Space News
Rosetta's Comet 'Sweats' Two Glasses of Water a Second
SpaceRef - 1 Jul 2014 04:41
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has found that comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is releasing the equivalent of two small glasses of water into space every second, even at a cold 583 million kilometers from the Sun....
Cassini Names Final Mission Phase Its 'Grand Finale'
PTTU - 1 Jul 2014 01:45
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: With input from the public, team members on NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn have chosen a name for the final phase of the mission.
Young sun's violent history solves meteorite mystery
Phys.org - 1 Jul 2014 23:38
(Phys.org) --Astronomers using ESA's Herschel space observatory to probe the turbulent beginnings of a Sun-like star have found evidence of mighty stellar winds that could solve a puzzling meteorite mystery in our own ba...
Cooning Takes over as Boeing Network and Space Chief as Krone Jumps to Leidos
Space News - 1 Jul 2014 22:33
Roger Krone has stepped down as president of Boeing Network and Space Systems to take over as CEO of Leidos Holdings.
Modi Asks Indian Space Scientists To Develop SAARC Satellite
Space News - 1 Jul 2014 21:49
Prime Minister Modi asked ISRO to develop a satellite which will serve all the SAARC nations.
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
Universe Today - 1 Jul 2014 21:37
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright flash. A team of meteor researchers from Finland, Russia and the Czech Republic scoured t...
Got Telescope? Catch Pluto, Ceres, Vesta in July 2014 | Skywatching Video
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 21:36
Pluto reaches opposition and can be seen with a medium-sized telescope and dark skies. Dwarf planet Ceres and asteroid Vesta will be quite close to one another on the night sky. But each is a tough target.
Ohio Brewery Launches 'Spacewalker' Beer to Honor State's Astronauts
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 20:23
The oldest microbrewery in Ohio is tapping into the state's connection to space history to offer a "bold, yet balanced" tribute to the Buckeye astronauts. Spacewalker American Belgo is the Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s new h...
Space History Photo: 'Spider' Over The Ocean
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 20:12
The Apollo 9 Lunar Module is seen from the command module during the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission.
Mysterious features on Titan reveal the moon's seasonal changes, says Stanford scientist
e! Science News - 1 Jul 2014 18:37
At first glance, Titan has little in common with Earth. The largest moon of Saturn, temperatures on Titan's surface dip nearly 300 F below zero, its seas slosh with liquid methane, and its sky is a murky shade of creamsi...
12 M€ for Netherlands contribution to design of the Square Kilometre Array
PTTU - 1 Jul 2014 18:28
ASTRON: A consortium consisting of ASTRON and the Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden and Nijmegen has been awarded 12M€ for their participation in the design of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA will ...
Launch Aborted for Carbon Dioxide-Measuring Satellite
Scientific American - 1 Jul 2014 18:25
Mission controllers are uncertain as to what happened with the pad's water system, but might attempt the launch again on Wednesday --
NASA to try carbon satellite launch on Wednesday
Phys.org - 1 Jul 2014 18:24
The US space agency will try again on Wednesday to launch a satellite designed to track carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas that is responsible for global warming.
RAS Fellows honoured in Institute of Physics awards
The Royal Astronomical Society - 1 Jul 2014 18:09
The Royal Astronomical Society congratulates its Fellows who have been honoured with awards from the Institute of Physics (IoP). In its 2014 awards, announced on 1 July, the IoP recognised the achievements of: Prof. Anth...
Launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Rescheduled for July 2
NASA Breaking news - 1 Jul 2014 18:00
The launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, July 2 at 5:56 a.m. EDT (2:56 a.m. PDT) from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air...
Raytheon Won't Protest Lockheed Martin's $941 Million Space Fence Contract
Space News - 1 Jul 2014 17:50
Raytheon will not protest the U.S. Air Force's decision to give a $914 million contract to Lockheed Martin to build Space Fence.
Awesome Aurora Vine Video from the Space Station
Universe Today - 1 Jul 2014 17:34
Here’s the latest Vine video from astronaut Reid Wiseman on board the International Space Station, showing the Aurora Borealis shimmering in the sky as the stars of Orion rise in the sky. Modules of the ISS smoothly mo...
Astronauts Say Happy Canada Day!
Universe Today - 1 Jul 2014 17:05
On 1 July, Canadians celebrate Canada Day, which honors the day the nation was officially born when the Constitution Act united three colonies into a single country. Astronauts both past and present send their greetings ...
Will Earth Appear Habitable to Alien Astronomers? --NASA: "Ocean Glint May be a Clue" (Today's Most Popular)
The Daily Galaxy - 1 Jul 2014 17:00
If an alien astromer was viewing Earth from space, could they tell that this planet is well-suited for life? Are there telltale signatures in the atmosphere or from our oceans? These are some of the questions that contro...
See Mars, Saturn, Mercury and Venus in July's Night Sky
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 16:55
The July night sky is filled with planets to the delight of stargazers and astronomers, but you'll have to know when and where to look to get your summer solar system fix.
Fruit Flies To Soar To Space Station For Deep Space Voyage Data | Video
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 16:51
The Drosophila melanogaster, aka Fruit Fly, shares genes with humans. The Fruit Fly Lab-O1 will fly to Space Station on the 5th SpaceX cargo run.
Best Skywatching Events of July 2014: Night Sky Maps (Gallery)
SPACE.com - 1 Jul 2014 16:44
See what's up in the night sky for July 2014, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.