March 4th, 2014
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has provided look-see views of China’s Chang’e 3 lander and the Yutu moon rover. A block of four Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera views have been released showing the Chang’e 3 landing site: A) before landing, taken on June 30, 2013, B) after landing, snapped on December 25, 2013, C) on January […]
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Here’s a new story from me, up today on SPACE.com: Meteorite Fragments from Russian Fireball on Display 1 Year After Space Rock Explosion By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider ColumnistFebruary 26, 2014 06:34am ET http://www.space.com/24813-russian-meteor-fragments-museum-display.html
WHAM! A meteorite with the mass of a small car crashed into the Moon last September. Catching the event were astronomers in Spain, reporting the event in the journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The impact on the Moon — in Mare Nubium, an ancient lava-filled basin with a darker appearance than its […]
Progression of images taken Feb. 21-22 show NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars inspecting an interesting feature on the red planet. Using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the turret at the end of the rover’s robotic arm, ultra up-close imagery of the feature has been obtained. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech with MAHLI imagery credited […]
Both China’s Chang’e 3 lunar lander and Yutu rover are now in Selene slumber, entering their dormancy Feb. 22-23. The overall condition of the hardware is sketchy at best, with little word or imagery being released by Chinese space officials and state-run media networks. A couple of new images taken by the mechanically-challenged Yutu moon […]
A true “elevator pitch” – my new SPACE.com story up today. I hope you find it of interest: Can Quiet, Efficient ‘Space Elevators’ Really Work? http://www.space.com/24739-space-elevator-tether-technology.html
No doubt that the hit movie “Gravity” struck a chord with moviegoers – and made an impact in the public mind about the threat of human-made orbital debris. A team of University of Leicester students have taken a hard look at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Envisat that lost contact with […]
Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh has been contracted to send the “Lunar Dream” time capsule on its October 2015 private lunar mission. The deal has been struck between the robotic spacecraft builder and Astroscale PTE. Ltd. – a Singapore-based space industry company. The time capsule would contain the popular Japanese sports drink, Pocari Sweat, which […]
It has been over a year since the space rock explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia. That February 15, 2013 event damaged thousands of houses and other structures, shattered windows, and injured many people due to flying broken glass caused by the powerful atmospheric blast. The celestial encounter of the near Earth object (NEO) kind has served as […]
Just in time to remember last year’s space rock event over Russia. I hope you find my new SPACE.com story of interest: United Nations Focuses on Asteroid Threat to Earth http://www.space.com/24671-asteroid-threat-united-nations.html NOTE: Photo info/credit: The asteroid that exploded near Chelyabinsk, Russia on Feb. 15, 2013 has provided scientists new insights into the risks of smaller […]
