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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to 2019

30 Sep , 2017 by

The most powerful space telescope ever built will have to wait on the ground for a few more months into 2019 before launching to the High Frontier and looking back nearly to the beginning of time and unraveling untold astronomical secrets on how the early Universe evolved – Engineers need a bit more time to complete the Webb telescopes incredibly complex assembly and testing here on Earth.

New Study Could Help Locate Subsurface Deposits of Water Ice on Mars

26 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by a team led by the Smithsonian Institution has cast doubt on there being subsurface ice on one of Mars most-explored regions, but could also help point the way to other deposits

Scientists Urge Europe to Stick With “Armageddon”-style Asteroid Mission

22 Sep , 2017 by

At the European Planetary Science Conference in Riga this week, scientists urged Europe to remain committed to the AIDA asteroid mission

Venus Express Probe Reveals the Planet’s Mysterious Night Side

19 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by an international team of scientists takes a look at Venus’ mysterious night side, which revealed some unexpected atmospheric phenomena

NASA’s Peggy Whitson Safely Returns Home in Soyuz from Record Breaking Stay in Space

3 Sep , 2017 by

NASA’s Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, returned to Earth safely and smiling Sunday morning on the steppes of Kazakhstan, concluding her record-breaking stay in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) along with Soyuz crewmates Jack Fischer of NASA and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos.

Sunshield Layers Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as Mirror Cryo Cooling Testing Commences

9 Aug , 2017 by

The complex multilayered sunshield that will protect the delicate optics and state of the art infrared science instruments of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now fully installed on the spacecraft bus in California, completing another major milestone on the path to launch, NASA announced.

Veteran Multinational Trio Launches on Soyuz and Arrives at International Space Station

30 Jul , 2017 by

An all veteran multinational trio of astronauts and cosmonauts rocketed to orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule and safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after a fast track rendezvous on Friday, July 28.

Let’s Clean up the Space Junk with Magnetic Space Tugs

21 Jun , 2017 by

A researcher working with the ESA has proposed creating a fleet of magnetic tugs to safely and effectively remove space debris from orbit.

There’s a Hard Rock Rain on the Moon, We Can See it From Earth

29 May , 2017 by

In the hopes of telling us more about Near-Earth Objects, the NELIOTA project has begun to study bright flashes on the Moon, which are generated by meteors striking the surface.

Star-travel 5 Million Years Into The Milky Way’s Future

30 Apr , 2017 by

A new video based on ESA’s Gaia Mission lets you gaze into the crystal ball and watch the Milky Way galaxy evolve right before your eyes.

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