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The Privatizing of Human Spaceflight

• January 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, General, Human Space Flight, In The News
Tags: Astronaut, Atlas V, Barack Obama, Blue Origin, Commercial Crew Development, Delta IV, Dulles, Earth, Elon Musk, Europa Orbiter, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, International Space Station, John McCain, NASA, Obama administration, Orion (spacecraft), RD-180, Richard Shelby, Space Launch System, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States, United States Air Force, United States Congress, Virginia

How Worms Turn Part 2: John McCain vs Alabama

• December 20, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, Economics, General, In The News, Politics, space, Technology
Tags: Barack Obama, Defence policy, John McCain, RD-180, Richard Shelby, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Vladimir Putin

America Competes (in space)

• October 23, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, Current Events, Economics, General, Human Space Flight, In The News, Politics, space, Technology
Tags: Apollo program, Barack Obama, DARPA, Earth, Elon Musk, European Space Agency, International Space Station, low-Earth Orbit, NASA, Orion (spacecraft), Pamela Melroy, Space Exploration, Space Launch System, SpaceX, United States

Orion Flies

• December 6, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, Current Events, General, Human Space Flight, Politics, space, Spaceship Earth, Technology
Tags: Apollo program, Barack Obama, Cape Canaveral, Constellation program, Delta IV, Delta IV Heavy, Florida, International Space Station, low-Earth Orbit, NASA, Orion (spacecraft), Space Launch System, Space Shuttle program, United States

Who’s The Racist Here Really?

• December 31, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Dean Obeidallah, Democratic Party, Melissa Harris-Perry, Mitt Romney, Pia Glenn, Republican

Vote

• November 6, 2012 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Romney, United States, Wyoming

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

• May 3, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, General, Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, Christ, Christian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus, mormon, Romney, United States

Coalition Missiles and Aircraft Fly in the No-Fly Zone

• March 21, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, In The News, Patriotism
Tags: 2003 invasion of Iraq, Barack Obama, French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tomahawk (missile), Tripoli, United States

Constellation Still Flies Until March

• December 28, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, Human Space Flight, In The News, space, Star Gazing and Astronomy, Technology
Tags: Ares I, Aurora, Barack Obama, Constellation program, Earth, Education, NASA, Orlando Sentinel, Solid rocket booster, space, Technology, United States Congress, University of New Hampshire

Serving Two Masters

• July 17, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Current Events, Human Space Flight, In The News, space
Tags: Barack Obama, Charles Bolden, Congress, Constellation, Constellation program, manned space flight, Manned Spaceflight, NASA, Orion, space, Technology

