NASA will celebrate the life and legacy of pioneering astronaut John Glenn with a memorial service at Ohio State University today (Dec. 17), and space agency officials will provide a live webcast of the service for the public. Ohio State University in Columbus will host the memorial service for Glenn, who died on Dec. 8 at […]
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Chinese Volunteers Complete 180-day Space Simulation
Four volunteers are back on Earth after completing a 180-day space simulation. Chinese researchers have completed a 180-day “survival experiment” that simulated a deep space human trek. Since June 17, four Chinese volunteers — three men and one woman — lived inside a sealed space capsule situated in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. They emerged […]
Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag Belongs to Buyer, Not NASA, Judge Rules
A lunar sample bag used to protect the first moon rocks collected on the moon is the property of the person who bought it, despite it being mistakenly auctioned. An Illinois woman is the legal owner of an Apollo 11 lunar sample storage bag that was mistakenly sold by the United States government at auction, […]
What's the Real Potential of Fusion Energy?
The plasma inside a fusion reactor. This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For centuries, humans have dreamed of harnessing the power of the sun to energize our […]
Science of 'Star Wars': How Would Lightsabers, the Force & Hyperspeed Work?
The alien worlds of “Star Wars” — even when not on fire, as in this “Rogue One” shot — don’t always make sense ecologically. Movies like the upcoming “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” often blend science with fiction. To separate the two, a panel of scientists convened in Atlanta in September during Dragon Con […]
Spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be the 11th European to perform a spacewalk when he ventures outside the International Space Station next month. Lasting up to seven hours on 13 January, its goal is to ensure the power supply of the International Space Station from the 2500 sq m of solar panels. To source
Touring the Treats of Taurus Using Mobile Astronomy Apps
Taurus is the first of the bright winter constellations to rise, carried high in the southern sky by late evening every December. The bull is tilted over as if charging nearby Gemini and Orion. His triangular face features the bright orange star Aldebaran and many easy-to-observe double stars. The ecliptic passes through the bull, resulting […]
Hubble "Crane-s" in for a Closer Look at a Galaxy
Spiral galaxy IC 5201 sits 40 million light-years from us in the Crane constellation. As with most spirals we see, it has a bar of stars slicing through its center. To source
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Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 12-16 December 2016 To source
Full go-ahead for building ExoMars 2020
The first ExoMars mission arrived at the Red Planet in October and now the second mission has been confirmed to complete its construction for a 2020 launch. To source
Skimming an alien atmosphere
After the smooth arrival of ESA’s latest Mars orbiter, mission controllers are now preparing it for the ultimate challenge: dipping into the Red Planet’s atmosphere to reach its final orbit. To source
Notes from Mars 160: Why Field Drawing Is Important to Mars Exploration
Mars 160 crewmember Annalea Beattie. The Mars Society is conducting the ambitious two-phase Mars 160 Twin Desert-Arctic Analogue mission to study how seven crewmembers could live, work and perform science on a true mission to Mars. Mars 160 crewmember Annalea Beattie is chronicling the mission , which will spend 80 days at the Mars Desert […]