October 11th, 2014
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to circle the Moon, with the LRO Camera (LROC) team snagging impressive images of the lunar terrain. Posted by J. Stopar of Arizona State University on October 9, a set of impressive images of China’s Chang’e 3 landing site is now available for your own surveillance. In December 2013, […]
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Europe’s Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is nearing a nail-biting moment – when the Philae lander is to be unleashed for a touchdown on the celestial wanderer. The primary landing site is landing site “J” – a spot that has relatively flat terrain and good solar illumination. There is a detailed timetable for the descent […]
Why Mars – NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration by W. Henry Lambright; Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland; $49.95 (hardcover); 2014. Wondering when humans will set boot on Mars? Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and detailed look at the long trail of robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to […]
Those signed up and patiently waiting for your trek to the Red Planet via the Mars One program, you might put on the speed brakes a bit and read a new analysis of the effort by a team of MIT students. Flagged by Marcia Smith at SpacePolicyOnline.com News, the MIT review paints a picture of […]
XCOR Aerospace of Mojave, California reports they are making progress on their Lynx suborbital craft. The Lynx is a two-seat, piloted space transport vehicle that will take humans and payloads on a half-hour suborbital flight to 100 km (330,000 feet) and then return safely to a landing at the takeoff runway. XCOR is busy at […]
Virgin Galactic, the privately-funded space company owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, has announced that it has partnered with Ted Turner’s Sierra Grande Lodge and Spa as it continues to expand its New Mexico accommodation options for Future Astronauts and their families. Located in Truth or Consequences, New […]
For the first time in history the public will be able to vote for the official name of stars and planets. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is inviting all public organizations with an interest in astronomy to register on the IAU Directory for World Astronomy website for the NameExoWorlds contest. Those participating can in early […]
Here’s a new one from me up today on Space.com. Eyes to the skies! Space Sleuths Piece Together Fiery Fall of Russian Spy Satellite Debris By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist October 02, 2014 07:01am http://www.space.com/27318-russian-military-spy-satellite-fall.html
Given that the surrounding Universe may be awash in worlds, the expectations of finding ET out there is growing. If the rate of discovery keeps up its current pace, one estimate has it that astronomers will have identified more than a million exoplanets by the year 2045. Vanderbilt Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub has written […]
Windows on Earth is an educational project that features photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Astronauts take hundreds of photos each day, for science research, education and public outreach. The photos are often dramatic, and help us all appreciate home planet Earth. Windows on Earth also operates software on the International Space […]
