Spectacular breakup of Spacecraft re-entries
Spectacular breakup of WT1190F spacecraft re-entries, as seen by Airborne Astronomers that studied the approximately 1-meter piece of space debris, near Sri Lanka, over the Indian Ocean, on 2015
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Construction started on Space Fence
Construction started on the new Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence radar system, for tracking objects in orbit, commercial and military satellites and debris from collisions.
The Boeing-built X-37B will do Innovative Aerobraking Maneuvers
The Boeing-built X-37B will carry out innovative aerobraking maneuvers, using Earth's atmosphere to shift between orbits while conserving fuel.
Russia will Use Nukes to Fly to Mars in 45 days
Russia wants to use nuclear-powered spaceship to fly to Mars in 45 days, instead of seven months.
Enormous Pieces of Alien Planet buried inside Earth
Enormous pieces of alien planet are buried inside Earth, after a gigantic crash, ‘millions of times larger than Mount Everest.’
Tycho Supernova – Death of a Star
In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. Now, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals an intriguing
Hubble Watches Asteroid Coming Apart
A small asteroid was caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing off material, according to new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other
Star wanders too close to a giant Black Hole
This artist’s rendering shows a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart.
Neutron Star Mission’s X-Ray Concentrator Optics
Close-up View of Neutron Star Mission’s X-Ray Concentrator Optics.
Black Hole accretion with Jet
Recent observations are providing new clues about what happens when a black hole devours a star.