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14 Jun 2010
- 02:32 UTC NASA Watch Why Isn't The Rest Of America Upset About This? Keith's note: With the exception of national publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. and space-related media, why does it seem that the only local/state level ...
- 02:07 UTC Discovery News - Sp... Hayabusa: A 7-Year Asteroid Odyssey After a dramatic re-entry over Australia on Sunday, what were the Hayabusa asteroid mission highlights and what challenges did Japanese scientists have to overcome to get their spacecraft home?
- 01:09 UTC Astrobiology Magazi... Earth Blows Hot and Cold New research shows that the climate change of 12,000 years ago could have been the first catastrophic climate event attributed to humans. In modern times, humans are continuing to have ...
- 00:46 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Bringing space tugs back into the picture John K. Strickland has an excellent essay that makes the case for development of a space tug, which he nicely pairs with the use of propellant depots: Space Tugs: Filling ...
- 00:28 UTC NASA: Earth Observa... Sunset Seen from the International Space Station Acquired May 25, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows layers of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminated at sunset.
- 00:26 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... SpaceX contracted for Taiwan observation satellite launch An announcement from SpaceX: SpaceX And The National Space Organization (Nspo) Sign Contract To Launch Earth Observation Satellite Hawthorne, CA – June 14 2010 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ...
13 Jun 2010
- 23:33 UTC Systemic - Characte... The inverse problem Transit timing variations have a certain allure. Most extrasolar planets are found by patiently visiting and revisiting a star, and the glamour has already begun to drain from this enterprise. ...
- 23:23 UTC The Planetary Socie... Hayabusa sample capsule photographed on the ground in Aus... Oh my wonderful little flying saucer, you have been to an asteroid and back -- and you were burning like a star last night! And there you are, sitting quietly ...
- 22:45 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Update on extra Atlantis launch The status of efforts to add one more flight to the Shuttle manifest: Will NASA give shuttle Atlantis an encore? - Florida Today
- 22:43 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Thai rockets aim for a fertile sky Long before sophomore Freudians first commented on the shape of rockets, farmers in a Thai province were using them to fertilize the cloud gods: Thailand: The power of a penis-shaped ...
- 22:24 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Japanese Hayabusa capsule returns to earth Congratulations to the Japanese space agency JAXA on the successful return of the Hayabusa capsule, which (they hope) contains samples of the asteroid Itokawa: /-- Result of Capsule Search by ...
- 22:06 UTC NASA: Earth Observa... Sunset Seen from the International Space Station Acquired May 25, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows layers of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminated at sunset.
- 22:00 UTC NASA Watch Space Tugs Space Tugs: Filling The Space Jobs Gap and Privatization Too!, John Strickland "US space workers are currently faced with both the loss of the Shuttle program (correctly set in motion ...
- 21:45 UTC Parabolic Arc Confident SpaceX Lobbies to Condense COTS Demonstration F... SpaceX wants to reduce the number of demonstration flights required before it can deliver supplies to the International Space Station from three to two. SpaceX Seeks To Drop a Dragon ...
- 21:39 UTC LCOGT news I Got A Candy Apple. I Got A Popcorn Ball. I Got A Rock. I Got A Candy Apple. I Got A Popcorn Ball. I Got A Rock. read more »
- 21:23 UTC Parabolic Arc NASA Selects 18 SBTT Projects for Phase 2 Awards NASA has funded 18 projects as part of the second phase of its Small Business Technology Transfer program. NASA PROGRAM UPDATE NASA has selected 18 innovative technology proposals for negotiation ...
- 21:20 UTC The Discovery Enter... Hayabusa lands in Australia! Its been a good week for the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA. First they had the successful deployment of their solar sail now the Hayabusa spacecraft returns to Earth with its ...
- 20:19 UTC Aviation Week: On S... Hayabusa Returns From Its Long Voyage to Asteroid This morning's successful return of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa is a significant testament to the things we can do in space. Launched in May 2003, the mission sought out Itokawa, ...
- 20:15 UTC Young Astronomers Special Spectral Classes This is an extension to my post: – Spectral Classes Explained which can be found here http://ya.astroleague.org/?p=379. As I previously explained stars can be placed into groups based on their ...
- 19:48 UTC In the Dark Homeopathic A&E Just finished my last batch of exam marking and am off to do today’s Azed so no time for a proper blog but I couldn’t resist putting up this brilliant ...
- 19:08 UTC NASA Watch Video: Hayabusa Reentry As Captured by NASA
- 19:06 UTC AstronomyQuest This Week on Cheap Astronomy, June 13 2010 Artist's impression of JAXA's Hyabusa spacecraft landing on and sampling of asteroid 25143 Itokawa in 2005 (Credit: JAXA)Steve Nerlich presents a full history of and background to Japan's ground-breaking Hayabusa ...
- 18:47 UTC The Planetary Socie... Hayabusa's return: a review So it's been six hours now since the Hayabusa spacecraft ended its journey in a brilliant flash of light in the dark sky of southern Australia. It was a moment ...
- 18:43 UTC NASA Watch More Commentary on Constellation Closeout Constellation funding up to NASA backers to win over Congress, Bud Cramer, huntsville Times "The president's proposal includes a very different vision for NASA's future and begs the question: Will ...
- 18:29 UTC Starts With A Bang! Weekend Diversion: Art imitating Space! "All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life." -Oscar Wilde It isn't only the wonders of the ...
- 18:23 UTC Universe Today Hayabusa Returns! Japan's little spacecraft that could returned to Earth, putting on quite a show over the Australian outback, making a fiery reentry. Hayabusa returned around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) in ...
- 18:21 UTC NASA CIO Blog Creating a CIO Team That Rocks! Had a meeting with NASA CIOs which by my own self-imposed performance measures was good – that means I didn’t cry (though I got close) and I didn’t have a ...
