Life On Mars
Life On Mars written, directed and animated by Lukas Vojir, with an innovative 3D modeling technique and atmospheric colors. Watch the 30 sec video…
Fermi’s Celestial Spirograph
This image compresses eight individual frames, from a video (after the jump) showing 51 months of position and exposure data by Fermi’s Large Area Telescope (LAT), into a single snapshot. Check out the video… Image © NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration
Private Plan to Send Humans to Mars in 2018
An ambitious private manned mission to Mars has just been officially announced, by the Inspiration Mars Foundation, a non-profit company founded by millionaire and space tourist Dennis Tito. Image © Inspiration Mars Foundation
Tito is planning Private Human Mars Mission
The world’s first space tourist, Dennis Tito, who in 2001, became the world’s first space tourist, is planning to launch a manned mission to Mars by 2018. Image © NASA
The Cost of Exploring Space- Film vs. Reality infographic
They say that space really is the final frontier and the media, probably even more so than the scientists. In this infographic you will find out, exactly how much money both these little odysses into the unknown are costing us.
Satellite’s view of Ship Pollution
For more than a decade, scientists have observed “ship tracks” in natural-color satellite imagery of the ocean. These bright, linear trails are a visible manifestation of pollution from ship exhaust, and scientists can now see that ships have a more subtle, almost invisible, signature as well.
Who took this photo of Curiosity Rover on Mars?
This stunning self-portrait of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, combines dozens of exposures taken by the rover’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). The rover’s robotic arm is not visible in the mosaic. Image © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Fairing Encloses Landsat Satellite
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite encapsulated in its payload fairing, in the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Image © NASA/VAFB
Largest solar sail ever to fly in 2014
Largest solar sail ever to fly in 2014, by a NASA research team In-Space Demonstration of a Mission-Capable Solar Sail. An ultra-thin sail unfurling in space, using the pressure of sunlight to provide propellant-free transport, hovering and exploration capabilities.
See Chris wash his hands in Space
Ever wondered how astronauts wash their hands? New video shows Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield demonstrating the process and revealing the secret of the no-rinse soap. Watch the video…
