Dust within Milky Way revealed in new 3D map

(A small section of the map shows how the dust is arranged at a distance of 9000 light years. – Photo Credit: Sale et al/IPHAS)

An international team of astronomers have created a new three-dimensional map of the Milky Way’s interstellar dust by mapping the dust present between distant stars.

Watch a live parachute test for NASA’s Orion spacecraft

(Orion during assembly – Photo Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak)

NASA are inviting the public to watch a live test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system as it is dropped from 35000 feet above the ground.

Images of the Day: 25/6/14

(Photo Credit: Reid Wiseman/NASA)

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has been practising his photography skills while onboard the International Space Station, posting a series of images using a 800mm long lens.