News

New EVA Planned to Finish Power Module Installation

By Merryl Azriel on September 2, 2012

Astronaut Aki Hoshide on EVA august 30 (Credits: NASA). International Space Station Expedition 32 was only scheduled to host two spacewalks. The... Read more →

Destination Mars

Spelunking Robots May Aid Martian Caves Exploration

By Guillaume Houdu on September 2, 2012

View of a skylight that opens into a Martian cave at the Pavonis Mons volcano, as photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Credits:... Read more →

Life in Orbit

Neil Armstrong’s Insurance Policy

By Merryl Azriel on August 31, 2012

Apollo 11 astronaut cover (Credits: collectspace.com). Being an astronaut is a risky business, especially so in the pioneer days of Mercury... Read more →

News

Marathon Expedition 32 Spacewalk Complete

By Maria Fischer on August 31, 2012

JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide floats on the end of the station's robotic arm on his first spacewalk (Credits: NASA). NASA Flight Engineer Sunita... Read more →

News

RBSP Launches

By Pedro Vaz Teixeira on August 31, 2012

RBSP launched August 30 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket (Credits: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory). NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probe Mission was... Read more →

News2

Meteor Explodes Over Wales

By Merryl Azriel on August 30, 2012

A meteor exploded in the lower atmosphere over Wales late Monday, creating a sonic boom that woke residents and set off car alarms. Sources are... Read more →