Complicated Sunspot Region Spews Year’s Strongest Solar Flares, More Expected
Three solar flares captured May 13-14 by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory at 131 angstroms (Credits: NASA). Expected to be a solar maximum year,... Read more →
China Reportedly Performs ASAT Test Disguised as Sounding Rocket (Updated)
Chinese SC-19 ASAT missile A story from the Free Beacon states that China conducted a test of new anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon on Monday... Read more →
Branson Claims SpaceShipTwo is Environmentally Benign
SpaceShipTwo firing its hybrid rocket engine on April 29's test (Credits: Virgin Galactic). Virgin Galactic’s founder Richard Branson has... Read more →
Expedition 35 Crew Comes Back to Earth after 5 Months
Expedition 35 crew, seated, catch their breath after landing. From left: Chris Hadfield, Roman Romanenko, and Tom Marshburn (Credits:... Read more →
Final Reflections from Space
During his mission, the commander of ISS Expedition 35 gathered a loyal following as he sang and played guitar, demonstrated phenomena of every day... Read more →
Bion-M1 Reflection: Why Do We Still Need to Send Animals to Space?
The Bion-M1 capsule (Credits: Russian Federal Space Agency). On April 19, a Russian Soyuz rocket, launched from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in... Read more →