Space News
Earth Can Contaminate Alien Meteorites Quickly, Study Shows
SPACE.com - 17 Jan 2015 15:26
A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012.
Hubble Space Telescope Town Hall at the AAS 225
SpaceRef - 17 Jan 2015 23:00
On Thursday, January 8, members of the Hubble Space Telescope Mission presented mission status and upcoming plans in a Town Hall at the 225th American Astronomical Society meeting....
Space Station Live: ISS: Off the Earth, For the Earth 2014 Research Highlights
SpaceRef - 17 Jan 2015 21:00
In this 30-minute special, NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center takes a look back at many of the research accomplishments in 2014 and speaks with NASA managers about the future of the orbiting ...
Lamborn, Schiff Re-establish Space Power Caucus in House
Space News - 17 Jan 2015 18:40
Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are relaunching the House's space power caucus, a bipartisan group hoping to teach members about the importance of space in national security. The post Lamborn, Schiff Re...
The Spiral Galaxy Enigma --"Grand-Design Galaxies Simply Didn't Exist at Such an Early time in the History of the Universe" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 17 Jan 2015 18:31
In July of 2012, astronomers observed a spiral galaxy in the early universe, billions of years before many other spiral galaxies formed while using the Hubble Space Telescope. "The fact that this galaxy exists is astound...
Hanging Out in The Space Station Cupola
SpaceRef - 17 Jan 2015 17:37
US Astronaut Barry Wilmore, Commander of Expedition 42 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) looks out of the Cupola viewing station taking in the sights of the blue orb of Earth while on a break from science and ...
This Week at NASA: Dragon arrives at ISS and More
SpaceRef - 17 Jan 2015 17:27
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Jan. 12, two days after its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....
Tau Ceti's Dust Belt is Huge
Scientific American - 17 Jan 2015 16:00
New image shows the star’s system shares features with our own --
Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 17, 2015
SPACE.com - 17 Jan 2015 15:20
From a rocket crash to the discovery of a long-lost Mars lander, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Jan. 17, 2015.
SpaceX releases video of rocket crash-landing on ocean barge
Phys.org - 17 Jan 2015 12:25
SpaceX has released dramatic footage of its booster rocket trying to land on a floating ocean barge after a launch--an unprecedented attempt that ended in a fiery explosion.
1 million classifications an beyond!
Galaxy Zoo - 17 Jan 2015 10:42
Huzzah! We have now broken through the 1 million mark with Radio Galaxy Zoo as of January 16, 2015. It has taken all of you ~13 months to do 40 years worth of cross-identifications. Well done and a huge thank you to ever...