Hello to my readers! Most of whom are probably related to me! So this week, I decided to do a brief overview of Jupiter, what we know, and what we are hoping to learn from Juno! (Best 4th of July ever). I don’t want to do the basic, 5th planet from the Sun, largest in…
After five years of travel, Juno will finally make its approach to Jupiter sooner than you think. NASA’s Juno probe is set to enter Jupiter’s Orbit on July 4 to get an extraordinary first look at our solar system’s largest planet. It will be the second spacecraft in history to orbit Jupiter. Juno’s Quest to…
The ESA (European Space Agency) has revealed its plans and intentions to build villages on the Moon in the next decade to be completed by 2030. The announcement came in a recent conference attended by 200 scientists, industry experts and engineers. The ESA’s announcement anticipates possible construction of the Moon base within the next five…
All vehicles, great and small, eventually need to have their windows cleaned, and the International Space Station is no different. Granted, given how clean space tends to be, they have to do it a lot less often than we do, but eventually enough gunk from engine firings and space dust do add up. Of course,…
Move over, Stuart Little. Mousetronauts are capturing the hearts and minds of many fans and admirers as they get ready to embark on a space mission. SpaceX, which produces rockets and spacecraft, is going to send 40 mice in order to be part of a routine International Space Station (ISS) mission, which involves resupplying the…
In breaking news, someone has found a use for an experimental Google smartphone, and it’s serving as the brain of a space robot. Sounds glamorous right? Exploring Mars, expanding our horizons, conquering the last frontier, and taking our eyes to the furthest corners of the universe? Not so much. These robots, called SPHERES, serve as…
By 2024, there will be life on Mars. Mars One, a Dutch non-profit organization, is planning to set up a permanent human settlement on the Red Planet. More than 200,000 people applied to be a part of the mission during the first round of testing, but only 1,058 applicants were admitted. The selection process began…
The live stream below shows two Russian Cosmonauts beginning their work on the International Space Station. The stream of their work will last another 4 hours. Live streaming video by Ustream Spacewalk To Repair International Space Station Two Russian cosmonauts began a seven-hour spacewalk this morning to install new equipment on the International Space Station….
A lot of stuff has been sent into space. There of course have been humans in space. There have even been dogs in space. But what about smartphones? Those too! NASA just launched 3 HTC Nexus One smartphones into space! The three HTC devices were sent to space by NASA as part of a low…
You’d be forgiven for thinking this story just might be belated April Fools Day joke, but Nasa has indeed confirmed plans to capture an asteroid and place it in Earth’s orbit for study by 2025. The plan is even backed by US president Barack Obama, who will be be setting aside a generous $100 million…
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover had just begun exploring and analyzing rocks on the surface of the planet when it began experiencing some problems with a computer glitch caused by corrupted files. The rover has been switched to a back-up computer, which is now being reconfigured, so that it can take over. Mars Curiosity: Science, The…