion light-years away, galaxy clusters Abell 3411 and Abell 3412 are colliding. Observations using the Chandra X-ray Telescope and other telescopes has revealed evidence of black hole eruptions creating a “jet of high-speed and energetic particles,” according to the Chandra team. credit : NASA/CXC/SAO/R. van […]