Videos: Dragon Capsule Now Successfully Attached to ISS
This day will go down in history as the first time a commercial company has their own spacecraft attached to…
SKA, the World’s Largest Telescope Will Be Built at Two Sites
[/caption] In an anticipated great compromise, South Africa and Australia will share their sites for the Square Kilometre Array telescope,…
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Dragon Grappled and Berthed for History Making Docking at Station Today – May 25
[/caption] The first private spacecraft - named Dragon - was berthed at the International Space Station (ISS) today, May 25,…
Ecological Concerns in Losing Our Starry Night
[/caption] Images of the Earth at night, taken from space are always a stunning sight, with cities, countries and whole…
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Shuttle Replica Departs Kennedy for Ocean Voyage to Houston on a Barge – Enterprise is Next
[/caption] A high fidelity replica of a NASA Space Shuttle orbiter has set off today, May 24, on an ocean…
Aliens Don’t Want To Eat Us, Says Former SETI Director
[/caption] Alien life probably isn't interested in having us for dinner, enslaving us or laying eggs in our bellies, according…
ESA: Unveiling Venus
[/caption] With Venus about to get its day in the Sun -- very much literally -- the European Space Agency…
50 Years Ago Today: The Flight of Aurora 7
Fifty years ago today, May 24, 1962 astronaut Scott Carpenter launched in his Aurora 7 capsule. This was the fourth…
A New Look at Apollo Samples Supports Ancient Impact Theory
[/caption] New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting…
Going to the Moon? Don’t Touch the Historical Artifacts, NASA Says
[/caption] Don’t say you haven’t been warned. NASA put out an official document today specifying how close any future spacecraft…