Now this is some engineering. You’re looking at a model—though sadly, not a working one—of the propulsion systems that will power the Orion European Service Module (ESM). Read more…
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This Is What the Orion Service Module’s Propulsion System Looks Like
NASA and Boeing have released a little teaser on their newest spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, which will be built and tested at Kennedy Space Center and hopefully, eventually taxi people to space. Read more…
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This is how Boeing is building the first commercial Starliner spacecraft ever
What a hypnotizing look at the red planet. We get to see the view that ESA’s Mars Express see as it explores Mars, specifically a stunning look from orbit. I just love seeing it spin and twirl and then zoom in and then repeat the beautiful process all over again. I can see this in my dreams. Read more…
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Stunning video of Mars from orbit
Earlier today, during the announcement of the most Earth-like planet ever discovered , researchers working on the Kepler mission released an updated catalog—which now includes 521 new candidate planets. Add that to the 4, 175 already discovered by the space-based telescope. Read more…
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Updated Kepler Catalog Includes 521 New Possible Exoplanets
At this point, it’s safe to say that we’re going to be receiving a new ‘highest resolution image ever’ of Pluto on a close to 24 hour basis. Yesterday, we got our first peek at geologic features on the dwarf planet’s surface. And today, New Horizons beamed back the best image to date of four mysterious dark splotches near Pluto’s south pole. Read more…
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Pluto’s Mysterious Dark Splotches Come Into Focus
Will you live long enough to watch the setting suns ? “This is a truly exotic star system. In principle there’s no reason why it couldn’t have planets in orbit around each of the pairs of stars. Read the rest
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Awesome 5-star solar system with two contacting pairs found
Who needs a bird’s eye view when you could go with an astronaut’s? One company’s partnering with NASA to give us just that. Read more…
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You’ll Be Able To Watch Hi-Def, Live Feeds From the ISS Soon
Exactly half a century ago this week, a rocket shot off from the California coast. It carried the U.S.’s first and only (known) space nuclear reactor, SNAP-10A, which has been circling the Earth ever since and will continue to circle for another 3, 000 years. Read more…
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For 50 Years Now, the U.S. Has Had a Nuclear Reactor Orbiting in Space
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is currently heading towards the largest celestial body in the Asteroid Belt , known as Ceres. Due to arrive in March , it’s already close enough to image the rocky dwarf planet rotating on its axis. Read more…
Watching the world go by from the window of a plane at Mach 0.8 is hard to beat, but when it comes to an expanded world view, nobody gets a better picture than the residents of the International Space Station. Check out this time-lapse compilation by Germany’s Alexander Gerst. Read more…
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Time Lapse Videos Capture The True Beauty Of Space At 17,150 MPH