(Photo Credit: Virgin Galactic)
Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which allows the company to begin chartering sub orbital flights as early as August 2014. The agreement with US authorities outlines how the FAA will work with Virgin Galactic to ensure there is safe airspace for Virgin Galactic’s space plane, the SpaceShipTwo. Continue reading
(Photo Credit: Reid Wiseman/NASA)
This gorgeous shot was taken by Expedition 40 astronaut, Reid Wiseman, on board the International Space Station.
The new arrival was attempting to take a picture of Australia, however a large cloud formation obscured his view.
On Twitter he stated: “Trying to catch Perth at sunset, got these clouds instead. I’ll take it”
In the background, the clear curve of our home planet is noticeable. The blue glow above it is from our atmosphere.
Although he couldn’t capture a direct view of the sunset, the orange glow of the setting sun provides a beautiful tint on the swirling clouds.
(Photo Credit: NASA/LMSAL/IRIS/SDO/Goddard)
On 9 May 2014, NASA’s newest solar observatory, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), was located in a prime position to document the extraordinary detail of a coronal mass ejection (CME) which burst out from the surface of the sun. Continue reading
(Photo Credit: NASA/Galileo Spacecraft)
NASA has released a historic set of pictures which show astronauts training for their missions to the moon. Taken in the early 1970’s on Hawaii’s Big Island, the photographs show astronauts from Apollo missions 14, 15 and 17 taking part in lunar preparations.
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