Space News
SpaceX reschedules space station resupply launch
Phys.org - 5 Apr 2014 02:30
A delayed supply run to the International Space Station is now set to launch April 14.
Best Space Photos of the Week - April 5, 2014
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 23:08
From images of a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payload launch into space to an amateur astronomer's famous moon shot, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for April 5, 2014.
Curiosity rover maneuvers around 'Kimberley' seeking potential Red Planet Drill Sites
Universe Today - 5 Apr 2014 22:05
NASA's car sized Curiosity rover has arrived at a scientifically enticing science destination at "The Kimberley Waypoint" where researchers hope to carry out the next drilling operation into alien Martian terrain in sear...
The Deep Space Network NASA Social - Celebrating 50 Years
SpaceRef - 5 Apr 2014 15:58
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), the world's largest and most powerful communications system for "talking" to spacecraft, we invited 45 social media followers to spend a day at J...
This Week At NASA: Water on Enceladus, DNS Celebrates 50 and More
SpaceRef - 5 Apr 2014 15:31
Thanks to NASA's Cassini spacecraft and the Deep Space Network, we have evidence that a large underground ocean of water exists on Saturn's moon Enceladus -- a theory formulated in 2005....
See the Moon Meet Jupiter in Sunday Night Sky: Where to Look
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 15:16
Step outside Sunday (April 6) evening to see a rendezvous of two of the brightest objects in the night sky: the moon and the planet Jupiter.
Meteorite Appears to Nearly Hit Skydiver During Jump (Amazing Video)
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 14:49
An amazing new video posted to YouTube this week purports to show a meteorite hurtling past a skydiver in Norway. The sheer improbability of this close encounter warrants skepticism. But if the video is a hoax, it's a pr...
'Cosmos' Seeks the Hidden Light of the Universe Sunday Night (Video)
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 14:36
The newest episode of "Cosmos," airing Sunday (April 6) will delve into the mysteries of light and how it travels.
Did a Skydiver Almost Get Hit By a Meteorite? (Video.)
Bad Astronomy - 5 Apr 2014 13:45
A couple of days ago, a video taken by a skydiver hit the 'net like an asteroid impact. That's because that's exactly what the claim was: Footage of a meteoroid zipping past the falling diver, a rock from space clearly c...
Predicting Mars Cuisine: Grasshoppers with a Side of Fungi (Op-Ed)
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 02:28
To survive on Mars, astronauts may need to rely on an usual diet.
Supernova's Shocking Second Act
Discover - 5 Apr 2014 01:30
Scientists have discovered what fuels the high-energy X-rays bursting from Tycho's supernova.
NASA Television to Air Upcoming Space Station Cargo Ship Activities
PTTU - 5 Apr 2014 01:20
NASA Breaking News: NASA Television will air live the departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft and the launch and docking of another to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, April 7, and Wednes...
India Launches Its 2nd Navigation Satellite
SPACE.com - 5 Apr 2014 00:21
India launched its second navigation spacecraft aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Friday (April 4) to continue building an independent space-based system to provide positioning services over Indian territory.