Researchers are using very detailed Gemini Observatory images to help guide the Juno spacecraft’s exploration of Jupiter, a media eport said. Continue reading Gemini telescope aids Juno’s mission through Jupiter
Category Archives: Space Exploration
New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket
Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, on Thursday launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3-D printed rocket from New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula. Continue reading New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket
NASA moves up launch of mission to metal asteroid
NASA has announced plans to launch its mission to a unique metal asteroid a year ahead of the original schedule. Continue reading NASA moves up launch of mission to metal asteroid
Astronomers find galaxies creating stars at furious pace
A team of astronomers has discovered a new kind of galaxies which, although extremely old—formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang—create stars more than a hundred times faster than our own Milky Way. Continue reading Astronomers find galaxies creating stars at furious pace
Two US spacewalkers leave station to replace failed computer
Two US astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for a hastily planned spacewalk to replace a computer that failed on Saturday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. Continue reading Two US spacewalkers leave station to replace failed computer
Did Earth form from a donut-shaped planetary object?
Early in its history, our home planet was likely a huge, spinning, donut-shaped mass of hot, vaporised rock, now called a “synestia”, according to a new study. Continue reading Did Earth form from a donut-shaped planetary object?
NASA plans emergency spacewalk on International Space Station
A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for an emergency spacewalk to replace a failed computer, one of two that control major U.S. systems aboard the orbiting outpost, NASA said on Sunday. Continue reading NASA plans emergency spacewalk on International Space Station
N. Korea unveils Earth photos captured by latest missile
North Korea on Monday unveiled photos of the Earth taken by a camera mounted on a ballistic missile it launched a day earlier. Continue reading N. Korea unveils Earth photos captured by latest missile
SpaceX Dragon to deliver crew supplies, research to ISS
SpaceX will launch its Dragon spacecraft for its 11th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre on June 1. Continue reading SpaceX Dragon to deliver crew supplies, research to ISS
NASA probes detect man-made bubble around Earth
Humans have long been shaping Earth’s landscape, but now scientists know that we also can shape our near-space environment with radio communications. Continue reading NASA probes detect man-made bubble around Earth