Weekly Space Hangout – October 11, 2013: Government Shutdown, Juno Flyby, ISON Update
After last week's non-episode, the Weekly Space Hangout roared back to life. We had big news on the Government Shutdown,…
These Antarctic Research Photos Look Like Exploration on Another Planet
Some day, human explorers will land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa, Enceladus, Titan, or some other icy world…
Exoplanets and the Search for Life in the Universe: Q&A with author Lee Billings
As far as our understanding of life in the Universe goes, right now, we’re it. But the past decade has…
Chris Hadfield Regretted Not Being Able To Make One Last Spacewalk
Chris Hadfield loved spacewalking. That was clear in a past interview he did for Universe Today: It is like coming…
Missile Launch Creates Weird Cloud Seen in Space
The astronauts on board the International Space Station saw a strange and unexpected view out their windows yesterday. “Saw something…
Stunning Dunes, Crevices And Horizons From Mars Spacecraft
Who doesn't love Mars? Amid the bad news of a U.S. government shutdown now stretching towards Day 12, there are…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Returns 1st Flyby images of Earth while Sailing On to Jupiter
Following the speed boosting slingshot of Earth on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that sent NASA’s Juno orbiter hurtling towards Jupiter, the…
Latest Images of Comet ISON Show it is ‘Doing Just Fine’
As we reported yesterday, the latest data on Comet ISON indicates there is some encouraging news as far as the…
Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dies
One of the original “Mercury 7” astronauts, Scott Carpenter, has died. He was the sixth person to fly in space;…
What is a Space Elevator?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGtqB5KMS1I Almost every part of a rocket is destroyed during the launch and re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. This makes…