Missions

Stunning Images from Rosetta Show Closeup Views of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Rosetta has arrived! After traveling more than ten years, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. These most recent images shared…

10 years ago

Rosetta on Final Approach to Historic Comet Rendezvous – Watch Live Here

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of navcam imagery from Rosetta…

10 years ago

If the Sun Were the Size of a Person, How Big Would an Asteroid Be?

I love anything that attempts to provide a sense of scale about the Solar System (see here and here for…

10 years ago

Rosetta Orbiter less than 500 Kilometers from Comet 67P Following Penultimate Trajectory Burn

The Rosetta comet chaser is currently less than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from its target destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following today’s…

10 years ago

NASA Announces Science Instruments for Mars 2020 Rover Expedition to the Red Planet

NASA announced the winners of the high stakes science instrument competition to fly aboard the Mars 2020 rover at a…

10 years ago

Book Review: Neil Armstrong – A Life of Flight by Jay Barbree

“Neil Armstrong - A Life of Flight” is a thoroughly enjoyable new biography about the first human to set foot…

10 years ago

To Help Mars Rovers Phone Home, NASA Asks For Ideas To Close Looming Communications Gap

Remember during the government shutdown when it looked as though a NASA Mars mission would be delayed? Launch preparations continued…

10 years ago

Insta-Mars: Crew Wraps Up Mock Mission With Pictures Of Their Hawaiian Adventure

It's the final countdown for a hardy group of people who have been on "Mars" for the past four months.…

10 years ago