All programs undergo certain milestones as they progress. One of the earliest is the Preliminary Design Review or PDR. This…
Month: June 2013
Hubble image shows collision of galaxies causing them to warp
In this interesting image of two galaxies 326 million light years away, a collision between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy…
SMILE, Cassini to take picture of Earth from Saturn
The Cassini spacecraft which recently celebrated 15 years of success will take a picture of Earth on July 19, 2013. The…
Possible record-setting dead zone for Gulf of Mexico
(Source NOAA)-Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic…
River of Sun Spots Emerging as Sun Rotates
As you can see in this image there are a number of sun spots that are in close proximity creating…
China Rocket Docks with Tiangong-1 Space Station
Earlier this month China launched three astronauts on a mission to dock with their Tiangong-1 space module. The Chinese astronauts,…
JWST Mirror Backplane Support Frame Complete, making progress!
It is hard to believe that there was a time when the James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to launch…
Mars Rover Lasers Drill Remnants to Analyze Chemicals
The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity was used to check the composition of gray tailings…