Space.com Top Stories

Awesome Photos! The Geminid Meteor Shower of 2018 in Pictures December 15, 2018
In mid-December 2018, the 2018 Geminid meteor shower peaked in what was the best meteor shower of the year. See amazing photos of the 2018 Geminids in our photo gallery here.
NASA Lunar Orbiter Now Supporting Commercial and International Missions December 15, 2018
A NASA spacecraft originally built as part of the previous effort to return humans to the moon is now playing a key role in the new effort at human lunar return, including aiding commercial landers.
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Looks Ahead to Beginning Commercial SpaceShipTwo Flights December 15, 2018
With a first flight to the edge of space under the company's belt, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson believes commercial flights of SpaceShipTwo could begin some time next year.
Meet OWL and HIBOU! Japan's Asteroid Hoppers Get New Names December 15, 2018
Japan's pioneering Hayabusa2 asteroid hoppers have gotten new names.
How to See Ghostly Green Comet 46P/Wirtanen Fly by Earth This Weekend December 15, 2018
You can expect a ghostly green blob to grow brighter in the sky near Orion in the coming days, as Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Earth in 20 years this weekend.
The Rubber Ducky Comet Blasted a Magnetic Path Through Space December 15, 2018
Rosetta's comet sent a magnetic shock wave screaming out in front of it, blazing a trail through the stellar wind. And scientists just found it.
On This Day in Space! Dec. 15, 1612: Andromeda Galaxy Spotted by Telescope for the 1st Time December 15, 2018
On Dec. 15, 1612, the Andromeda galaxy was seen through a telescope for the first time by a German astronomer named Simon Marius. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series!
Geminid Meteor Shower 2018: It's Not Too Late to Catch a 'Shooting Star'! December 14, 2018
The Geminid meteor shower has already peaked — but you still have time to try to catch sight of what will likely be the best meteor shower of the year.
The Most Amazing Space Photos This Week! December 14, 2018
Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.
Virgin Galactic's Historic Space Trip Heralds a Coming Age of New US Human Spaceflight Leaps December 14, 2018
Virgin Galactic just brought human spaceflight back to American soil after a seven-year hiatus — and other private companies are poised to make some giant leaps of their own.
US Mint Marks 'First Strike' of Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Curved Coins December 14, 2018
The U.S. Mint has struck its initial coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More December 14, 2018
Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel.
This New Full-Length Trailer for 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2 Is Spock-tacular! December 14, 2018
We get to see lots more of Spock in the new full-length trailer for "Star Trek: Discovery" Season 2 plus, we learn a little more about the so-called "red angel."
Geminid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It December 14, 2018
The Geminid meteor shower peaks the night of Dec. 13-14. This guide tells you the best times and places to see these shooting stars (no equipment necessary).
Image of the Day December 14, 2018
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko work outside the International Space Station to inspect a tiny hole that was discovered in a docked Soyuz crew capsule in August.
This Week's Top Space Stories! December 14, 2018
NASA's InSight lander picks up the sounds of windy Mars, Voyager 2 travels into interstellar space and researchers estimate record-breaking levels of carbon emissions for 2018 in this week's top stories.
NASA's Voyager 2 Went Interstellar the Same Day a Solar Probe Touched the Sun December 14, 2018
Call it a cosmic coincidence: Two probes launched four decades apart, traveled in opposite directions — and ended up using similar instruments to gather milestone data on precisely the same day.
Early Universe 'Soup' Cooked Up in Weird Plasma Blobs December 14, 2018
For the first split second after the Big Bang, the universe was nothing but an extremely hot "soup" of quarks and gluons — subatomic particles that would become the building blocks of protons and neutrons.
'Smoking Gun' Planet: This Neptune-Size Alien World Is Evaporating in Record Time December 14, 2018
A gaseous alien world is evaporating at a record rate, shedding considerable light on an exoplanet mystery, a new study reports.
See Mars Near the Moon in the Night Sky Tonight! Here's How. December 14, 2018
The moon lights the way to the Red Planet tonight (Dec. 14) as the two objects make a close approach to each other in the evening sky.

NASAWatch

Astrobiology Research Season Ends At Lake Untersee, Antarctica December 15, 2018
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 15 December 2018: Back at Novolazarevskaya Station "The camp at Lake Untersee is now closed, we pulled the last three tents down early yesterday morning and completed packing our cargo into the sea container with the remainder going onto the other two cargo sleds. The traverse back went well and we ar […]
Bettina Inclán Is NASA's New Office of Communications Associate Administrator December 14, 2018
Keith's note: NASA has a new Associate Administrator for the headquarters Office of Communications: Bettina Inclán. According to her Twitter profile at @BettinaInclan: "Entrepreneur. Storyteller. Political junky. Tired mom of 2 boys. Wife. Wine enthusiast. Proud Latina. Alum of Capitol Hill @GOP @RNCLatinos @NRCC Romney, McCain". Here's h […]
Virgin Galactic Does The Space Thing Their Own Way December 14, 2018
Keith's note: In September 2004, I was sitting in the auditorium at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California in the final session of the NASA Administrator's Symposium "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Moon and the Stars". I co-chaired this event with Astronaut/NASA Chief Scientist John Grunsfeld. NASA Administrator Sean O'K […]
Virgin Galactic Reaches "Space" December 13, 2018
Richard Branson Welcomes Astronauts Home from Virgin Galactic's Historic First Spaceflight "The historic achievement has been recognised by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who announced today that early next year they will present pilots Mark "Forger" Stucky and Frederick "CJ" Sturckow with FAA Commercial Astronaut Win […]
A Teaching Moment For NASA December 13, 2018
NASA Head Jim Bridenstine Claps Back At Curry, TMZ "Enter Bridenstine ... who says Curry's claim is so outrageous -- the point guard just cannot be serious. "I think it's funny," Jim tells us ... "I can't imagine he really believes that. It's outside the realm of what's possible." In fact ... Jim REALLY set S […]
CASIS Pays Big Bucks For Leadership With No Space Experience December 12, 2018
Keith's note: CASIS, the non-profit created to run the ISS National Laboratory, has been on a hiring spree of late. Three high level executives have been hired at $300K+ annual salaries recently. Meanwhile, existing CASIS staff are not getting cost of living increases and having their vacation benefits cut. It would seem that no one is going to fix the […]
About That New Orion Span Space Station ... December 11, 2018
Went to the @OrionSpan link posted by @FrankBunger. It says It says "we have approximately $998.86 in cash on hand as of 9/30/2018". No launcher identified. No design. No staff. And then there's this, Caveat emptor pic.twitter.com/nEIoXIXt9Q— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 10, 2018
NASA's Solution To Operating A Human Facility Like Gateway: Droids. December 10, 2018
NAC member asks about 60-90 day/yr visits to Gateway. Gerst's answer is to add AI to let robots do things. That's the solution: robots operating a human-capable facility that replicates the ISS in many ways because they do not have the budget to send crews to operate the Gateway. pic.twitter.com/lw82mHLAFj— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 10, 2018 […]
Boeing Has No Idea Who Is Buying Their Satellites. Or Do They? December 9, 2018
Boeing Was Going to Build Satellites for a China-Funded Firm. Why It Just Backed Out of the Deal, Fortune "Boeing has canceled a deal to build a communications satellite -- which it has almost completed -- on the basis that the startup that ordered it has defaulted on payments. The sudden cancellation, however, comes on the heels of a report that detail […]
NASA's Advisors Struggle With Gateway Selling Points December 9, 2018
Keith's note: The NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee is having problems trying to explain why NASA needs to build the Gateway. If they can't figure out why it is needed, how is NASA going to sell this whole Gateway thing to Congress and the taxpaying public? NAC/HEO is currently debating a list of points that ca […]

