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The Landing of The Falcon and the Launching of Humanity

• April 13, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Atlas V, Bigelow Aerospace, Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40, Dragon (spacecraft), International Space Station, NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance

The Privatizing of Human Spaceflight

• January 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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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

Centaur Cubed

• November 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Atlas V, CubeSat, List of CubeSats, United Launch Alliance

How Worms Turn

• November 20, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Commercial Space, General, Politics, space
Tags: Atlas V, Boeing, Delta IV, Elon Musk, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, Falcon 9, Global Positioning System, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, United States Air Force

Space.com Top Stories

Exoplanet Hunters Have a New Plan to Spot Hidden 'Migrating' Worlds October 22, 2018
There's a telescope that can see thick rings of dust in distant star systems. And researchers want to use its data in a new way to spot hidden and migrating exoplanets.
Tiny Cubesat Snaps Photo of Mars for 1st Time Ever October 22, 2018
A tiny Mars-approaching spacecraft has snapped a photo of its target, marking the first time that a cubesat has ever captured an image of the Red Planet.
Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua's Surprise Arrival Still Thrills Scientists One Year Later October 22, 2018
A year ago, astronauts spotted a strange object barreling through our solar system on a very weird path — the first discovery of an interstellar object, now called 'Oumuamua.
October Full Moon 2018: Hunter's Moon Swings by Uranus October 22, 2018
The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace the skies Oct. 24, making a close pass by Uranus.
Roscosmos to Complete Soyuz Accident Investigation This Month October 22, 2018
The final report into the launch failure that forced the abort of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled for completion by the end of the month, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos announced Oct. 20.
2018 Full Moon Calendar October 22, 2018
The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.
NASA Tests Astronaut Survival Systems for Orion Splashdowns October 22, 2018
NASA and the U.S. Air Force recently tested astronaut survival systems for the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying in 2011.
Salty Martian Water Could Have Enough Oxygen to Support Life October 22, 2018
Some pockets of salty water buried just beneath the Martian surface could have enough oxygen to support microbes, and perhaps even simple animal life such as sponges, a new study suggests.
Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Purple October 22, 2018
Earth's early life might have been purple, suggesting the search for extraterrestrial life should scan for the color.
Einstein and the Incredible Hulk Now Have Their Own Constellations (But You'll Never See Them) October 22, 2018
NASA added 21 new "constellations" to the sky, thanks to invisible gamma-ray light.
Apollo 7 Astronaut Recounts Splashdown at 50th Anniversary Gala October 22, 2018
Walt Cunningham hoped the parachutes had opened.
Orionid Meteor Shower: Leftovers of Halley's Comet October 22, 2018
The Orionid meteor shower, made up of remnants of Halley's Comet, peaks in mid-October.
Image of the Day October 22, 2018
The BepiColombo mission launches to Mercury in this fisheye view from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The Next Battleground: What Do We Really Know About What Adversaries Do in Space? October 22, 2018
As the Pentagon moves to stand up a U.S. Space Command and Congress debates whether it makes sense to create a Space Force, a central focus is to defend satellites from orbital weapons that would seek to damage or destroy U.S. assets in space.
On This Day in Space! Oct. 22, 1992: Gene Roddenberry's Ashes Launch into Space October 22, 2018
On Oct. 22, 1992, the space shuttle Columbia launched into space with the ashes of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek." See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
Why We Need Cosmic Inflation October 22, 2018
The "vanilla" Big Bang model, without any other additions or amendments, can't explain all the observations. Here's how it might have worked.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Checks for Collision Hazards As It Nears Asteroid Bennu October 22, 2018
After a huge team of engineers has spent years building a $800 million spacecraft, you want to be sure the craft doesn't bang into anything before it even gets a chance to start work in earnest.
New Book Showcases the Incredible Women of 'Star Wars' October 21, 2018
Last Thursday (Oct. 4) at Comic Con, author Amy Ratcliffe discussed her new book "Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy" at a panel moderated by voice actor Ashley Eckstein.
'First Man': A New Vision of the Apollo 11 Mission to Set Foot on the Moon October 21, 2018
The Apollo 11 lunar landing was the first time humans stepped on another celestial body, and the events leading up to that historic moment – which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year – are depicted in the new movie First Man, out in cinemas today.
Welcome to Space! BepiColombo Spacecraft Headed to Mercury Snap 1st Photo October 21, 2018
The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured its first photo on Saturday (Oct. 20), a day after lifting off from French Guiana. The image is a selfie showing a solar array and an insulation-wrapped sun sensor.

