Australian Hypersonic Flight a Success
The September 28 hypersonic test vehicle launch in Norway (Credits: DSTO). On September 28, the Australian Defence Science and Technology... Read more →
NASA Celebrates 54 Years, Ponders Future
Curiosity touches its first Martian rock on September 22 (Credits: REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech). As NASA celebrates the anniversary of its October... Read more →
Geomagnetic Storm Comes in Stronger Than Predicted
A geomagnetic storm that resulted from a large coronal mass ejection on September 27 came in a little stronger than originally predicted. The storm... Read more →
Coronal Mass Ejection Impact In Progress
An X-ray view of the September 30 sun from GOES-15 (Credits: NOAA). A large but relatively slow moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted... Read more →
ATV-3 Departs as ISS Russian Segment Issues Come to Light
Gennady Padalka answers questions at a May 14 2012 prelaunch press conference (Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls). On September 28, the European Space... Read more →
What Would We Do If a 1859 Sized Solar Flare Hit Again?
Turning all the railway signals red, disrupting power grids and telephone lines, disabling the GPS services and radio transmissions and damaging the... Read more →