LiveScience.com – Top Stories

Scientists Try to Save Woolly Monkeys from Extinction … by Training Them to Be Wild Again December 15, 2018
Colombian researchers hope to revive an endangered species by rehabilitating monkeys confiscated from smugglers. The captive animals' struggles show that survival is not guaranteed.
4,400-Year-Old Tomb of 'Divine Inspector' with Hidden Shafts Discovered in Egypt December 15, 2018
One of the hidden shafts might hold the divine inspector's sarcophagus.
Photos: Exquisitely Preserved Ancient Tomb Discovered at Saqqara December 15, 2018
Gorgeous photos show a 4,400-year-old tomb of a divine inspector in ancient Egypt.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week December 14, 2018
Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week December 14, 2018
Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Leo DiCaprio's Rumored Plan to Buy a Dinosaur Duo Has Paleontologists Upset December 14, 2018
Leonardo DiCaprio is rumored to be in the market for a $2.5 million dinosaur duo: a meat-eating Allosaurus mother and babe, according to Page Six in the New York Post.
Tornadoes Don't Form Like Meteorologists Thought They Did December 14, 2018
Tornado rotation seems to start right at ground level.
Study 'Proves' Parachutes Don't Save People Who Fall Out of Airplanes December 14, 2018
You might think that it's safer to jump out of an airplane with a parachute than without one. But, according to science, you'd be wrong.
Half-Size, Ruffle-Headed Relative of Triceratops Discovered December 14, 2018
If head frills were a fashion statement, a newly identified 73-million-year-old triceratops relative was certainly at the top of its game.
What Lies Beneath the Transylvanian Castle That Imprisoned 'Dracula'? December 14, 2018
A castle where the bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler may have once been imprisoned is slowly revealing its secrets, thanks to new radar scans of the ground below the structure.
50,000-Year-Old Tiara Made from Woolly Mammoth Ivory Found in Denisova Cave December 14, 2018
The tiara was probably worn by an adult man with a relatively large head.
This Week's Strangest Science News December 14, 2018
Ready to get weird? Here are some of the strangest stories on Live Science this week.
Mountain of Evidence Confirms: Climate Change Is Really, Really Bad for Human Health and Well-Being December 14, 2018
It's now beyond official: Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, pose a danger to public health and welfare, according to an exhaustive review that looked at 275 scientific studies published over the past nine years.
Where DOES Space Begin? Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Flies Right into the Debate December 13, 2018
"SpaceShipTwo, welcome to space," reads a triumphant tweet from Virgin Galactic posted during today's successful test flight after the company's vehicle reached 51.4 miles (82.7 kilometers) in altitude.
Watch an Elephant Named Kelly Scoop Cereal Into Her Mouth in Easily the Best Study of 2018 December 13, 2018
One step closer to the perfect cereal-eating robot.
Do You Carry Neanderthal DNA? The Shape of Your Skull May Tell. December 13, 2018
The shape of your brain may say a lot about the Neanderthal in you.
Invasive Tick Is 'Here to Stay,' and Here's Where It Could Spread Next December 13, 2018
An invasive tick species, new to the U.S., has already popped up in nine states, and a new study suggests that the species could spread much further.
Comet Will Make Closest Approach to Earth This Weekend. And You Can See It Without a Telescope. December 13, 2018
As comets blaze across the night sky, they can bring wonder and excitement to those watching from Earth – or even a sense of impending doom.
US Navy's Secrecy Likely Stalled Ocean Science Progress for Decades December 13, 2018
When the U.S. Navy classified vital seafloor data during World War II and after, it delayed the development of a key theory.
Fireball That Exploded Over Greenland Shook Earth, Triggering Seismic Sensors December 13, 2018
These are the first-ever seismic recordings of a meteor impact on ice in Greenland.

