New far-out NASA 'travel' video: kayaking on Titan, skydiving on exoplanet

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:15:08 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2021 NASA knows people can't travel to exoplanets light-years away, but the space agency hopes a new, highly fictionalized video will inspire dreams of such far-off travel...

Blue Origin, partners announce plans for private space station

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:15:08 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2021 Jeff Bezos announced plans on Monday for Blue Origin to run the world's first private space station called the Orbital Reef, which would serve as a space business...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:15:23 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

25th October - NASA / ISS LIVE Stream 2 - Views & Audio From The International Space Station

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:08:05 GMT

Earth From Space Live Video: Thanks for watching Space Videos : This is the 2nd NASA live stream of Earth from space - as seen from the aboard the International Space Station. Throughout the day (no...

NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings from Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:44:00 GMT

NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 28, to discuss the latest results from the agency’s Juno spacecraft

Could this be a planet in another galaxy?

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescopes, astronomers have made an important step in the quest to find a planet outside of the Milky Way

ESA at IAC 2021

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:42:00 GMT

The 72nd International Astronautical Congress opens its doors on Monday 25 October at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates, for a week of intense interactions for the world space...

Launching soon: Cosmic Kiss

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:00:00 GMT

German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon begin his first mission to the International Space Station. As a member of Crew-3, he will be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in a SpaceX Crew...

Galileo Control Segment upgrade ready for next launch

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:58:00 GMT

A significant first for next month’s 11th Galileo launch: thanks to an upgrade of the world-spanning Galileo Control Segment, this will be the first launch where the satellites ‘ first steps into...

Mars helicopter Ingenuity approaches 14th flight

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2021 The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready for a short Martian flight as early as Saturday to test summer weather conditions that have arrived at its location on the Red...

Keeping our eyes on New Horizons

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 New Horizons remains healthy and continues to send valuable data from the Kuiper Belt, even as it speeds farther and farther from Earth and the Sun. Our team has been...

Technologies and concepts for the satellite navigation systems of the future

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Paris (ESA) Oct 25, 2021 Using the best navigation technologies to bring the greatest benefit to their users - this is the what the Galileo Competence Center at the German Aerospace Center is working...

NASA Mission helps solve a mystery: why are some asteroid surfaces rocky?

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 Scientists thought Bennu's surface was like a sandy beach, abundant in fine sand and pebbles, which would have been perfect for collecting samples. Past telescope...

US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2021 NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next year, the space agency said Friday, the first step in America's plan to return humans to...

What happens when a meteor hits the atmosphere

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Austin TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 In the heavens above, it's raining dirt. Every second, millions of pieces of dirt that are smaller than a grain of sand strike Earth's upper atmosphere. At about 100...

Nanoracks, Voyager Space, and Lockheed Martin to develop commercial space module

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, has formed a team to develop the first-ever free flying commercial space station. The space...

Ten years of Soyuz at Europe's Spaceport

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

Paris (ESA) Oct 25, 2021 On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The introduction...

SwRI-led team produces a new Earth Bombardment Model

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:47:17 GMT

San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 25, 2021 A team led by Southwest Research Institute has updated its asteroid bombardment model of the Earth with the latest geologic evidence of ancient, large collisions...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:23:14 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Aurora - Stunning Northern Lights Seen From The ISS

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:00:11 GMT

Witness the beautiful and majestic Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis seen from the ISS. See LIVE video of Earth From Space here: What Causes Aurora? Even though auroras are best seen at night, they...

Europe’s data-driven satellite launched

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:00:00 GMT

One of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built in Europe has been launched and is on its way to geostationary orbit

Ariane 5 sets new record on latest launch

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:49:00 GMT

Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites, SES-17 and Syracuse-4A, into their planned orbits

Europe’s largest telecom satellite ready to launch

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 03:28:00 GMT

The largest telecommunications satellite ever built in Europe – which will provide high-speed data links for commercial aviation as well as providing connectivity to underserved areas to accelerate...

Data-driven satellite ready to launch

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 03:28:00 GMT

One of the largest telecommunications satellites ever built in Europe – which will supply high-speed data links for commercial aviation as well as providing connectivity to underserved areas to...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:39:57 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:46:32 GMT

Washington (AFP) Oct 22, 2021 NASA said Friday it is now targeting February 2022 for the uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1, the first step in America's plan to return humans to the Moon later this...

SpaceX conducts 2 test firings of Starship 20 in Texas

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:03:23 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2021 SpaceX conducted two engine test firings of its Starship 20 prototype rocket at its facility near Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday The launch vehicle, a part of...

Printable steak, insect protein, fungus among NASA space food idea winners

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:03:23 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2021 NASA has chosen 18 companies to continue developing space food that astronauts could eat on long-term, Deep Space missions to Mars or other planets, such as...

NASA Invites Media to Launch of IXPE Mission to Study X-rays in Space

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:59:00 GMT

Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, which will measure polarized X-rays from exotic cosmic objects, such as black holes and...

NASA Commits $28 Million to Underfunded US Jurisdictions

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:18:00 GMT

NASA has awarded $28 million to fund the next five years of research infrastructure development across 28 jurisdictions

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/22/2021

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:00:23 GMT

Payloads: Food Physiology: The crew participated in a diet briefing with the ground experiment team.  The Integrated Impact of Diet on Human Immune Response, the Gut Microbiota, and Nutritional...

Artemis I stacked

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT

Time lapse of the stacking ofthe Orion spacecrafton top ofthe fully assembled Space Launch System (SLS) rocket atNASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 21 October 2021, in preparation for the...

