Record Setting Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Safely Pass Earth
On February 15, Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make the closest approach of any similarly sized object ever recorded that has not collided with the planet.... Read more →
NASA Seeks Commercial Partners for Mining Robot
RASSOR demonstrates its off-road skills (Credits: NASA). NASA has announced that it is looking for commercial partners to invest in its RASSOR... Read more →
Astrium Awarded Contract For Development Of Ariane 6
Ariane 5 ME and Ariane 6 proposal. The contract, signed on January 30, follows on from the decisions reached at the ESA Ministerial Council... Read more →
Sea Launch Investigates Root Cause of Zenit 3SL Malfunction
Zenit 3SL about to be launched on the Odyssey platfrom in the Pacific Ocean (Credits: Sea Launch). Sea Launch has provided additional details... Read more →
Crackling Sun Spits Out Coronal Mass Ejection
On January 31, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a coronal mass ejection (CME) shooting Earthwards from the Sun. The CME was expected... Read more →
Everything You Wanted to Know about Space Tourism but Were Afraid to Ask
The International Institute of Space Commerce held a workshop in London entitled Space Tourism: Risks and Solution (Credits: Tereza... Read more →