Asteroid Probe Ready for Sunday Return to Earth
Credit: JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has assessed the trajectory of its returning Hayabusa spacecraft and has confirmed that all is normal. After a 7 year journey, the space probe is returning to Earth possibly carrying the collected samples of an...Solar Sail Spreads its Wings
Launched on May 21st, the Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator “IKAROS” has successfully deployed its sails. Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have confirmed the expansion of the sails. Furthermore, power was being generated through its thin...Asteroid Probe on Target for Weekend Landing
Courtesy of Akihiro Ikeshita Courtesy: JAXA So far…so good. The return of Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft is near – marking the end of a seven-year journey that may be bringing back samples of its exploration target — asteroid Itokawa — back to Earth. Flight...International Gathering Spotlights Robotic Village, Human Bases on the Moon
Courtesy: Lunar and Planetary InstituteSpace experts from over two dozen countries met May 31 to June 3 in Beijing. China, taking part in a conference focused on the future exploration of the Moon. One key output of the meeting was a just-issued set of recommendations...Emmy Goes to NASA’s Bernoulli’s Principle
This award winning educational feature was filmed aboard the International Space Station, featuring European Space Agency astronaut Frank DeWinne of Belgium and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Bernoulli’s Principle, an episode of the...Comet McNaught
The pre-dawn skies will soon have a fresh comet to observe with the naked eye. Comet McNaught is gaining brightness as it makes its closest approach to the Earth on June 15-16, according to Spaceweather.com Look to the northeast before the sun comes up. McNaught...NASA’s Summer of Innovation Shifts into High Gear
Credit: White House Thousands of middle school students and teachers are to be engaged with NASA through its Summer of Innovation initiative, to be kicked off on June 10. The effort is focused on stimulating math and science-based education programs. NASA’s goal is...Russian Lunar Reflector Used to Test Einstein’s Theory
This is what the Lunokhod rover released on the moon looked like in 1970. Nearly 40 years later, scientists have been able to locate the laser reflector, with the help of a telescope at Apache Point Observatory. (Courtesy of NASA) A serendipitous discovery on the...This Week in Space, Sunday, June 6, 2010
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Discover the incredible story of Voyager 1! Launched in 1977 with less computing power than a car key.
Watch its journey here:
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Swift has been in #space 22 years, studying the universe’s most powerful explosions. Now, it’s falling to Earth. NASA launched LINK to save it, but a failure sent LINK into an uncontrolled spin. Is that the end for #LINK and #Swift? Not quite!
https://earthsky.org/space/swift-spacecraft-boost-plunging-back-to-earth/
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Wishing ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot a safe and successful first spacewalk today! 👩🚀🌍
Alongside NASA astronaut Anil Menon, she’ll help replace an ISS antenna used for high-speed communications with Earth.
Good luck, Sophie and Anil!
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