Discovery Space News

Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016
When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
Collapsing Cosmic Clouds Birth Black Hole Monsters May 24, 2016
Supermassive black holes occupy all known galaxies, but astronomers have little idea how they formed. Now space telescopes have found a clue.
Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016
Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016
While coasting through the outer solar system, NASA's New Horizons is busying itself with astronomical observations of a distant Kuiper Belt Object.
Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016
Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
See the Red Planet with Your Own Eyes This Weekend May 21, 2016
Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
Extreme Exoplanets Reveal Migration Mystery May 20, 2016
A star hosting 4 massive gas giant exoplanets has been spotted -- is this how our solar system looked in its ancient past?
How to Form Io's Mountains? Just Squeeze! May 20, 2016
On Earth, mountains form along tectonic boundaries, but Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, is awash with molten rock and dotted with solitary mountains -- how did they form?
DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016
DNews sits down with U.C. Berkeley astronomy professor Chung-Pei Ma to learn all about supermassive black holes, including one nearby that's just honking huge.
LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016
As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.

SpaceRef

The Himalayas As Seen From Orbit December 14, 2018
Image taken by ESA Astronaut Alex Gerst @Astro_Alex aboard the ISS. Larger view
Keith Cowing
Air Pollution Chokes Northern India As Seen From Space December 14, 2018
A cloud of unhealthy air pollution shrouded the skies of northern India again this week.
Keith Cowing
NASA Finds Asian Glaciers Slowed by Ice Loss December 14, 2018
A NASA-led, international study finds Asia's high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly in response to widespread ice loss, affecting freshwater availability downstream in India, Pakistan and China.
Keith Cowing
Mars InSight Lander Seen in First Images from Space December 14, 2018
On Nov. 26, NASA's InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars.
Keith Cowing
Hubble Finds a Fast Evaporating Exoplanet December 14, 2018
Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized fish.
Keith Cowing
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 12 December 2018 - A Little Extra Sleep Today December 13, 2018
The Expedition 57 crew were allowed to catch a few extra hours of sleep today after a lengthy spacewalk Tuesday by the two cosmonauts on board.
Marc Boucher
Cuba and the Gulf of Batabano in the Caribbean Sea December 13, 2018
The International Space Station flies 252 miles above the island nation of Cuba and the Gulf of Batabano in the Caribbean Sea.
Keith Cowing
The Sharpest R Aquarii Image Ever December 13, 2018
While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers were able to capture dramatic details of the turbulent stellar relationship in the binary star R Aquarii with unprecedented clarity -- even compared to observations from Hubble.
Keith Cowing
Juno Mission Halfway to Jupiter Science December 13, 2018
On Dec. 21, at 8:49:48 a.m. PST (11:49:48 a.m. EST) NASA's Juno spacecraft will be 3,140 miles (5,053 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops and hurtling by at a healthy clip of 128,802 mph (207,287 kilometers per hour).
Keith Cowing
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 December 2018 - Russian Spacewalk Completed December 12, 2018
Expedition 57 Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos completed a spacewalk lasting 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Marc Boucher

