Launch

‘Driving’ Satellites: A Complex Undertaking, Not a Cheap Date

By moonandback on March 13, 2013

The European Space Agency Satellite Control Center in Darmstadt, Germany (Credits: ESA). I have the privilege of working in the space industry as... Read more →

Interplanetary Contamination and Extraterrestrial Life1

Curiosity Update: Ancient Mars Was Capable of Supporting Life

By Phillip Keane on March 12, 2013

The bore-hole at John Klein, showing the less oxidized grey powder (Credits: NASA.) A JPL press conference held on March 12th has announced the... Read more →

Press Releases1

NASA Challenges Students to Design Radiation Shield

By Staff Writers on March 12, 2013

Source: NASA Students will tackle the problem of radiation for astronauts aboard Orion (Credits: NASA). NASA unveiled an Exploration Design... Read more →

Asteroids and Comets

Airline Schedules Astronomers’ Flight to View Comet

By Giulia Federico on March 12, 2013

Visibility of Comet PanSTARRS in the Northern Hemisphere (Credits: NASA). €359 is the price for the special, two hour flight that 88 lucky... Read more →

News

Amateur Astronomers Can Help Planetary Defense

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 12, 2013

Asteroid 2013 ET oberved with Slooh Space Camera telescope in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Credits: Slooth Space Camera). In the week between March... Read more →

Media

GOCE Satellite Felt Tohoku Earthquake from Orbit

By Merryl Azriel on March 11, 2013

The Tohoku earthquake's impact on GOCE (Credits: ESA). Coinciding with the two year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan on March... Read more →