Space Exploration

Rosetta Now Up Close to Comet 67P – Snapping Mapping Mosaics for Momentous Philae Landing

Four-image photo mosaic comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera on 31 August 2014 from a distance of 61 km…

10 years ago

25 Days from Mars – India’s MOM is in Good Health!

Now less than 25 days from her history making rendezvous with the Red Planet and the critical Mars Orbital Insertion…

10 years ago

Heat Protecting Back Shell Tiles Installed on NASA’s Orion EFT-1 Spacecraft Set for Dec. 2014 Launch

Fabrication of the pathfinding version of NASA’s Orion crew capsule slated for its inaugural unmanned test flight in December is…

10 years ago

US Heavy Lift Mars Rocket Passes Key Review and NASA Sets 2018 Maiden Launch Date

Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will be the most powerful rocket…

10 years ago

Eye Problems From Space Affect At Least 21 NASA Astronauts: Study

How does microgravity affect your health? One of the chief concerns of NASA astronauts these days is changes to eyesight.…

10 years ago

5 Landing Site Candidates Selected for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Comet Lander

Five candidate sites were identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for Rosetta’s Philae lander. The approximate locations of the five regions are…

10 years ago

India’s Maiden Mars Mission One Month out from Red Planet Arrival

India's maiden foray to Mars is now just one month out from the Red Planet and closing in fast on…

10 years ago

Watch A ‘Jellyfish Of Fire’ Created On The International Space Station

Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and part-time master of Vine videos, has done it again. This time he's showing off a…

10 years ago

Rosetta Moving Closer to Comet 67P Hunting for Philae Landing Site

http://youtu.be/CNGu7KbXzOs Animation Caption: Possible landing sites on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The model shows the illumination of the comets surface and regions…

10 years ago