Space Flight Now

Soyuz raised on launch pad in French Guiana for Arianespace’s last flight of 2018 December 15, 2018
A Russian-made Soyuz booster rolled out to its launch pad in French Guiana on Friday, and hydraulic lifts rotated the launcher vertical in preparation for liftoff Tuesday with the first in a new series of French military spy satellites.
Stephen Clark
Video and photo highlights of Virgin Galactic’s historic SpaceShipTwo test flight December 14, 2018
Check out video highlights released by Virgin Galactic of Thursday's test flight by the company's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to an altitude of 271,000 feet, above a boundary recognized by the U.S. government as the edge of space.
Stephen Clark
Virgin Galactic accomplishes milestone test flight to the edge of space December 13, 2018
With two veteran test pilots at the controls, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane climbed to the edge of space for the first time Thursday in a major achievement for Richard Branson's long-sought ambition to begin regular commercial hops with space tourists, and the first piloted flight by a U.S. vehicle above an altitude of 50 miles since […]
Stephen Clark
Mission timeline for Rocket Lab’s launch of NASA’s ELaNa-19 CubeSats December 13, 2018
Rocket Lab's light-class Electron launcher is set to take off on its fourth flight from New Zealand, aiming to deliver 13 CubeSats to orbit on the company's first mission for NASA.
Stephen Clark
Live coverage: Rocket Lab set for another launch attempt on NASA mission December 13, 2018
Rocket Lab is planning another launch attempt Saturday night (U.S. time) in New Zealand for the company's Electron rocket, a commercially-developed light-class booster set to carry 13 CubeSats into orbit under contract to NASA. The four-hour launch window opens at 11 p.m. EST Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday).
Stephen Clark
Rocket Lab preps to launch flock of NASA-funded CubeSats December 12, 2018
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is set to launch 13 CubeSats Saturday night (U.S. time) under contract to NASA from the company's privately-owned spaceport in New Zealand, a pathfinder mission that could pave the way for more NASA satellites to hitch a ride on future Electron flights.
Stephen Clark
Russian spacewalkers cut into Soyuz spaceship to inspect leak repair December 11, 2018
Clad in pressurized spacesuits, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev used knives and scissors to slice through insulation and a debris shield on a Soyuz spaceship set to return to Earth next week, finally reaching the capsule's metallic hull to examine the site of an air leak plugged in August.
Stephen Clark
SpaceX makes another space station cargo delivery December 10, 2018
A commercial supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering a pair of NASA experiments to demonstrate satellite refueling techniques and monitor changes in Earth's forests, along with a special holiday menu of turkey, candied yams, cranberry sauce and shortbread cookies.
Stephen Clark
Delta 4-Heavy countdown aborted moments before launch December 9, 2018
A dramatic automatic abort 7.5 seconds before the planned liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket Saturday night kept the towering launcher on the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with a top secret spy payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Stephen Clark
Photos: Delta 4-Heavy poised for launch with U.S. spy satellite December 8, 2018
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands 233 feet tall at Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, ready for liftoff Saturday night carrying a top secret U.S. government spy satellite into orbit.
Stephen Clark

SpaceRef — Mars News

Mars InSight Lander Seen in First Images from Space December 14, 2018
On Nov. 26, NASA's InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars.
InSight Takes Its First Selfie December 12, 2018
NASA's InSight lander isn't camera-shy. The spacecraft used a camera on its robotic arm to take its first selfie -- a mosaic made up of 11 images.
InSight Hears The Winds Of Mars December 10, 2018
NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport InSight lander, which touched down on Mars just 10 days ago, has provided the first ever "sounds" of Martian winds on the Red Planet.
InSight Lander Flexes Its Arm December 7, 2018
New images from NASA's Mars InSight lander show its robotic arm is ready to do some lifting.
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Awaits Signals From InSight November 30, 2018
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is all set to receive the first signals from InSight - NASA's latest inhabitant of Mars.
ExoMars Rover Prototype Trials In The Atacama Desert November 28, 2018
The sun set on a week of trials for the ExoMars rover prototype named Charlie (in the foreground). The first of two field trials for the mission, known as ExoFiT, took place in the Tabernas desert in Spain between 13-26 October.
Mars InSight Deploys Its Solar Panels November 27, 2018
The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC), located on the robotic arm of NASA's InSight lander, took this picture of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018, the same day the spacecraft touched down on the Red Planet.
InSight Lander Arrives on Mars November 26, 2018
Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-kilometer) journey from Earth.
Phobos Got Its Grooves from Rolling Stones November 21, 2018
A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free from an ancient asteroid impact.
Jezero Crater Announced As Mars 2020 Rover Landing Site November 19, 2018
NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search, during which every available detail of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet was scrutinized and debated by the mission team and the planetary science community.

NASA Image of the Day

Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain December 14, 2018
Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space, awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters.
Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station December 13, 2018
NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station.
Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral December 12, 2018
The Washington National Cathedral is seen lit up with space imagery prior to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.
ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets December 11, 2018
Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations.
Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station December 10, 2018
International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst viewed SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft chasing the orbital laboratory on Dec. 8, 2018 and took a series of photos.
Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station December 7, 2018
"Putting this journey into words will not be easy, but I will try. I am finally where I was born to be," said astronaut Anne McClain of her first voyage to space.
Researching Supersonic Flight December 4, 2018
This image of the horizon is as it was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Geminids and Friends
Geminids and Friends
Swimming on Jupiter
On October 29, the Juno spacecraft once again dove near
3D Bennu
Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid
M43: Orion Falls
Is there a waterfall in Orion?
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
Why does this galaxy have such a
Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight
Your arm on Mars has unusual powers.
Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
Some night skies are serene and passive -- others shimmer and flash.

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