Identifying Space Debris: Further Adventures in East Texas
The first and third spheres found on the property of Dean Gentz and Trac Ellis, respectively (Credits: Dean Gentz). Ever since Dean Gentz found a... Read more →
Progress 49 Leaves ISS as Comsonauts Prepare for EVA
Progress 49's undocking photographed by Russian crew from the Zvezda module (Credits: NASA TV). Russian ISS cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Roman... Read more →
NASA’s Asteroid Capturing Mission Concept
NASA's budget proposal for 2014 includes plans for a $105 million robotic asteroid retrieval mission. The mission involves scooping up a 5-7m... Read more →
Scared of Cancer? Then Avoid Space Travel, New Study Suggests
Astronauts in space are subject to high radiation doses that can cause serious harm to their health (Credits: NASA). There has never been any... Read more →
News Shorts: Putin Supports Baikonour, Antares Ready To Go and Skylab: The Sequel
52 years after the legendary launch of Yuri Gagarin, Baikonour remains the most successful space port in the world (Credits: NASA). Putin Pledges... Read more →
A Change of Heart in NEO Size of Interest?
Keck's asteroid capture concept, now part of NASA's budget proposal (Credits: Rick Sternbach/Keck Institute for Space Studies). I’ve been... Read more →