Reinventing Space Flight
A look at how one team is looking to revolutionize space travel and exploration by harnessing the energy contained in the dynamic fourth state of matter: plasma.
Author: Taath
Space Babies
New research shows that zero gravity environments could affect human immune systems. Trace and Anthony take a look at what the negative effects of fruit flies born into space could mean for humans.
Russia’s Ambitious 18 Year Space Plan
Last year Russia leaked details of its 18 year plan to go to the Moon and set up ground stations on Mars. Is the plan too ambitious, will they be able to pull it...
NASA Video Captures Stunning Volcano Eruption
A newly released video based on several stunning snapshots taken by astronauts reveals the beauty and power of the erupting volcano that occurred on June 12, 2009, as the International Space Station happened to...
Hand of God – NASA Telescope
X-Ray telescope searching for black holes captures this awesome sight!
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Spacecraft
Virgin Galactic’s private reusable space plane reached new heights on January 10th setting a company altitude record in its third-ever supersonic flight test. The successful flight keeps Virgin Galactic on course to start commercial service...
Animation Of James Webb Deploying Its Sun Shield
An animation of JWST deploying its sunshield and its mirrors. This video includes several additional or alternative animation clips of key deployment actions. n November 2011, Congress reversed plans to cancel the JWST and instead...
Highlights of NASA Ames Space Operations in 2013
Highlights of 2013 from the Ames Research Center. A look back at the space-related missions, research and technology demonstrations completed during 2013 by scientists, researchers and staff at NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Mars Showcase
Images from ESA’s Mars Express takes you on an unforgettable journey across the Red Planet.
Introduction To Rocket Science
Here are the basic principles of rocket science. Rockets have been responsible for getting humans into space and will remain the only method for the forseeable future.
Future Space News of 2014
Learn about upcoming launches to a nearby asteroid, a comet as it approaches the sun, and the first test flight of NASA’s new Orion crew module. all this is to come in 2014.
Solar Twin
News from ESO. Planet hunters have discovered three planets orbiting stars in the cluster Messier 67. Although more than one thousand planets outside the Solar System are now confirmed, only a handful have been...
G-FOLD Diversion Test – NASA JPL
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD (Fuel Optimal Large Divert Guidance Algorithm) divert algorithm experimental landing system on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air & Space Port in Mojave, Calif.
New Horizons Spacecraft is Fast Approaching Pluto – NASA
After an eight-year long journey, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is quickly approaching Pluto. As of 21 January 2014, its distance from Pluto is about 4.29 AU (An AU is roughly the distance of the Earth...
Why We Can’t See God – Carl Sagan
The great Carl Sagan discusses the first, second, third, and fourth dimension.
Rosetta Satellite Visit a Comet
A. After more than two years in a deep sleep, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has woken up. A signal confirming its alert status was received by controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, at 18:17 GMT. The Rosetta...
Space Navigation (2) – 1967 NASA
Here is part 2 of a basic introduction to lunar and interplanetary navigation for manned spaceflight. The film was made in 1968 and the footage shows, through animation and live photography, the use of computers and...
Space Navigation (1) – 1967 NASA
Part 1 of an old NASA film on space navigation. Spacecraft navigation comprises two aspects: (1) knowledge and prediction of spacecraft position and velocity, which is orbit determination, and (2) firing the rocket motor...
