Space Station

Spectacular Eruptions of Mt. Etna in Sicily from Space and Earth

[/caption] Spectacular eruptions from Mt Etna are spewing massive quantities of lava, smoke and ash many hundreds of meters high…

14 years ago

NASA announces launch dates, backup commander

[/caption] In the wake of the tragedy that took place last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA has announced that astronaut…

14 years ago

Can China enter the international space family?

[/caption] It has often been called a ‘100 billion boondoggle’ - yet it is also unquestionably one of the most…

14 years ago

Palette Earth: Recent Artwork As Seen From Space

[/caption] The view from space of our home planet is often breathtaking and sobering. Lately, there has been a plethora…

14 years ago

Spectacular Photos from the Jan. 4 Partial Solar Eclipse

[/caption] Millions across Earth enjoyed one of nature’s most awesomely spectacular events during today’s (Jan. 4) partial solar eclipse -…

14 years ago

Shuttle Discovery’s Crack Woes Deepen

[/caption] Discovery’s woes deepened this week with NASA engineers finding even more cracks in the orbiter’s external tank. The first…

14 years ago

Rare Images From Inside a Soyuz During Flight

[/caption] Cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev recently arrived at the International Space Station, along with astronauts Cady Colemand from the US and…

14 years ago

International Space Station on the Moon?

[/caption] From our vantage point on Earth, it takes just a half second for the International Space Station to fly…

14 years ago

Twas the Shuttles last Christmas

[/caption] To mark the occasion of the Shuttle’s last Christmas, space shuttle worker Terry Sibile drafted a touching poem titled;…

14 years ago

Do the #ISSWave All the Way Around the World

C’mon, admit it. If you regularly watch for the International Space Station passing overhead you’ve probably waved or shouted a…

14 years ago