Scientists are analysing Sentinel-1 radar images from before and after the 30 October earthquake that struck central Italy to reveal just how much the ground has shifted To source
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Making a stir
Technology image of the week: friction stir welding used to make a titanium propellant tank for space To source
Space Walk of Fame Renames Florida Facility 'American Space Museum'
Photos, artifacts and models from NASA’s Apollo program as seen at the newly-renamed American Space Museum in Titusville, Florida. A Florida museum led and supported by spaceflight pioneers , community leaders and former space program workers now has a new name to better reflect its mission. The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, founded in 2001, has […]
You Can 3D Print Your Own Mini Universe
Have you ever wondered what the universe looks like in all of its entirety, or how it would feel to hold the universe in the palm of your hand? Good news: It is now possible to do both of these things — all you need is a 3D printer. Researchers at the Imperial College London […]
3D Printer Puts 'Baby Universe' In The Palm Of Your Hand | Video
By Steve Spaleta | November 1, 2016 10:52am ET The oldest light in the Universe, known as the cosmic microwave background, is now available to be 3D printed for study. Dr. Dave Clements, a co-author of the study “Cosmic sculpture: a new way to visualise the cosmic microwave background” explains. credit : Imperial College London […]
Virgin Galactic Postpones 1st Glide Test with New SpaceShipTwo
VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo vehicle, is carried aloft by its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, Sept. 8. Its first glide flight is scheduled for Nov. 1. Update: Virgin Galactic has postponed the glide test portion of today’s flight due to strong winds. The VSS Unity has landed safely, and the company plans to announce a new […]
Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence
A prototype of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) robotic capture module system is tested with a mock asteroid boulder in its clutches at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The robotic portion of ARM is targeted for launch in 2021. To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Samples exposed to the space environment return to researchers
Samples exposed to the space environment return to researchers Last Updated: October 31, 2016 The first samples that had been attached to the Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM) for exposure in the space environment were returned to Earth at the end of August, and then later handed over to researchers at the Tsukuba Space […]
[Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)] A joint observation by solar observing satellites Hinode and IRIS quantitatively explores the formation of the solar chromosphere
TOP > Topics > 2016 > A joint observation by solar observing satellites Hinode and IRIS quantitatively explores the formation of the solar chromosphere Hinode and IRIS have shown that the dynamic solar chromosphere could be heated and formed by dissipation of the energy of waves. © NAOJ/JAXA Original size (3.7MB) Although the solar energy […]
Rains of Terror on Exoplanet HD 189733b
This Halloween, take a tour with NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration site of some of the most terrifying destinations in our galaxy. The nightmare world of HD 189733 b is the killer you never see coming. To the human eye, this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveler confusing it with the friendly skies of […]
Violent, Vaporizing Impact May Explain Moon's Mysterious Tilt
The mysterious tilt of the moon’s orbit might come from an angled, giant impact that vaporized most of the early Earth, creating the moon in the process, a new study finds. Earth and the other major planets of the solar system follow orbits around the sun that mostly lie within a thin, flat zone defined […]
How Was Earth Formed?
Although planets surround stars in the galaxy, how they form remains a subject of debate. Despite the wealth of worlds in our own solar system, scientists still aren’t certain how planets are built. Currently, two theories are duking it out for the role of champion. The first and most widely accepted theory, core accretion, works […]