Kepler Telescope Goes Into Precautionary “Safe Mode”
The Kepler space telescope, launched in 2009 to search for habitable planets outside the solar system (Credits: NASA). NASA’s Kepler space... Read more →
Another Asteroid Mining Company Opens Shop
Artist's impression of a "Harvestor" class mission (Credits: Deep Space Industries). A second asteroid harvesting company has announced that it... Read more →
Curiosity and Orion Parade for Presidential Inauguration
On January 21, Barack Obama was cermonially inaugurated into his second four year term as president of the United States. In celebration, states and... Read more →
NASA Approves Next Falcon 9 Mission Following October Anomaly
Falcon 9 rocket's engines. Although 1 engine failed during the launc on October 7, the Dragon cargo made succesfully to the ISS (Credits:... Read more →
Spacecraft Duo to Deflect Asteroid
Artist’s concept of the US-European Asteroid Impact and Deflection mission (Credits: ESA). The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to send a pair... Read more →
UrtheCast to Let Everyone See Earth from ISS
We've all seen the fabulous photographs that astronauts beam down to Earth from their perch up in the International Space Station. From time-lapse... Read more →