News

India to Launch Small Fleet of Satellites and Mars Probe

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 24, 2013

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at Sriharikota launch site (Credits: ISRO). India announced last week that they have planned a mission... Read more →

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Hiroshima Bomb Explosion vs. Russian Meteor

By Hubert Foy on February 23, 2013

A simulated 500-KT atomic bomb dropped at 1,770 meter above a city would generate damaging shock waves 30 psi at ground zero that decreases to 1 psi... Read more →

Media

Sunspot Delta Region Ripe for Eruptions

By Merryl Azriel on February 22, 2013

Sunspot AR1678 forms an unstable delta region Feb 19-20. This image is a composite from two instruments aboard NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory... Read more →

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Russian Meteorite Bound to Become the 20th Meteorite with a “Birth Certificate”

By Tereza Pultarova on February 22, 2013

A meteor captured with a wide angle camera that is part of the European Fireball Network (Credits: Institute of Astronomy, Czech Academy of... Read more →

News

Dennis Tito Plans To Launch Manned Mission to Mars in 2018

By Matteo Emanuelli on February 21, 2013

The first space tourist, Dennis Tito, is planning to send a misssion to Mars and back (Credits: Roscosmos). Dennis Tito, best known for being... Read more →

Press Releases

NASA Releases Glory Taurus XL Launch Failure Report Summary

By Staff Writers on February 21, 2013

Source: NASA Projected T9 Glory Nominal Trajectory (Credits: NASA Investigation Report). NASA has released a summary report on findings from a... Read more →