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NASA extends contract with Russia as US-based launches get delayed

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [1]

While NASA shut down the Space Shuttle program in 2011, they have still been sending astronauts to the International Space Station and back. However, they've been sending them to Russia in order to hop on a Soyuz rocket, but that doesn't seem to be the exact solution that NASA wants. The organizations plans to launch manned space flights in the US again, but the timing as been delayed into 2017. Read The Full Story

NASA gets first ever look at hurricane on Saturn

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [3]

A hurricane is an impressive display of the power of nature, an unfortunate reality that sometimes causes more than its fair share of damage and grief. While we're all familiar with what a hurricane on our own planet looks like, hurricanes on other planets have been something of a mystery. That changed this month when NASA got the first-ever detailed look at a hurricane that took place on Saturn. Read The Full Story

Space rock rips through ISS solar panel, gives hull a miss

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [1]

Space is a dangerous world. Debris is flying around everywhere, including small space rocks (read: bits of asteroid or meteoroid), which means that the International Space Station is constantly prone to getting hit by these small objects, and when you're traveling at 4.8 miles per second, even small objects can have a big impact. ISS Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a photo of a hole in the one of the solar panels where a space rock ripped through. Read The Full Story

Look up: Saturn at its boldest and brightest this weekend

, Apr 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Space-gazers and fans of the ringed planet Saturn should keep their eyes upward this weekend, as the planet reaches its highest point above the horizon in its opposition phase. Visible to the naked eye – but all the better with a telescope, since you’ll then be able to see its distinctive rings – Saturn will be most clearly visible late on Saturday or in the early hours of Sunday, and though often visible at other times, will be both brighter and bigger than it usually appears.

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Russian cargo fail no block to today’s ISS dock

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [1]

Today the unpiloted Russian cargo ship known as Progress 51 has reached the International Space Station and docked successfully. This news is extra positive due to the failure of the craft's antenna after initial launch, both Russian mission control and NASA confirming earlier this week. The craft has now docked - at 1225 GMT to be precice - after extra care was given to the landing due to the unopened antenna. Read The Full Story

Partial lunar eclipse live-streaming later today

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're in the mood for a lunar eclipse, NASA says that there will be one later today, but it probably won't be anything too spectacular according to their description. The partial lunar eclipse will be taking place during the day in the US, but there will be a live stream from Dubai that will start at 3 pm ET. Read The Full Story

NASA snaps ISON comet as it hurtles super-bright to the sun

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA's Hubble space telescope has caught a glimpse of a fast moving comet, one of the brightest examples in decades, as it prepares to skim the surface of the sun later this year. Comet (C/2012 S1) ISON was first identified in September last year, with later observations leading astronomers to predict that the hurtling chunk of rock and ice could be the brightest sighted in fifty years. Now, a new photograph shows the comet already active. Read The Full Story

NASA’s trio of Android “PhoneSats” all operational: orbit tests under way

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

If you weren't already aware, you should know that there are up to and including three HTC Nexus One smartphones floating above your head right this minute in part of a NASA mission to prove (or disprove) the viability of low-cost space exploration "PhoneSats". Each of these low-cost satellites was aboard the first flight of Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket, launched after this rocket took off from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia just two days ago. Read The Full Story

NASA video displays 3 years of Sun images in 3 minutes

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [8]

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, more commonly known as SDO, has spent the last three years taking pictures of the sun, showing off its steady increase in activity as its latest 11-year cycle nears its peak. As part of the project, NASA has taken some of the images and compiled them into a single 3-minute video, which makes it easy to see the gradual increase in solar activity. You can check out the video after the jump. Read The Full Story

Young students aim to be among first to launch small satellite

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington, VA are aiming to be a part of a milestone. The school is looking to become the first K-8 school to launch a "CubeSat" satellite into space. The proposed satellite that the students will build would be four inches long in all directions and would weigh around three pounds. Read The Full Story

ESA mashes telescopes for Horsehead Nebula fly-through video

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Groundbreaking photography of the Horsehead Nebula has been combined from Hubble along with several telescopes and observatories, giving viewers a fly-through of the huge and beautiful Orion constellation. The new video, shared by the European Space Agency, mashes together imagery of the Nebula captured by Hubble last week with ground-based images and sky surveys, with a mixture of visible, near-infrared, and infrared graphics coming together for a hitherto-unseen virtual journey through space. Read The Full Story

Orbital’s Antares rocket successfully completes its first test launch

, Apr 21st 2013 Discuss [6]

Orbital Science Corps. Antares rocket completed its first successful test launch today after seeing a series of complications over the last few days. Orbital attempted to test launch the rocket last Wednesday, however, a data cable located at the upper stage of the rocket detached prematurely. It was then rescheduled over and over due to the high winds present at the launch site. Luckily today, everything was cooperating with the test launch. Read The Full Story
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