international space station
A Satellite With a Harpoon, Net and Drag Sail to Capture Space Junk is in Orbit and Will be Tested Soon
The RemoveDebris satellite, a spacecraft designed to remove junk from orbit, recently deployed from the ISS to begin demonstrating its…
Astronauts in Trouble Will be Able to Press the “Take Me Home” Button
Massachusetts-based engineering company Draper recently filed a patent for a navigation system that will be able to bring astronauts home…
The Space Station is Getting a New Gadget to Detect Space Debris
The Space Debris Sensor (SDS) aboard the International Space Station is allowing scientists to characterize the orbital debris environment
Mouse Sperm Went to Space and Produced Healthy Mice
A team of Japanese researchers were able to fertilize mice embryos and produce a healthy litter of mice using frozen…
Drone Captures Amazing Footage of Falcon 9 Landing
Let's just take a moment to admire how amazing it is when science fiction becomes routinely real: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtNTk4Brqp/ SpaceX CEO…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 10, 2017: Weekend Eclipse, Occultation and Comet 45P!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg) Dave Dickinson (www.astroguyz.com /…
How to See the Space Station Fly in Front of the Moon
Want to see the the space station zip across the Moon or Sun? Here are step-by-step instructions how.
What is the International Space Station?
In orbit of Earth, at an altitude of between 330 and 435 km (205 and 270 mi), is the International…
What is Absolute Zero?
Absolute Zero is the coldest possible temperature, the point at which you can no longer extract any energy from a…
Groot & Rocket Raccoon Get Their Own Mission Patch
For the remainder of 2016, all payloads traveling to the US National Lab aboard the ISS will feature a mission…