Hubble Finds Blue Planet 63 Light Years Away
(Source NASA) – Astronomers making visible-light observations with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away. The planet is HD…
Why is Gliese 667c so exciting? Life thats why
Recently KnowledgeOrb reported that Gliese 667c was found to have three planets in the magical habitable zone. This means these planets are in an orbit which in theory cold support…
Jason-1 Satellite lost after Transmitter Failure
Long-Running NASA/CNES Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow (Source NASA) – Were facing a critical time in our ability to monitor the health of the Earth using satellites. Many, such as…
Comet ISON getting closer, putting on 4th of July show
Comet ISON is approaching the sun at 48,000 miles per hour. As it does the tail grows longer and brighter. This November it could reach naked eye visibility and be…
Spectacular Launch Failure, Explosion of Proton M Rocket
Today a Russian Proton M Rocket exploded less than a minute after launch in a spectacular fireball. On board were three GLONASS navigation satellites. The cost of this loss is…
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) Launch is Successful
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) solar observatory separated from its Pegasus rocket and is in the proper orbit. This followed a successful launch by the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL…
New Indications Voyager 1 is about to Exit Solar System
When Voyager 1 and it’s twin were launched in 1977 no one really expected the Voyager spacecraft would last for over 30 years but in theory they could. In practice these amazing…
Three Habitable Planets Could Orbit Gliese 667c
The star Gliese 667C is now the best candidate for harboring habitable worlds. (Source PHL @ UPR Arecibo) – Our Solar System has only one habitable planet, or maybe two if…
