News

Former Astronaut Alan “Dex” Poindexter Dead in Jet Ski Accident at 50

By Merryl Azriel on July 3, 2012

Commander Alan Poindexter (center) prepares to board Discovery for a countdown practice (Credits: Scott Andrews/NASA). Space shuttle veteran Alan... Read more →

Media

Moderate Solar Flare Aims Glancing Blow at Earth

By Staff Writers on July 3, 2012

SDO recorded this UV flash from the July 2 flare (Credits: NASA).   On July 2, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Solar and... Read more →

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Last Day in Space

By Staff Writers on July 2, 2012

A view from space (Credits: Don Pettit) On July 1, astronaut Don Pettit departed the International Space Station along with his fellow Expedition... Read more →

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ISS Expedition 32 Begins As Crew Departs

By Merryl Azriel on July 2, 2012

The Soyuz TMA-03M floats down through the clouds before depositing its crew safely in Kazakstan (Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls). On July 1, three... Read more →

Debris Remediation

Sweeping Away Space Debris With Dust

By Stavros Georgakas on July 1, 2012

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are looking into an innovative “sweeping” method to mitigate the ever-increasing LEO space... Read more →

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Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Nearer Term Risk

By Joe Pelton on June 29, 2012

The Chicxilub crater that is thought to be the impact site for the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs (Credits: D. Van Ravenswaay/Science Photo... Read more →