Virgin Galactic has Successful Glide Test of Space Ship Two

Virgin Galactic   had a successful drop test if its passenger-carrying suborbital space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on June 26, 2012. They report on there website that they have had seven successful…

Cassini Spacecraft Changes Orbit for New View of Saturn’s Rings

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has recently resumed the kind of orbits that allow for spectacular views of Saturn’s rings. This view, from Cassini’s imaging camera, shows the outer A ring and…

Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Crew Launch

HOUSTON — NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of prelaunch, launch and docking activities of the next trio of crew members who will fly to the International Space Station. NASA…

Solar Flare, Xray blast and CME from Sunspot AR1515

July 8, 2012: Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from  07/2100Z to 08/2100Z show  Solar activity was high. Region AR1515 produced an M6/1n at 08/1632Z .  An associated CME…

Hi Res Mars Panorama from Rovers Fifth Martian Winter

‘Greeley Panorama’ from Opportunity’s Fifth Martian Winter This full-circle scene combines 817 images taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. It shows the terrain that…

A Good Reason to Wake Up at Dawn

Summer is a good time to relax, sleep late, enjoy a break from school or work. Waking before sunrise is just not done. This summer is a little different. To…

Physicists Get Closer Than Ever to finding the Higgs boson

Scientists in America have found strong hints that the rumored Higgs boson particle is real. “This is a very exciting week — it may be the most exciting week in…

NASA Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson Leaves Agency

HOUSTON — NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson has left the space agency. Robinson ends his 36-year NASA career as a veteran of three spacewalks with more than 48 days of spaceflight…