MAVEN Mars mission launches right on schedule
Launching right on time on the first attempt the NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission started with a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch…
Rocket Launch from Virginia View-able from East Coast 11/19
Launch SUCCESS! Read the Launch Viewing Report from the East Coast. Update 7:19 pm Launch slipped until 8:15pm due to an issue at a tracking station which has been resolved….
MARS MAVEN Mission is GO for November 18th Launch
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution or MAVEN has been given a 60 percent chance for favorable weather by forecasters at the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron. The launch…
Leonids Meteor Shower Peak Nov 17,18
The Leonids meteor showers, produced by Comet Tempel-Tuttle, are one of the best for observation. You will see about 40 meteors per hour. Leonids have a cyclic peak year every 33…
India’s Mission To Mars on it’s way
After a successful launch on November 5th 2013 the Indian Space Research Organization ISRO executed the last of the five orbit-raising burns on its Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission raising the apogee (farthest…
Space Pioneers Series – Johannes Kepler
They are the dreamers, the deep-thinkers, the “what if-ers”, the folks who have peppered our history with those tiny nuggets of brilliance which, with much blood, sweat, tears, and perseverance,…
Many Sunspots, Solar activity could increase
There are 10 sunspots in the view of Earth right now. This is the most we have seen in some time and could be an indicator of near term solar…
Iceberg B-31, as big as city, breaks free
(Source NASA) – Between November 9–11, 2013, a large iceberg finally separated from the calving front of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier.Scientists first detected a rift in the glacier in October 2011 during flights…
