Space News
150-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Proposed [Video]
Scientific American - 4 Feb 2017 14:00
Humanity possesses the means to place probes into orbit around nearby stars. But do we have the patience? --
Today's Moment of Zen --The Proxima Mission Aboard the ISS (VIDEO)
The Daily Galaxy - 4 Feb 2017 20:59
On 17 November 2016 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky blasted into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft safel...
NASA --"Space Flight Changes Structure of the Human Brain" (VIDEO)
The Daily Galaxy - 4 Feb 2017 20:03
"For decades, scientists working with astronauts have known that spaceflight has an effect on neurological systems," said Mill Reschke, chief scientist for NASA Neuroscience. "Scientists also have believed the changes we...
This Week at NASA: Jupiter Flyby, Saturn's Rings, a Day of Remembrance and More
SpaceRef - 4 Feb 2017 18:09
NASA's Juno spacecraft made its latest close flyby of Jupiter Feb. 2 -- passing about 2,700 miles above the planet's clouds. This was the fourth close flyby since Juno began orbiting Jupiter last year on July 4....
This Week's Top NASA & Space News --Discovery of a "Lost Continent" to Sun's Hidden Flares
The Daily Galaxy - 4 Feb 2017 17:55
"Hidden Monster" Detected at Edge of an Ancient Supernova --"100 Million to One Billion Black Holes in Milky Way" (VIDEO) NASA: "The Death of a Planet" --Venus Had an Ocean and Habitable Surface Temperatures for Two Bill...
NASA ISS Weekly Space to Ground Report - 3 February 2017
SpaceRef - 4 Feb 2017 15:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Go Deep! Astronaut's Football Pass May Be Longest Ever
SPACE.com - 4 Feb 2017 14:26Newly Discovered Bus-Size Asteroid Zips Harmlessly by Earth (Video)
SPACE.com - 4 Feb 2017 14:20
An asteroid that buzzed between the Earth and the moon at 3:25 p.m. EST (2025 GMT) on Feb. 2 was spotted by one of the Slooh Community Observatory telescopes in the Canary Islands.
Lake Powell and Grand Staircase-Escalante Viewed From Orbit
SpaceRef - 4 Feb 2017 06:05
This panorama, photographed by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, shows nearly the full length of Lake Powell, the reservoir on the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona....
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 2 February 2017 - Orbital ATK Resupply Mission Set for March 19
SpaceRef - 4 Feb 2017 01:44
NASA, Orbital ATK and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are now targeting launch of Orbital ATK's seventh commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station on March 19 during a 30-minute window that opens at appr...
Space acquisition needs a clear decision-maker, Air Force chief of staff says
Space News - 4 Feb 2017 00:43
"We have to have an honest discussion about acquisitions," said Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff. SpaceNews.com