Chasing Aurorae with the Aurora Hunter
Todd Salat spends his nights in Alaska, recording dramatic images of the Northern Lights. The ribbons of color signify violent releases of energy... Read more →
Putin Signs Decree to Establish New Space Corporation
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a decree to establish a state corporation that will consolidate developers and... Read more →
Flawed Risk Assessment Leads to In-Flight Engine Failure
On March 25, 2009, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 operated by Japan Air Commuter Company departed from Tanegashima Airport in Tanegashima, Japan. While... Read more →
China Launches Chang’e 3 On Country’s First Mission To Land On The Moon
By Mike Killian Today, under cover of darkness, China successfully launched their first robotic lunar rover atop a powerful Long March-3B rocket... Read more →
Did Meteorites Strike a 7-Year Old Florida Boy?
Fox News reported that a 7-year-old boy of Loxahatchee, Florida, might have been struck by a meteorite while playing in the driveway of the... Read more →
Falcon 9 GEO Launch Attempt Aborts for the Second Day
SpaceX, for the second day, had to call a scrub of its attempt to launch the SES-8 telecommunications satellite into geosynchronous transfer... Read more →