EO-79 transponder activation

On December 21, 2015 at 1038 UT, the EO-79 transponder was turned on for a prolonged…

Sparkling Stephan’s Quintet

The Stephan’s Quintet of galaxies was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1877. At the time,…

NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to International Space Station

NASA took an important step Friday to establish regular crew missions that will launch from the…

NASA Astronauts to Conduct Spacewalk as Early as Monday, Dec. 21

Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA are preparing for a…

Amateur radio in UK Spectrum Policy Forum report

The UK Spectrum Policy Forum has released the UK Spectrum Usage & Demand report which covers…

Comet on 16 December 2015 from OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

Single-frame OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 16 December 2015, when Rosetta was 113.3 km from…

NASA Releases New High-Resolution Earthrise Image

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft's vantage point in…

Tim arrives at Space Station

ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut commander Yuri Malenchenko arrived at…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter ready to leave

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) inside a Spacebus 4000 container prior to departure from the…

Proba-V images snowy Saskatchewan

Snow blankets much of this eastern part of Canada’s Saskatchewan province, in this 28 November 2015…