NASAWatch

#SpaceForce Double Header On Tuesday October 22, 2018
Transformers: Space "Vice President Mike Pence is confirmed to speak at The Washington Post on October 23 as part of a "Transformers: Space" event. Pence, who serves as chairman of the National Space Council, will talk one-on-one with National Political Reporter Robert Costa about the Trump administration's plan to establish a Space Force […]
Hubble Is Getting Back To Normal October 22, 2018
Hubble Moving Closer to Normal Science Operations "NASA took great strides last week to press into service a Hubble Space Telescope backup gyroscope (gyro) that was incorrectly returning extremely high rotation rates. The backup gyro was turned on after the spacecraft entered safe mode due to a failed gyro on Friday, Oct. 5. The rotation rates produced […]
Making Space Policy That Does Not Get Erased October 22, 2018
NASA's recent woes took root with loss of space shuttle program, Houston Chronicle "The decision to end the shuttle program came in 2004 as President George W. Bush's administration shifted its focus to frontiers beyond Earth's orbit. But with too few coins to divvy up amongst its many projects and a lack of political direction, the histo […]
Can Sanctioned Roscosmos Chief Rogozin Visit The U.S.? October 21, 2018
White House Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Russia's Space Chief for U.S. Visit, Moscow Times "The White House has temporarily lifted an entry ban imposed on the head of Russia's federal space agency to allow him to visit the United States, the head of NASA has said in an interview with Russian media. The U.S. banned entry to and froze the asse […]
Is NASA Leading A Shift In Administration Climate Change Views? October 19, 2018
Trump's NASA Administrator: 'No Reason' to Dismiss U.N. Climate Report, The Atlantic "Koren: The United Nations recently released a troubling new report on climate change that outlined some of the devastating effects the planet should expect to see in the coming years. You've said before that you believe rising temperatures can be at […]
Soyuz Launcher Recovery Plan Starts To Emerge October 18, 2018
Roscosmos to make three unmanned launches before next manned flight, TASS "Russia's space corporation Roscosmos will carry out three unmanned launches by the end of the year before the next manned mission will be put in space, Roscosmos's executive director for manned space programs, Sergei Krikalyov, told a news conference on Wednesday. […]
Morhard Sworn In As NASA Deputy Administrator October 17, 2018
Jim Morhard was just sworn in as the 14th Deputy Administrator of NASA. I'm excited to have him join the @NASA family at this crucial time in our agency's history. pic.twitter.com/TX8SHHnpMn— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) October 17, 2018
Tabloid Headlines At New Scientist October 17, 2018
For the third day in a row @Newscientist wins the stupid space headline of the day award. They said they'd fix it but its still wildly inaccurate clickbait @jjaron https://t.co/PvvH9wPavx— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 17, 2018 As I said, I am happy to fix any specific inaccuracy. You have not pointed one out.— Jacob Aron (@jjaron) October 17, 2018 Th […]
NASA Wallops Plays Games With The News Media Once Again October 17, 2018
Wallops is excited and proud to welcome @RocketLab to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Have a question? Use #AskAboutLC2 or watch live: https://t.co/YsAyesMVkz— NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) October 17, 2018 Keith's note: Great commercial space news. RocketLab is coming to NASA Wallops in Virginia to do commercial space launches. You'd think tha […]
Paul Allen October 16, 2018
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of @PaulGAllen, our founder and noted technologist, philanthropist, community builder, conservationist, musician and supporter of the arts. All of us who worked with Paul feel an inexpressible loss today. https://t.co/OMLZ7ivvSD pic.twitter.com/Bfa8kK6Q8e— Vulcan Inc. (@VulcanInc) October 15, 2018 I did not […]

