Space News
Monster Black Holes --"Did They Pull the 1st Galaxies Together or Born Inside?" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 4 Apr 2015 21:16
Did monster black holes pull the first galaxies together, or were they born inside those galaxies? According to current theories, most large galaxies harbor supermassive black holes at their core. But When these galaxies...
Planned maneuver further extends MESSENGER orbital operations
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2015 11:31
MESSENGER mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., conducted a maneuver yesterday to raise the spacecraft's minimum altitude sufficiently to extend orbital oper...
Sierra Nevada, SpaceX Get Commercial Crew Extensions from NASA
Space News - 4 Apr 2015 21:30
NASA extended Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreements with Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and SpaceX, giving the companies more time, but no more money, to finish spacecraft development work awarded more tha...
New Technique Shines Light on Titan, Largest Moon of Saturn (Photo)
SPACE.com - 4 Apr 2015 17:53
A new image-processing technique is bringing Saturn's largest moon, Titan, into clearer view than ever before.
Shortest 'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse of the Century Thrills Skywatchers
SPACE.com - 4 Apr 2015 17:48
A total lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015 created a stunning 'blood moon' effect, turning the moon red during the shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. See the photos here.
Pacific Rim sky-gazers witness 'unusually brief' lunar eclipse
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2015 16:54
Sky-gazers in parts of the Pacific Rim observed an "unusually brief" total eclipse of the Moon on Saturday night, with the rare red-tinged satellite glimpsed from Japan's far north to the Hollywood Hills.
The Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century
SpaceRef - 4 Apr 2015 16:35
On Saturday morning, April 4, 2015 not long before sunrise, the bright full moon over North America turned a lovely shade of celestial red during a total lunar eclipse....
This Week at NASA: One-year Mission, Mars and More
SpaceRef - 4 Apr 2015 16:28
A few days after his one-year mission to study the effects of long duration spaceflight on the human body began aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly was congratulated by NASA ...
"Bringing the Cosmos to Life!" A Pre-Launch Tour of Daily Galaxy Radio
The Daily Galaxy - 4 Apr 2015 16:00
Yes! Take me on a Pre-Launch Tour of Daily Galaxy Radio
Pacific Rim sky-gazers ready for lunar eclipse
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2015 11:20
Sky-gazers in part of the Pacific Rim will have the chance to observe an "unusually brief" total eclipse of the Moon on Saturday night.
Look up! Brief total lunar eclipse to grace the sky Saturday
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2015 00:45
Don't blink. There's a total eclipse of the moon Saturday--and it's an unusually short one.