CSExtra – Thursday, May 17, 2012
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Thursday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related...Soyuz Spacecraft Delivers U.S., Russian Astronauts to International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft reached the International Space Station early Thursday, safely delivering a pair of cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the orbiting science laboratory. New arrivals Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba were greeted by...Mars Rover: Back On the Prowl for More Science
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover is on a roll. The robot had spent some 19 weeks parked in one spot to survive the Martian winter. Due to the setting sun, Opportunity’s solar power was too low for driving. The winter worksite was on the north slope of an...CSExtra – Wednesday, May 16, 2012
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Wednesday’s CSExtra offers a collection of the latest reporting and commentary on...Book Review: Space Chronicles – Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Space Chronicles – Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Edited by Avis Lang); W.W. Norton & Co., New York; $26.95 (hardcover); 2012. This delightful read comes courtesy of a thoughtful, charismatic astrophysicist and renowned popular speaker – an...CSExtra – Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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A three-man U. S.and Russian crew successfully lifted off for the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late Monday. The Soyuz capsule with Joseph Acaba, of NASA, and cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin...Amateurs to “Crowdsource” Asteroids
Any attempt to survey and catalog hazardous asteroids faces a number of difficulties. Coming to aid the effort are amateur astronomers, ready to boost the European Space Agency’s (ESA) asteroid hunt as part of ESA’s Space Situational Awareness program. A new...CSExtra – Monday, May 14, 2012
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One is our home. The other is a massive gas giant with breathtaking rings. 😮💨✨
If these two worlds were side by side, the size difference would be mind-blowing! 🤯
#Space #Universe #NASA #Astronomy #Earth #Saturn #Cosmos #SpaceFacts
Wonderful!
"Imagine a lion with the nose of a dying star, a mane of space dust and a habitat 10,000 light-years away from Earth. On its infrared galactic safari, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured it on camera."
#Science #Space #Astronomy
⏯️New images reveal
Once the Space Shuttle left orbit, it became a giant unpowered glider. 🚀
No go-around. No second attempt.
It reentered at roughly 28,000 km/h, descended far more steeply than an airliner and touched down near 350 km/h.
There’s a reason it was called “the flying brick.”
#NASA
Looking back at #ESASpaceCamp 2026:
We had a very special guest: #ESA Director General @AschbacherJosef was showing his strong support for #stemeducation incl. our #rocketry activities that we are offering to the kids year after year! Thank you so much for your support!
#STEAM
