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Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Our Solar System's Most Famous Storm October 18, 2019
It's been a great, enormous storm for more than a 100 years. But will Jupiter's Great Red Spot last much longer? […]
Parachutes, Abort Engines Are Key Challenges for SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule October 18, 2019
Elon Musk and Jim Bridenstine came together recently to discuss the remaining challenges for Commercial Crew. […]
RIP, Van Allen Probes! NASA Ends 7-Year Mission to Explore Earth's Radiation Belts October 18, 2019
Another long-lived NASA mission has come to an end, this one after more than seven years of dancing through the perilous belts of radiation around Earth. […]
NASA Astronauts Make History with 1st All-Woman Spacewalk October 18, 2019
Today (Oct. 18), NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir embarked on the first spacewalk in history to be completed by a team of all women. […]
This Poofy, Inflated Exoplanet Is One of the Puffiest Ever Seen October 18, 2019
Giant alien worlds with searing, close orbits to their host stars can inflate like balloons. Now astronomers have discovered one so puffy that it is one of the least dense planets ever discovered. […]
Trump Hails NASA Astronauts on 1st All-Woman Spacewalk in History October 18, 2019
President Donald Trump lauded two NASA astronauts on the first all-female spacewalk in history Friday (Oct. 18), hailing their bravery and skill as they worked outside the International Space Station. […]
Josie and the Pussycats are Heading to Outer Space October 18, 2019
Josie and the Pussycats are heading into outer space in a new digital-first series debuting on comiXology, as announced via ScreenRant. […]
An Asteroid-Smashing Star Ground a Giant Rock to Bits and Covered Itself in the Remains October 18, 2019
Good news for scientists. Bad news for any asteroid dwellers. […]
The Orionid Meteor Shower 2019 Peaks Soon: Here's What to Expect October 18, 2019
October's Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable of the annual displays of "shooting stars." Unfortunately, this year, the Orionids are going to face a handicap. […]
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day October 18, 2019
The Milky Way glistens above four antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a telescope array in northern Chile. […]
The 1st All-Woman Spacewalk: Photos, Videos and Celebratory Tweets October 18, 2019
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station early this morning (Oct. 18) to embark on the first spacewalk in history to be conducted entirely by women. […]
First All-Female Spacewalk Has Link to First US Woman to Walk in Space October 18, 2019
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have made history conducting the first all-female spacewalk, and did so using a spacesuit that shares a connection to Kathryn Sullivan, the first U.S. woman to walk in space 35 years ago this month. […]
Women in Space: A Gallery of Firsts October 18, 2019
Here's a run-through of the trailblazing women who achieved major firsts in space. […]
Heroes of Space: Alexei Leonov October 18, 2019
Today spacewalks are an almost routine part of space exploration but the very first spacewalk by Alexei Leonov, who died last week at 85, was anything but straightforward. […]
On This Day in Space! Oct. 18, 1963: Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! October 18, 2019
On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series! […]
The 1st All-Female Spacewalk Happening Today. Here's How to Watch It Live October 18, 2019
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to begin the first-ever all-female spacewalk today (Oct. 18) at around 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT). Watch it live at Space.com. […]
Japan's 1st Moon Rover to Touch Down in 2021 October 18, 2019
The tiny, wheeled robot, named Yaoki, is one of about 30 payloads flying on the first moon mission of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander. […]
NASA Orders More SLS Megarockets from Boeing for Artemis Moon Missions October 18, 2019
NASA has extended Boeing's moon rocket assembly authorization in preparation to support as many as 10 moon missions for the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the moon in 2024. […]
Watch Live Now! Astronauts Taking 1st All-Female Spacewalk October 18, 2019
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will take the world's first all-female spacewalk today (Oct. 18) and you can watch it live here! Here's how. […]
The Milky Way Stole Its Cosmic Neighbors from Another Galaxy October 17, 2019
Our home galaxy stole several dwarf galaxies that used to belong to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a galaxy near the Milky Way. […]

Space Station Crew Enjoys Eye-Level View of Perseid Meteor Shower

With the bright moon that was out on the evening of August 13, many astronomy buffs were not able to fully appreciate the spectacular Perseid meteor shower going on in the night sky. From the International Space Station, however, astronaut Ron Garan had a front seat view as part of the Crew Earth Observations, or CEO, investigation.

Using a Nikon D3S digital camera with a 22 mm lens, Garan captured a stunning photo of one of the Perseid meteors streaking through Earth’s atmosphere. You can see part of the space station’s solar array in the image, allowing the viewer to share in the unique perspective of the crew from low Earth orbit. This photograph will add to the CEO investigation’s collection of hundreds of thousands of Earth images.

The astronaut photography for CEO supports global research, according to William Stefanov, chief scientist for the Engineering and Science Contract Group supporting the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. “The inclined equatorial orbit of the station, and having ‘humans in the loop,’ makes it a useful and unique platform in comparison to unmanned polar-orbiting sensor systems. From the space station, data can [...]

Countdown begins for China’s space station

Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules, and develop a cargo spaceship to transport supplies.

The China Manned Space Engineering Office said at a news conference that it also wants the public to get involved by suggesting names for the space station, due to completed around 2020.

According to documents provided by the office, the space station, weighing about 60 tons, is composed of a core module and two others where experiments will be conducted.

A cargo spaceship to transport supplies will also be developed.

The 18.1-meter-long core module, with a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters and a launch weight of 20 to 22 tons, will be launched first.

The two experiment modules will then blast off to dock with the core module. Each laboratory module is 14.4 meters long, with the same maximum diameter and launch weight of the core module.

“The 60-ton space station is rather small compared to the International Space Station (419 tons), and Russia’s Mir Space Station (137 tons) which served between 1996 and 2001,” said Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine, Space [...]

Solaris – 1972

On the space station from the nearby Solaris Planet, strange things happen.

Psychologist Kris Kelvin is assigned to the space station in order to check the mental health of the on-board scientists.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/

Solaris – 2002

George Clooney plays Chris Kelvin in this Remake of the original Solaris.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307479/

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