LiveScience.com – Top Stories

This Very Good Dog Is Defending America Against African Swine Fever October 22, 2018
An airport detector dog named Hardy is earning praise for sniffing out the bacon, so to speak.
Dead Sea Scroll Fragments in Museum of the Bible Are Fake October 22, 2018
These aren't ancient pieces of the biblical text but rather modern forgeries.
Microplastics Are Everywhere — and That Likely Includes Your Poop October 22, 2018
That's right. The tiny plastic particles have made their way into our poop.
Stephen Hawking's Thesis, First Wheelchair to Be Auctioned Off October 22, 2018
One of Hawking's earliest surviving wheelchairs and his groundbreaking doctoral thesis are up for auction in London.
Bizarre 'Headless Chicken Monster' Drifts Through Antarctic Deep October 22, 2018
Meet the real-life "chicken of the sea."
This Man Got a Seemingly Harmless Bug Bite. It Turned Into a Flesh-Eating Infection. October 22, 2018
What started as a simple bug bite on a young man's knee soon turned life-threatening when the itchy bump developed into an infection with "flesh-eating" bacteria.
Yes, the 'Blob' Is Back. No, It Won't Wreak Havoc on East Coast Weather. October 22, 2018
No, "the blob" will not cause a wonky winter.
Weight-Loss Supplements Contain Dangerous Stimulants Years After Being Prohibited October 22, 2018
Some sports and weight-loss supplements still contain experimental stimulant drugs years after the FDA prohibited them.
Skin: The Human Body's Largest Organ October 22, 2018
Skin is the body's largest organ and is the first line of defense against harm.
38 Baby Skulls of Weird Jurassic-Era Mammal Relative Found October 22, 2018
About 185 million years ago, a hairy, beagle-size animal celebrated motherhood by having 38 babies in the same clutch, according to a new study of the skeletal remains of both mama and babes.
BepiColombo Spacecraft Headed to Mercury Snaps 1st Photo, a Selfie October 22, 2018
The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured its first photo on Saturday (Oct. 20), a day after lifting off from French Guiana. The image is a selfie showing a solar array and an insulation-wrapped sun sensor.
Chocolate Labs Are Less Healthy Than Their Black and Yellow Puppy Pals October 22, 2018
Chocolate-colored labs may be more prone to skin conditions and ear infections than other labs
Ice Age Graveyard Holds the Bones of Mammoth Nursery Herds That Died at Watering Hole October 22, 2018
It likely wasn't a cataclysmic flood, but rather a severe drought, that killed more than 20 mammoths 67,000 years ago.
Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Purple October 21, 2018
Earth's early life might have been purple, suggesting the search for extraterrestrial life should scan for the color.
Mystery of Mercury Levels in Arctic Animals Gets Solved October 20, 2018
In the Canadian Arctic, a mystery has troubled scientists and local communities for decades: Why do marine animals in the western Arctic have higher mercury levels than those in the east?
Exoplanet Hunters Have a New Plan to Spot Hidden 'Migrating' Worlds October 20, 2018
There's a telescope that can see thick rings of dust in distant star systems. And researchers want to use its data in a new way to spot hidden and migrating exoplanets.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week October 19, 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.
Exquisitely Preserved Lungs from 120 Million Years Ago Stun Scientists Studying Early Bird October 19, 2018
Ancient organs rarely fossilize, so paleontologists were stunned to find the incredibly well-preserved remains of a lung that belonged to bird from the dinosaur age, a new study finds.
Einstein and the Incredible Hulk Now Have Their Own Constellations (But You'll Never See Them) October 19, 2018
NASA added 21 new "constellations" to the sky, thanks to invisible gamma-ray light.
What the Heck Is the Deal with This Weird, Square Iceberg? October 19, 2018
A NASA photograph revealed an extremely weird-looking iceberg. A NASA scientist explained why.

