GOCE Satellite Plunges Back to Earth Without Incident
ESA’s GOCE satellite has reentered Earth’s atmosphere, with most of the spacecraft disintegrating high in the atmosphere. There have been…
Virtual Star Party – November 10, 2013
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Stuart Forman, David Dickinson, Tom Nathe, Roy Salisbury, Mike Phillips, Thad Szabo (more…)
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Super-Typhoon Haiyan Causes Catastrophic Death & Destruction – Space Images from NASA, ISRO, Roscosmos & ISS
Super Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines on November 9, 2013 as imaged from Earth orbit by NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg…
GOCE Spacecraft Will Likely Make Uncontrolled Re-entry This Weekend
The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has been orbiting Earth in super-low orbits since 2009, mapping…
Solar Activity Ramps Up as Giant Sunspot Group Turns to Face Earth
The Sun is finally acting like it’s in solar maximum. Our Sun has emitted dozens of solar flares in since…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 8, 2013
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Thad Szabo, Scott Lewis, Ian O'Neill, Alan Boyle, Nancy Atkinson, David Dickinson, Jason Major, Matthew Francis,…
Fly Across Mercury with MESSENGER!
Take a ride on the Mercury express and see what MESSENGER sees in these two new videos! Each made from…
NBC To Broadcast Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight
In true Richard Branson flair, the founder of Virgin Galactic has a multimedia plan in place for when he and…
Can The International Space Station Fit Bigger Astronaut Crews?
Things are a little more crowded than usual in the International Space Station. For a few days, nine astronauts and…
Do You Need Some Space?
Of course you do! (Who doesn't?) And so here's a wonderful tour of our Solar System to provide you with…