Discovery News gets all excited by NASA-JPL’s announcement that they’re budgeting for a robotic mission to seek life on Jupiter’s moon Europa:
… Read the rest “NASA preps for life-hunting mission to Europa”In response to this
Science Daily explains how an orbital camera solved a decade-old Martian mystery:
… Read the rest “We found Beagle 2 on Mars.”Images taken by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO, and initially
A vision of futures past from NASA’s Glenn Research Center Collection, part of the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.
This was what they planned the Space Shuttle… Read the rest “Science Art: Space Shuttle, concept art from NASA’s Glenn Research Center.”
New Scientist watches the Messenger probe prepare to take a final spin around the hottest planet – with one last firing of its engines:
… Read the rest “Last tour of Mercury – wanna name a crater?”Engineers expect the 120-second engine burn
Performing delicate procedures in space: a zero-G haircut for New Year’s.
From Italian astronaut @AstroSamantha’s Twitter feed.
The process starts here, if you want to … Read the rest “Science Art: While master @AstroTerry cuts, apprentice @AntonAstrey is at the vacuum cleaner. Apprendista Anton all’aspirapolvere, by Sam Cristoforetti.”
Nature profiles the amazing new high-atmosphere vehicle for exploring space from Antarctica:
… Read the rest “NASA breaks scientific boundaries… in ballooning.”If all continues smoothly, experts expect the flight to last for 100 days or longer. The current
Popular Science charts a course to Mars that’s easier and cheaper… in a roundabout way:
… Read the rest “A new road to Mars”Spacecraft usually enter orbit around planets via Hohmann transfer, which requires
In 1984, astronauts had to ride out in the Space Shuttle Discovery to retrieve two broken-down satellites, and decided to have a little fun with their mission.
I found this… Read the rest “Science Art: Astronauts Clown Around In Space”
Scientific American takes a moment, after all the hubbub last week, to think over what the success of the Orion launch means for NASA and the future of human spaceflight:
… Read the rest “Considering Orion.”“We haven’t had this
Business Insider, among other sources, has a neat piece on an even neater app that lets you talk to someone on the ISS:
… Read the rest “Talk to a friend in space. Or friends of a friend in space.”talian astronaut Samantha Cristoferetti is currently aboard the International
Popular Mechanics gets all excited over PayPal/Tesla Motors/SpaceX magnate Elon Musk’s next set of high-tech tricks, including drones and rockets with unfolding wings (in a Star… Read the rest “Elon Musk designs X-Wing rockets & spaceport drones.”
SONG: “High Desert.”
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “All Dressed Up For Mars And Nowhere To Go“, Medium, 9 November 2014, as used in the post “Red Planet… Read the rest “SONG: High Desert”
Nature tries not to be *too* foreboding about the dark times ahead for Philae:
… Read the rest “A shadow falls across Comet 67P and the Philae lander….”The Philae lander’s drill is now working, but the craft’s batteries — designed to power just 2.5
Instead of following the usual format today (find story, write lead, post an excerpt), I thought I’d do something a little different. The big story this week is about Philae, the little… Read the rest “Rosetta: What’s the big deal?”
Medium takes a long look at the Mars One company, which has assembled 200,000 volunteers for a Mars mission that doesn’t yet exist:
… Read the rest “Red Planet dreams: what it takes to sign up for a one-way mission….”Despite not being a space-faring agency, it claims
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