Our week through the lens: 16-20 January 2017 To source
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Atlas V Rocket Launches US Missile-Warning Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida today (Jan. 20) to put a missile-detection and early warning satellite into orbit for the U.S. military. The 19-story-tall rocket bolted off its seaside launch pad here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:42 p.m. EST (0042 GMT Saturday), […]
Space Station Moon
International Space Station and Moon seen from Spain To source
Blastoff! Missile-Detecting Satellite Launches Aboard Atlas V Rocket | Video
By Steve Spaleta | January 20, 2017 07:47pm ET The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geo-3 satellite was launched aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 20, 2017. The US Air Force satellite will provide “missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace awareness,” according to […]
6 Things to Know About Trump and NASA
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 […]
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 […]