An Asteroid with Rings
An unexpected discovery has been made by observers at telescopes in South America. They have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. The much larger...
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Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2)mission, is scheduled to launch on July 1st from Vandenberg AFB, California. The satellite will make precise measurements of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.This is NASA’s first satellite mission...
Japan’s Space Cannon
Japan has a project to rendezvous and shoot a hole into an asteroid to bring back interior samples. The project is known as Hayabusa 2, and according to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, it’s...
Ten Rare Astronomical Events
Here are ten amazing astronomical events that don’t happen every day and they range from massive thunderstorms to giant comets.
The History of Space Suits
Learn about the hundred-year history of the pressurized suit, and see what the future of space garments might look like. Space suits are one of the often-overlooked technologies that humans need to live in, and...
Russia’s Space War Over Ukraine
Russia is retaliating to US sanctions over its involvement in the Ukraine and is threatening to end the International Space Station in 2020. The ISS was supposed to be funded and operated through 2024,...
Expedition 39 Leaves ISS
A video capturing the farewells exchanged on the International Space Station between the departing Expedition 39 crew and the Expedition 40 crew remaining onboard. Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA Flight Engineer...
The MMS Mission’s Unique Orbit – NASA
The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is a Solar Terrestrial Probes mission comprising four identically instrumented spacecraft that will use Earth’s magnetosphere as a laboratory to study the microphysics of three fundamental plasma processes: magnetic...
The Floodwaters of Mars
Over ten years ago, on 14 January 2004, Mars Express took its very first images of Mars in colour and in 3D. To mark the occasion, the team produced a fly-through movie of the ancient...
How Gyroscopes Guide Rockets
A look at how gyroscopes were used in the German V2 rockets and how this technology was then used in the Saturn 5 rocket that was used for putting man on the moon.
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope helps solve a mystery. The fading light of a flaring young star has shed light on a puzzle involving crystals and comets.
Astronomy for Beginners
In this introductory video we share some tips and insight into the steps you need to take to get into stargazing. We cover: establishing a location, useful beginner accessories, observing tips, using binoculars, and...
Top Telescope Tips
This video shows some great tips to help you get the best from your telescope and enhance your enjoyment of the night sky.
Russia Says Astronauts Can Launch Into Space With Trampolines!
The USA’s reliance on Russia to put astronauts into space after the retirement of the Shuttle has made the issue a political pawn in the wake of the current east west crisis.
The Future of Space Travel – Boeing
Boeing is known for making airplanes, both commercial and fighter, but they actually have a long history in space. They’ve been a contractor for NASA on every manned space mission ever flown. A new...
Jupiter’s Hot Spots – NASA
Movies recorded by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that hot spots are not just local weather phenomena, but are in fact linked to much larger-scale atmospheric structures called Rossby waves.
Space Sounds – NASA
In space no one can hear you scream. Mabe not strictly true. NASA Space Sounds – Information about the recordings and sample sounds of the planets, moons and rings of planets in our Solar...
We Live in a Virtual Reality – NASA Physicist Tom Campbell
NASA Physicist Tom Campbell says that more feasible theory than string theory and other theories of the Universe is that we live in a virtual reality Universe. A great video on a new theory...
