Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline
[/caption] Barely in the nick of time, Russia’s groundbreaking Phobos-Grunt interplanetary spacecraft to Mars finally arrived on Monday (Oct. 17)…
ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky
[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…
Spaceport America Opens With ‘Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space’
[/caption] Do you want to buy a ticket to outer space? Fly into orbit for the most breathtaking views of…
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NASA Strengthens Virgin Galactic Ties With New Contract
[/caption] NASA has, on a number of occasions tapped the NewSpace firm Virgin Galactic to help the space agency accomplish…
Iceland’s Midnight Sun: a Time-Lapse Treat!
This beautiful time-lapse video was created by photographer Joe Capra during his 17-day solo trek around Iceland in June 2011.…
Russia Eyes Caves on Moon for Setting Up a Lunar Base
For the time being, it appears NASA has set aside any ambitions to return to the Moon with human missions.…
Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth from NASA and Japan
[/caption]NASA and Japan recently announced a new and improved digital topographic map of Earth, which was produced with detailed measurements…
Are The Milky Way’s First Stars Responsible For Destroying Its Satellite Galaxies?
About a decade ago, standard cosmological models encountered a slight problem when applied to the Milky Way... missing satellite galaxies.…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 235: Einstein
What can we say about Einstein? Albert Einstein! Lots, actually. In this show we’re going to talk about the most…
All-Sky Camera Captures Mysterious Flashes
Every couple of weeks or so a strange flash appears on an all-sky camera that searches for meteors. What could…