Producing Solar Space Killers: Gamma Rays
Gamma rays supply the most hazardous radiation to which crew and satellites in are exposed in space. Gamma rays come from every direction in what... Read more →
Mars Science Lab Curiosity: Changes on the Go
NASA's massive nuclear powered Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity launched on November 26, 2011 and will not land until August 5, 2012. But even... Read more →
Dragon Needs Docking Upgrade to Carry Crew
International Docking System Standard schematics (Credits: International Docking Standard System). Updated June 12, 2012 The world watched as... Read more →
Venus Transit from the Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA's heliophysics lab compiled these images in multiple wavelengths from the Solar Dynamics Obervatory's view of the June 5-6 Venus transit across... Read more →
16th NEEMO Expedition to Explore Asteroid Technologies
The 16th NEEMO expedition will commence June 11. NEEMO, or NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, is an aquatic program that uses the... Read more →
Shenzhou-9 Preparing to Put Crew on Chinese Space Station
A report on June 9 from the official Chinese news agency Xinhua indicates that the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will be launching aboard a Long March-2F... Read more →