Carnival of Space #327
The tent is up! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
How Much Science Data Has The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sent To Earth?
Imagine being able to watch three months' worth of high-definition space video sequentially -- maybe real-time coverage on the International…
Soyuz Spacecraft Landing: ‘The Ultimate Roller-Coaster Ride Back To Earth’
"It's only in the moment that you're in your spacesuit, and that the hatches are closing, that you know that…
How Astronomy Benefits Society and Humankind
With an annual cost of $30.8 million, the Keck Observatory costs $53.7 thousand for a single night’s worth of operation.…
What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped Turning?
This article was originally written in 2010, but we've now updated it and added this spiffy new video. As you…
Soyuz Lands Safely with Space Station Crew and Olympic Torch
Expedition 37 crew members Karen Nyberg of NASA, Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Luca Parmitano of…
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…