Space tourists from all over the world gather at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in the middle of…
Month: August 2015
Rosetta’s moment in the Sun
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has now passed perihelion (its closest distance to the Sun) and is now spending…
Crews remembered as remains of space shuttles Challenger, Columbia displayed for the first time
NASA is offering up wreckage from the Challenger and Columbia for public view after hiding it…
Test mirror segments for the James Webb Space Telescope
The Andromeda galaxy is one of the most distant objects that we can see in the…
NASA’s LADEE Spacecraft Finds Neon in Lunar Atmosphere
The moon's thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly used in electric signs because it gives…
Chasms on Dione
While not bursting with activity like its sister satellite Enceladus, the surface of Dione is definitely…
Bad Weather Again Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has postponed the launch of its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5…
Foul Weather Forecast Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has pushed the launch of its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5…
NASA Scientists Help Understand Newly Discovered Planet
Recently, a team of astronomers including NASA scientists discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system…