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Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer inside Kibo, the Japanese laboratory module of the International Space Station in 360°, setting up Astrobee robotic free-flyers for the ReSWARM experiment, short for RElative Satellite sWArming and Robotic Maneuvering. The robotics demonstration tests autonomous microgravity motion planning and control for on-orbit assembly and coordinated motion.
The robotic arm on China’s space station has moved a cargo spacecraft in a crucial test for new module additions.
Work for the James Webb Space Telescope is just beginning after was successfully deployed on Jan. 8.
Commander Musilova shares how she was tempted to continue exploring underground caves at her own risk, which echoed her fears of returning to "Earth" after many months of being on analog missions.
First 'Halo" now "Fallout." When is someone going to make the "Abe's Oddysee" live-action TV series?
Let’s not sugarcoat it. Exploring the Moon is not for the faint of heart! It’s an airless body, which means there is no atmosphere, the surface temperatures are extreme, and there’s lots of radiation. The low gravity also means you can never really walk on the surface and have to bounce around in a bulky spacesuit until you fall over. And you can bet your bottom dollar people will make a supercut of the footage someday (see below). Then there’s that awful moondust (aka. lunar regolith), which is electrostatically charged and sticks to EVERYTHING!
From a Christmas launch to a tricky deployment, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now successfully deployed and scientists are thrilled.
The James Webb Space Telescope has unfolded its primary mirror, marking the end of the deployment phase for the observatory.
Today the James Webb Space Telescope team successfully fully deployed its iconic 6.4-metre, gold-coated primary mirror, completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations.
The James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror is now fully unfolded, which successfully completes the mission’s major deployments. The starboard side of the primary mirror was released into place today, completing a two-week long, complex deployment sequence. The mirror of the most powerful space telescope ever built is now open to prepare to “unfold the Universe.”
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope unfolded the second "wing" of its massive primary mirror today (Jan. 8), marking the end of its complex deployment.
A collision with a Mars-size planet 4.5 billion years ago may have left a permanent impact on our planet's deep mantle.
The current chaos in Kazakhstan isn't seriously impacting the famous spaceport in the nation, Russian officials say.
Commander Musilova describes how the Selene V crew compensated for their confinement in the habitat by doing excessive amounts of moonwalks and research activities when the weather finally cleared.
The pioneering work of physicist Stephen Hawking is honored in a Google Doodle today (Jan. 8).
Most Universe Today readers are familiar with nebulae. They’re gaseous structures lit up with radiation from nearby stars, and they’re some of nature’s most beautiful forms.
Starlink is a satellite network created by private spaceflight company SpaceX.
Artist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope’s port-side mirror segment folded into place. Credit: NASA
One of the two wings holding three of the James Webb Space Telescope’s gold-coated mirror segments folded into place Friday, setting the stage for positioning of the other wing Saturday to complete the nearly $10 billion observatory’s major deployments.
Are you worried about the sun suddenly blinking out? Never fear — our star still has billions of years left to shine.
The planet Mercury, typically hard to spot for skywatchers, will be at its greatest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7).
Another kind of countdown hit New York City's Times Square Friday (Jan. 7) as a commercial spaceflight company celebrated joining the NASDAQ stock exchange.
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