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

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 19 October 2018 - Plant Habitat Activities October 22, 2018
Today - Plant Habitat: Plant Habitat activities were performed today to measure chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of growing plants and provided photos to the ground.
Marc Boucher
NASA's First Image of Mars from a CubeSat October 22, 2018
NASA's MarCO mission was designed to find out if briefcase-sized spacecraft called CubeSats could survive the journey to deep space. Now, MarCO - which stands for Mars Cube One - has Mars in sight.
Keith Cowing
Earth from Space: Lake Disappointment - Australia October 19, 2018
The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over Lake Disappointment in northwest Australia. Found in one of the most remote areas of the country, it is believed to have been discovered by an early explorer called Frank Hann in 1897.
Marc Boucher
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 18 October 2018 - Setting up the SPHERES Tether Slosh Experiment October 19, 2018
Two Expedition 57 astronauts are working to understand what happens to fluids being transported by spacecraft today. Another crew member also worked on combustion science gear as well as Japanese and Russian systems.
Marc Boucher
BepiColombo Leaves Earth For Mercury October 19, 2018
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury blasted off on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October on its exciting mission to study the mysteries of the Solar System's innermost planet.
Keith Cowing
Packing A Space Cargo Droid With Supplies October 19, 2018
Northrop Grumman personnel load supplies and experiments into the Cygnus cargo spacecraft in the payload processing facility at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Keith Cowing
Chandra and ALMA Measure Speed of Sloshing Gas in Galaxy Cluster October 19, 2018
Almost all galaxy clusters experience mergers. While a merger takes place, a specific pattern of "spiral" often can be observed in X-ray images.
Keith Cowing
International Effort Studies Comet 29P and Finds Unusual Composition October 19, 2018
Evgenij Zubko of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with other international team members has developed a comprehensive model to explain the results of a photometric study of the Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (29P).
Keith Cowing
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 October 2018 - Nick Hague Talks About the Failed Launch October 18, 2018
The three Expedition 57 crew members living aboard the International Space Station today explored a variety of phenomena impacted by exposure to microgravity. In Houston, NASA astronaut Nick Hague talked about his Soyuz contingency landing after last week's failed ascent to orbit.
Marc Boucher
Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity October 18, 2018
Researchers using NASA's SOFIA airborne telescope have found that magnetic fields are trapping the material that feeds the supermassive black hole in the galaxy Cygnus A.
Keith Cowing

Space Flight Now

Ariane 5 launches two satellites on 7-year voyage to Mercury October 20, 2018
A powerful European Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana late Friday and boosted a pair of satellites into space for a seven-year plunge into the inner solar system, a voyage requiring seven planetary flybys to slow down enough in the sun's gravitational clutches to slip into orbit around hellish Mercury.
William Harwood
Photos: BepiColombo stacked for launch to Mercury October 19, 2018
Ground crews at the Guiana Space Center in South America have spent the last few months preparing the BepiColombo spacecraft, a tandem mission with European and Japanese science orbiters bound for Mercury, for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
Stephen Clark
Live coverage: Probe heading to Mercury blasts off from French Guiana October 19, 2018
The nearly $1.9 billion BepiColombo mission to Mercury jointly developed by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency lifted off Friday night from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Launch occurred at 9:45 p.m. EDT Friday (0145 GMT Saturday).
Stephen Clark
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Air Force’s AEHF 4 satellite October 18, 2018
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fired into the night sky over Cape Canaveral just after midnight Wednesday, carrying the U.S. Air Force's fourth AEHF communications satellite designed to enable secure voice, video and data links between U.S. and allied forces.
Stephen Clark
Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida October 17, 2018
A $1.8 billion U.S. Air Force communications satellite rode a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, joining three similar craft perched more than 22,000 miles above Earth to ensure government leaders can remain in contact with military commanders in the worst-case scenario of nuclear war.
Stephen Clark
Video: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with AEHF 4 satellite October 17, 2018
The U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft launched Wednesday from Cape Canaveral on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, expanding the reach of the military’s most secure, jam-resistant satellite communications network.
Stephen Clark
NASA astronaut unfazed by frightening launch abort October 16, 2018
Two minutes after launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket last week, NASA astronaut Nick Hague knew something had gone badly wrong.
William Harwood
Watch a live view of the Atlas 5 rocket counting down to liftoff (members only) October 16, 2018
Spaceflight Now members can watch a live view of the Atlas 5 rocket on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral in advance of liftoff with the U.S. Air Force's AEHF 4 communications satellite.
Stephen Clark
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral October 16, 2018
United Launch Alliance's 50th mission for the U.S. Air Force lifted off at 12:15 a.m. EDT (0415 GMT) Wednesday. An Atlas 5 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral with the Air Force's fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite.
Stephen Clark
ULA, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman share Air Force rocket funding October 16, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has committed $109 million in funding to advance development of new rockets designed by United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, leaving out SpaceX in a government investment round that will lead to the military's selection of two long-term launch providers in late 2019 or 2020.
Stephen Clark

