Space News
NASA's 'Hidden Figures' to be Awarded Congressional Gold Medals
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 16:15
Four of NASA's "hidden figures," Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden, together with all of the women who contributed to the agency's success in the space race to the moon, will be bestow...
How to Use Mobile Astronomy Apps to View the Mercury Transit of 2019
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 15:38
How to use a mobile astronomy app to preview and track the Mercury transit on Nov. 11.
Teach Your Kids About the Mercury Transit of 2019 with This NASA Guide
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 15:35
Mercury will fly across the sun (from Earth's perspective) on Monday, and NASA has a whole lot of kids' materials ready for the occasion.
The Science of the 2019 Mercury Transit: How Astronomers Will Study the Rare Celestial Event
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 14:00
On Monday, students across the U.S. will use Mercury's transit to measure the distance between Earth and the sun.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for November 8, 2019
SpaceRef - 9 Nov 2019 17:17
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Earth from Space: Holbox Island, Mexico
SpaceRef - 9 Nov 2019 16:59
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Holbox Island, off the Quintana Roo coast of Mexico. The island is separated from mainland Mexico by a shallow lagoon. This false-colour image has been processed in a way t...
Mercury Transit 2019: How a Spacecraft Fleet Will Watch the Rare Event from Space
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 15:26
On Monday (Nov. 11), Mercury will move across the sun's face, and several missions will have their sights set on the rare event.
Telesat LEO manufacturing decision bumped to 2020
Space News - 9 Nov 2019 00:19
Telesat Canada will likely choose the winner of a now three-way race to build its low Earth orbit broadband constellation in the first few months of 2020 instead of this year, CEO Dan Goldberg said Nov. 5. SpaceNews.com
NASA Astronaut Prepares for Space Station Mission Marked by Changes
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2019 00:00
The International Space Station will reach an interesting point in its history around the 20th anniversary of continuous human occupation due to the commercial crew program.