Week in images: 18 - 22 October 2021

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:39:00 GMT

Week in images: 18 - 22 October 2021 Discover our week through the lens

Proba-1 Celebrates 20th Birthday In Orbit

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:51:00 GMT

On this day, twenty years ago, ESA’s first small satellite,Proba-1 (Project for On Board Autonomy),was launched with just one goal – to prove technologies in space

US conducts 'successful' test of hypersonic missile technology

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2021 The United States successfully tested hypersonic missile technology, a new weapons system which is already being deployed by China and Russia, the US Navy said Thursday...

South Korea launches first domestic space rocket but mission fails

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Seoul (AFP) Oct 21, 2021 South Korea launched its first domestically developed space rocket on Thursday but failed to put its dummy payload into orbit, a setback in the country's attempts to join the...

US and UK research labs collaborate on autonomy and artificial intelligence

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Rome NY (SPX) Oct 21, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have demonstrated for the first time the ability for the U.S...

NASA Turns to the Cloud for Help With Next-Generation Earth Missions

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 18, 2021 The cutting-edge Earth science satellites launching in the next couple of years will give more detailed views of our planet than ever before. We'll be able to track...

AMOS' compact hyperspectral instrument "ELOIS" to onboard a microsatellite soon

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Oct 21, 2021 AMOS and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to build and qualify a first flight model of an advanced compact hyperspectral imager designed by...

DARPA moving SSITH safeguards closer to practical use

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2021 DARPA's System Security Integration Through Hardware and firmware (SSITH) program is exploring hardware security architectures and tools that protect electronic...

North Korea accuses US of 'double standards' over SLBM test

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Seoul (AFP) Oct 21, 2021 North Korea accused the United States of "double standards" over weapons testing, state media reported Thursday after an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the issue...

US to curb hacking tool exports to Russia, China

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:48:15 GMT

Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2021 US authorities unveiled Wednesday long-delayed new rules aimed at clamping down on export to nations like Russia and China of hacking technology amid a sharp uptick in...

Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:47:00 GMT

When considering the implications of thawing permafrost, our initial worries are likely to turn to the major issue of methane being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating global warming or...

NASA Completes Mega-Moon Rocket Stacking, Invites Media to Learn More

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:20:00 GMT

NASA has completed stacking of the agency’s mega-Moon rocket and spacecraft that will launch the next generation of deep space operations, including Artemis missions on and around the Moon

22nd October - NASA / ISS LIVE Stream 2 - Views & Audio From The International Space Station

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:13:38 GMT

Earth From Space Live Video: Thanks for watching Space Videos : This is the 2nd NASA live stream of Earth from space - as seen from the aboard the International Space Station. Throughout the day (no...

4K: Launch and Return of the Space Shuttle Atlantis / Upscaled Video

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 03:35:51 GMT

Using AI software we have upscaled this video from 720p - The last flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis Earth From Space Live Video: The Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a...

Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 03:35:00 GMT

Image: Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit

Earth from Space: Perth, Australia

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Perth, Western Australia’s capital and largest city, is featured in this true-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission

Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:35:00 GMT

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/21/2021

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:00:29 GMT

Vehicle Traffic: 78P Undocking:  Last night, the Russian cargo vehicle, 78 Progress (78P), undocked from the MRM-2 docking port. The vehicle is currently holding position approximately 120 miles from...

Information Session from 300th ESA Council

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Watch the replay of this media event to hear about the outcome of the 300th ESA Council. Delegations from Member States are meeting in Paris on 20 and 21 October 2021. Panelists, including ESA...

NASA’s Glenn Delgado Receives US Women’s Chamber of Commerce Award

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:52:00 GMT

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce presented Glenn A. Delgado, NASA’s associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), with its CEO Award on Wednesday, Oct. 20

ESA moves forward with Destination Earth

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:45:00 GMT

Earth observation provides a wealth of information to benefit our daily lives. As the demand for satellite data grows to address the challenges of climate change and a growing population, ESA, under...

Student rocket launched in the third edition of the Fly a Rocket! programme.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:15:00 GMT

Last week, 24 university students from across Europe travelled to the Andøya Space Center in northern Norway, where they built, tested and eventually launched their own rocket. They are participating...

ESA Vision: accelerate the use of space

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 04:35:00 GMT

ESA Vision: accelerate the use of space Europe must have the ambition to have a space programme and a space agency that is world-class and is leading. Agenda 2025 will bring European space to the...

Final report from the high-level advisory group on accelerating the use of space in Europe

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 04:35:00 GMT

Final report from the high-level advisory group on accelerating the use of space in Europe A group of advisors were given the mandate to advise the ESA DG on directions and actions for ESA to realise...

Galileo: the first ten years

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 03:30:00 GMT

Europe’s own satellite navigation system, Galileo, has become the world’s most precise, delivering metre-level accuracy, available anywhere on Earth. It is also saving lives, relaying distress calls...

U.S. needs nuclear spacecraft to compete with China, NASA official says

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:53:27 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 20, 2021 NASA and U.S. aerospace experts urged Congress on Wednesday to invest more quickly and heavily in development of nuclear-powered spacecraft Wednesday to stay ahead of...

Rocket Lab to recover Electron Rocket, introduce helicopter support operations

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:53:27 GMT

Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2021 Rocket Lab USA reports it will attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of the first stage of an Electron rocket during the company's next launch in...

South Korea seeks space race entry with first homegrown rocket

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:53:27 GMT

Seoul (AFP) Oct 21, 2021 South Korea is aiming to join the ranks of advanced spacefaring nations on Thursday when it attempts to put a one-tonne payload into orbit using its first fully homegrown...

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