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The View from Space Could Change the World, Virgin Galactic Says February 11, 2019
Virgin Galactic wants to make the world a better place by giving a lot more people some much-needed perspective. […]
On This Day in Space! Feb. 11, 2010: NASA Launches Solar Dynamics Observatory February 11, 2019
On Feb. 11, 2010, NASA launched a spacecraft to study the inner workings of the sun: the Solar Dynamics Observatory. See how it happened here in our On This Day in Space video series. […]
NASA Center Director Nominated to Lead National Reconnaissance Office February 11, 2019
The White House has nominated a longtime NASA center director and former acting administrator to be the next director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). […]
SpaceX Dragon Crew Demo-1 Flight to Space Station: What to Expect February 11, 2019
Here's what you need to know about SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi, its upcoming shakeout flight to the space station and the short-term future of human spaceflight. […]
Ultima Thule Beyond Pluto Is Flat Like a Pancake (and Not a Space Snowman After All) February 11, 2019
The final photos that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft snapped of Ultima Thule during the probe's epic Jan. 1 flyby reveal the distant object to be much flatter than scientists had thought. […]
Some Assembly Required: Giant Next-Generation Space Telescopes Could Be Built Off Earth February 11, 2019
When it comes to telescopes, size matters. […]
After a Slow Start, Milky Way's Neighbors Have Upped Their Star-Forming Game February 11, 2019
As they prepare for their first lap around the Milky Way, our galaxy's nearest neighbors have shown a dramatic increase in star formation. […]
Geologists Figured Out Where the Most Remote Part of the Ocean Came From February 11, 2019
The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists. […]
European Space Agency Celebrates Women in Science with Astro Pi Challenge February 11, 2019
Coding will become even more important in space exploration as humans explore faraway places, says a Canadian astronaut candidate in a new video. […]
Campaign Launched to 'Revive the Saturn V' Vertical Rocket Replica February 11, 2019
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama has launched an effort to return its one-of-a-kind standing replica of the Saturn V moon rocket to its like-new condition in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. […]
A Comet, Meteor, Nebula and the Pleiades Combine into One Epic Space Photo February 11, 2019
A deep-space panorama shows Comet 46P/Wirtanen, the Pleiades star cluster and a meteor crossing in front of the California Nebula. […]
SpaceX's Raptor Engine Hits Power Level for Starship Launches, Elon Musk Says February 11, 2019
A test fire of SpaceX's newest engine reached the power level necessary for the company's next round of rocket designs, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter. […]
NASA Spies InSight Mars Lander from Space as It Hunts Marsquakes (Photos) February 11, 2019
NASA's InSight lander has been busy on Mars preparing to begin scientific observations, and the mission passed another milestone this weekend, when the spacecraft began preparing to deploy its final instrument. […]
Image of the Day February 11, 2019
The Milky Way galaxy shimmers over Portugal's Lake Alqueva in this sunset view by astrophotographer Sérgio Conceição. To the left of the galaxy's dusty core, the brightest object in the sky is the planet Mars. […]
No, You Won’t See an 'Apocalypse Asteroid' in the Sky on Valentine's Day February 11, 2019
Despite what you may have heard, the Valentine’s Day sky won't provide a glimpse of our impending doom. (Unless you're a star-crossed lover, of course.) […]
You Can See Mars Near the Moon Tonight! Here's Where to Look. February 10, 2019
Mars and the crescent moon will team up in a delightful celestial sight tonight (Feb. 10) and NASA has some tips to help you spot the Red Planet in the night sky. […]
Israel's 1st Moon Lander: The SpaceIL Beresheet Lunar Mission in Pictures February 9, 2019
SpaceIL's historic mission to the moon with the Beresheet lander is expected to launch from SpaceX Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will be the first privately developed moon mission and you can see it here in photos! […]
Orion Span Falls Far Short of Funding Goal to Support Its Commercial Space Station Ambitions February 9, 2019
A startup with visions of developing private space stations raised only a small fraction of the funding it sought in a recent equity crowdfunding campaign, with no guarantee that it will be able to retain that funding. […]
Ominous Cracks Form in the Northern Hemisphere's Longest Floating Glacier February 9, 2019
Is Greenland's Petermann Glacier due for another big break? […]
Earth Once Swallowed Its Own Superocean. Could It Happen Again? February 9, 2019
An ancient supercontinent turned inside out as the Earth swallowed its own ocean some 700 million years ago, new research suggests. […]

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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