Russian Academy of Sciences Finds Rogue Microbes on ISS
A study by the Russian Academy of Sciences has indicated that ISS currently has a population of 76 microorganisms, some of them hazardous. The... Read more →
Asteroid Mining: To Infinity and Beyond, But What are the Legal Implications?
Newly formed Planetary Resources aims to establish commercial asteroid mining (Credits: Planetary Resoures). April 24, 2012 marked a milestone in... Read more →
Famous First Earthrise Over Moon Recreated
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lowell and William Anders became the first humans to photograph the Earth rising over the... Read more →
Don Kessler on Envisat and the Kessler Syndrome
On 15 April, the French space agency CNES rotated the Pleiades Earth observation satellite to capture this image of Envisat. At a distance of about... Read more →
Busy Days Aboard ISS
It's a busy time aboard the International Space Station, with a resupply vessel arrival, crew departures, and an upcoming commercial... Read more →
NASA Ames Wins Invention of the Year Award for X-37B Heat Shield
Source: Lubna Shirazi for NASA. MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has won the 2011 NASA Government... Read more →