New Impact Model Improves Meteorite Fallout Predictions
An artist's rendition of the Chicxulub crater off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. (Credits: Dailymail). Matthias Meschede, a University of Munich... Read more →
ISS Expedition 29 Launch “Fairly Flawless”
Early November 14 morning, the International Space Station Expedition 29 launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-22 capsule out of Baikonur Cosmodrome in... Read more →
Still Out of Contact, Phobos-Grunt Fuel, Mass, and Radioactive Cobalt Pose Reentry Concerns
As of 21:00 GMT November 13th, ground controllers in Baikonur have been unable to reestablish communications with the ailing Phobos-Grunt probe,... Read more →
USA-193 Intercept May Provide Precedent for Phobos-Grunt
The USA-193 was a US spy satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on December 14th, 2006 atop a Delta II rocket. Its launch was the... Read more →
Phobos-Grunt Probe Adds Chapter to Russian Space Disaster Series
Several prior Russian attempt to reach Mars, including Mars 96 pictured here, failed soon after launch. Out of 21 Soviet, and later Russian,... Read more →
Infographic: The Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe Mission
The Phobos-Grunt probe launched by Roscosmos on November 9 and since plagued with technical difficulties was intended to procure samples from the... Read more →