- 18:16 UTC Parabolic Arc Decision on Additional Space Shuttle Flight Expected By M... It looks like NASA is moving toward deciding whether to add an additional space shuttle flight to the remaining pair that it will fly to the International Space Station. The ...
- 18:10 UTC Parabolic Arc KSC Infrastructure Overhaul Would Give Economic Stimulus ... A $2 billion overhaul of Cape Canaveral's infrastructure would give an economic boost to the Space Coast, which will be hard hit when the space shuttle program ends. Vehicle Assembly ...
- 17:59 UTC Parabolic Arc Video: Hayabusa Spacecraft Re-enters Atmosphere Over Aust... NASA video of the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere over Australia. BBC News reports that a sample return capsule, which scientists hope contain samples from an asteroid, landed intact ...
- 17:59 UTC AstronomyQuest Japanese Hayabusa Probe Lands in Southern Australia JAXA's Hayabusa spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere over Southern Australia. Filmed from a DS-8 aircraft. (Credit: NASA) A Japanese space capsule returned to Earth and plunged through the atmosphere over the ...
- 17:33 UTC Pillow Astronaut Mars 500 Q&A With my apologies in advance to those who don't find the Mars500 simulation as exciting as I do, but now that they are sealed up for a year, I'll be ...
- 17:33 UTC AstronomyQuest An Inspiration in Science Fiction The Earth-orbiting Space Station in Stanley Kubricks classic 1968 motion picture "2001: A Space Odyssey", based on the novel by Arthur C Clarke.We're all aware of the awesome power of ...
- 17:07 UTC Astro Bob After a perilous journey, the falcon returns The Japanese asteroid probe Hayabusa returns to Earth in a fireball of light over Australia earlier this morning.
- 17:03 UTC Astroengine Hayabusa Re-Entry Video: Spacecraft Destruction at its Be... There’s not a lot to add to this video, it’s too awesome. It was captured by NASA’s converted DC-8 jet that was flying over Australia when the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft ...
- 16:59 UTC collectSPACE.com: T... Hayabusa's homecoming A 16-inch wide capsule possibly carrying the first samples ever collected and returned from an asteroid landed in southern Australia Sunday, after a seven year, 1.25 billion mile trip. The ...
- 16:46 UTC Tom's Astronomy Blo... Soyuz Landing The shuttle isn’t the fist spacecraft to land on hard ground instead of water. The Russians have been doing it for years. This video shows a new perspective on it. ...
- 16:35 UTC Young Astronomers Astroleague Youth Awards (Presentations to be made at National Convention in Tucson, Arizona) (Kansas City, MO) — The Astronomical League is pleased to announce the top finishers in the competitions for its National ...
- 16:32 UTC Bad Astronomy Video of Hayabusa’s return Emily Lakdawalla has been monitoring the return of Hayabusa feverishly, and tweeted a link to this amazing video of the Japanese space probe’s fiery return: Wow! In this footage obtained ...
- 16:11 UTC Discovery News - Sp... NASA Aircraft Videos Hayabusa Re-Entry A stunning video of Hayabusa's atmospheric re-entry has been released. The footage was taken by an airborne laboratory inside a converted DC-8 jetliner, showing the speeding capsule and spacecraft break-up.
- 16:06 UTC Lights in the Dark A World of Secrets Wrapped in its clouds and haze Saturn’s moon Titan teases us with its secrets. What sort of strange geologic events are happening on its surface? Volcanoes oozing water ice, natural ...
- 15:32 UTC AstronomyQuest Bill Nye the Science Guy to Lead the Planetary Society For the first time in 30 years, the Planetary Society has named a new chief, and it's Bill Nye the Science Guy. "We are very excited that Bill is taking ...
- 15:21 UTC Lunar Update Hayabusa capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to... ------------------------------------------------------------- Capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to asteroidhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/13hayabusaentry/BY STEPHEN CLARKSPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: June 13, 2010Cutting across the night sky at more than 27,000 mph, a small Japanese capsule returned ...
- 15:18 UTC To the Moon, Mars a... Hayabusa capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to... ------------------------------------------------------------- Capsule plunges to Earth after historic visit to asteroidhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/13hayabusaentry/BY STEPHEN CLARKSPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: June 13, 2010Cutting across the night sky at more than 27,000 mph, a small Japanese capsule returned ...
- 15:18 UTC HobbySpace Blog Winner announced in "NSS in Second Life" Machinima Contes... The National Space Society held a "Machinima" competition and has announced the winner: National Space Society Announces "NSS in Second Life" Machinima Contest Winner - National Space Society Blog - ...
- 15:14 UTC Astroengine Hayabusa Returns to Earth with a Flash Staring hard at the live streaming video of the black Australian skies, I was hoping to see a faint streak of light glide across the camera’s field of view. But ...
- 15:11 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Platinum Moon, a novel by Bill White Check out Bill White's new novel, Platinum Moon (www.platinum-moon.com) : The book is described as follows: After NASA abandons plans to return to the Moon, New Hampshire native and global ...
- 15:06 UTC HobbySpace RLV Spac... Briefs: SpaceX views; Space prizes round-up A couple of Florida items in praise of SpaceX and Falcon 9: /-- Kelly: Race on for new spaceship: Private SpaceX primed to prove Dragon can be shuttle's successor - ...
- 15:00 UTC Alien Life Solar systems in the making and superintelligent ET Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:g Stars - For the first time, astronomers have observed ...
- 14:38 UTC Spaceports Hayabusa Asteroid Capsule Has Landed The Japanese capsule thought to contain the first samples grabbed from the surface of an asteroid has returned to Earth, according to the BBC and SpaceflightNow. Here is the first ...