Space News
SpaceX Crew Dragon Conducts Propulsive Hover and Parachute Drop Tests; Videos
Universe Today - 31 Jan 2016 16:25
On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a propulsive hover test and parachute drop test for their Crew Dragon vehicle which is slated to begin human miss...
Flyover Video of Ceres Shows the Grandeur of Space Exploration
Universe Today - 31 Jan 2016 22:49
Wow. This video will knock your socks off ... at least it did mine. This new flyover video of Ceres was created using enhanced images taken by the Dawn spacecraft's framing camera. It was produced by the camera team at t...
Phase of the moon affects amount of rainfall
e! Science News - 31 Jan 2016 19:43
When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in the planet's atmosphere that creates imperceptible changes in the amount of rain that falls below.
Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 31, 2016
SPACE.com - 31 Jan 2016 19:00
From amazing photos of Pluto's atmosphere to five planets in the night sky, don't miss these great space images.
This Day in Spaceflight History: 3 Launches, 2 to the Moon
SPACE.com - 31 Jan 2016 19:00
Jan. 31, 2016, is the 55th anniversary of the Mercury Redstone-2 launch, the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Soviet moon lander Luna 9, and the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 14.
Understanding The Magnetic Sun
SpaceRef - 31 Jan 2016 17:52
The surface of the sun writhes and dances....
Phase of the Moon affects Amount of Rainfall
SpaceRef - 31 Jan 2016 17:49
When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in the planet's atmosphere that creates imperceptible changes in the amount of rain that falls below....
NASA: Understanding the Sun's Electromagnetic Field --"Crucial for Future Space Travel"
The Daily Galaxy - 31 Jan 2016 17:49
"We're not sure exactly where in the sun the magnetic field is created," said Dean Pesnell, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "It could be close to the solar surface or deep ...
SPECTACULAR Photos of a Rocket Re-Entering Over Hawaii!
Bad Astronomy - 31 Jan 2016 16:00
Around 2:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, astrophotographer Steve Cullen was driving home from visiting the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. He stopped at around 11,000 feet to take some pan...