Shenzhou-9 in Orbit, Ready to Dock
Shenzhou-9' taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang (Credits: Xinhua). On June 16, China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully launched... Read more →
Shenzhou-9 Has a Crew and Is Ready for Launch
Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, at training in Beijing in April, 2012. She is now slated to become the first female taikonaut... Read more →
500 Meter Asteroid Breezes by Earth
Asteroid 2012 LZ1 was discovered on the evening of June 10 2012, just a few days before its June 14 closest approach. Although technically on the... Read more →
Geomagnetic Onslaught Resumes
As the lead up to the 2013 solar maximum continues, another Sunspot cluster has shot two coronal mass ejections (CME) straight for Earth. Both... Read more →
Debate on Government Risk-sharing Indemnification Heats Up
The debate on whether the government should share the risk of space launches is once again under discussion, since the US Federal Aviation... Read more →
More Details on NRO Spy Telescope Transfer to NASA Revealed
The Hubble Space Telescope, which is soon to be retired, has many similarities to the NRO telescopes (Credits: NASA). A USA Today article... Read more →