SpaceRef — Mars News

NASA's First Image of Mars from a CubeSat October 22, 2018
NASA's MarCO mission was designed to find out if briefcase-sized spacecraft called CubeSats could survive the journey to deep space. Now, MarCO - which stands for Mars Cube One - has Mars in sight.
Workshop To Discuss Mars 2020 Landing Site Selection October 15, 2018
Hundreds of scientists and Mars-exploration enthusiasts will convene in a hotel ballroom just north of Los Angeles later this week to present, discuss and deliberate the future landing site for NASA's next Red Planet rover - Mars 2020.
Novel Technique Quickly Maps Young Ice Deposits and Formations on Mars October 8, 2018
A new investigative technique has shown the latitudinal distribution of ice-rich landforms on Mars.
How a Tiny Curiosity Motor Identified a Massive Martian Dust Storm September 29, 2018
There is no shortage of eyeballs, human and robotic, pointed at Mars. Scientists are constantly exploring the Red Planet from telescopes on Earth, plus the six spacecraft circling the planet from its orbit, and two roving its surface.
New Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Image Of Opportunity Rover September 25, 2018
NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again.
Phobos and Deimos May Have Come From Impacts On Mars September 25, 2018
The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins.
ScanMars Demonstrates Water Detection Device for Astronauts on Mars September 21, 2018
Analogue astronauts have successfully trialed a radar that could help future Mars explorers identify where to dig for water.
Recent Tectonics on Mars September 21, 2018
These prominent trenches were formed by faults that pulled the planet's surface apart less than 10 million years ago.
ExoMars Highlights Radiation Risk for Mars Astronauts, Watches Dust Storm Subside September 20, 2018
Astronauts on a mission to Mars would be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their career during the journey itself to and from the Red Planet
Frosty Crater On Mars September 17, 2018
This image shows the south-facing rim of a pit crater at 68°S in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars.

NASA Image of the Day

Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home October 22, 2018
On October 22, 1968, 50 years ago, the Apollo 7 crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy October 19, 2018
This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Launching the Galileo Mission October 18, 2018
On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis deployed NASA's Galileo spacecraft six hours, 30 minutes into the STS-34 mission. Galileo arrived at Jupiter in December, 1995 and spent eight years in orbit around the gas giant, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet.
Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity October 17, 2018
This artist’s conception of the core of Cygnus A shows the dusty donut-shaped surroundings, called a torus, and jets launching from its center.
Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station October 16, 2018
Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," is the Japanese Exploration Agency's H-II Transfer Vehicle-7.
Ellen Ochoa at Work on the Shuttle October 15, 2018
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're celebrating the achievements of astronaut Ellen Ochoa and other Hispanic astronauts and professionals at NASA. Floating upside down and reading a checklist may not be how most of us perform the day's work, but it was for Ochoa on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-96 mission.
Southern California as Seen From Apollo 7 October 12, 2018
This view of southern California was taken by the Apollo 7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth on Oct. 12, 1968.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
Meteor, Comet, and Seagull (Nebula)
A meteor, a comet, and a photogenic nebula have all been captured in this single image.
Halo of the Cat s Eye
Halo of the Cat s Eye
Summer to Winter Milky Way
Taken near local midnight, this autumn night's panorama follows the
Cherenkov Telescope at Sunset
On October 10, a new telescope reflected the light
M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Jupiter looks a bit different in ultraviolet light.

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