Space News
Feeling Small in the Universe?
Universe Today - 21 Jun 2013 20:35
Well, you shouldn't be. Yes, you're just one person out of over 7 billion on Earth. Yes, your lifetime -- even if you live to be well over 100 -- is just a fraction of a flicker of a blink of a tardigrade's eye (do tardi...
Close Encounters: Meteor lands in Russia
SEDS - 21 Jun 2013 19:40
An early morning surprise On February 15th, 2013, the Russian city Chelyabinsk got the surprise of a lifetime when an asteroid hurtled down through the atmosphere, disintegrating into thousands of pieces that rained down...
Amazing Shots! Shenzhou-10 Docked to Tiangong-1, Transiting the Sun
Universe Today - 21 Jun 2013 18:13
As soon as you see these images, you'll probably guess who the photographer is ... yes, Thierry Legault. He had less than half a second to capture these incredible shots of the Shenzhou-10 module docked to Tiangong-1 Chi...
The Mars 2020 Rover: A Chance for a Sample Return Mission
SEDS - 21 Jun 2013 17:05
On December 4th 2012, it was announced that NASA intends to launch another rover to Mars in 2020. The successful landing and science conducted by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover has renewed the confiden...
New Horizons Spacecraft 'Stays the Course' for Pluto System Encounter
Universe Today - 21 Jun 2013 07:14
Following an intense 18 month study to determine if NASA's New Horizons spacecraft faced potentially destructive impact hazards during its planned 2015 flyby of the Pluto binary planet system, the mission team has decide...