Human Mission to an Asteroid: Asteroid Field Testing
How will we work and set up a base camp on an asteroid? NASA is currently doing some field work…
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Deadly and Destructive Path of Hurricane Irene seen in NASA Videos and Images
http://youtu.be/5Qz75kxR-0M NASA Video Caption: The Life of Hurricane Irene from the Caribbean to Canada from August 21 through August 29…
Jaw-Dropping 3-D Rock Garden on Mars
[/caption] Want to experience a "you-are-there" moment with the Opportunity rover on Mars? Grab a set of 3-D glasses (red/blue)…
Cause of Progress Crash May Have Been Determined
[/caption] The Russian news agency Itar-Tass is reporting that the cause of the August 24 failure and crash of the…
Carnival of Space #212
A brand new Carnival of Space is hosted by Brain Wang over at Next Big Future. Click here to read…
International Space Station Could be De-Crewed by November
[/caption] For personal reasons I had to miss the NASA press conference this morning which gave an update on International…
Comet Garradd C/2009 P1 Crossing M71 Globular Cluster in Sagitta Video
[/caption] For the observing weekend warriors, the last few days have been a very exciting time. Not only have we…
Comet Elenin Could Be Disintegrating
[/caption] Astronomers monitoring Comet Elenin have noticed the comet has decreased in brightness the past week, and the coma is…
Get your ISS Updates from Twitter
We mentioned this a couple of years ago, but I think it's time for a reminder. There's a great Twitter…
The View from Space: Northwestern Europe at Night
[/caption] Astronauts always say the view of Earth is the best part of being in space. Here's a beautiful shot…