Europe's CryoSat Mission Gives Scientists Better Look At Earth's Ice
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The European Space Agency's (ESA) ice mission is giving scientists a better look at oceans, coastal areas, inland water bodies and land. The orbiting...
View ArticleNASA Successfully Tests Orion Spacecraft’s Parachute Backup System
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online NASA has completed a series of parachute tests for its Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. This latest...
View ArticleDecoding The Universe's Autobiography: WMAP Results Releases
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The researchers in charge of an award-winning space mission that set out to collect fundamental measurements of the universe have announced they...
View ArticleNeutron Radiation Detectors Placed Throughout International Space Station
[ Watch the Video: Solar Eruption in Full HD ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online During his trip to the International Space Station (ISS), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield...
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Astronomers Give The All Clear - Asteroid Will Not Impact Earth In 2040
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A 140 meter diameter asteroid experts once believed had a one in 500 chance of striking the earth no longer presents a significant impact risk,...
View ArticleCosmic Light Show Expected For Christmas
[ Watch the Video: ScienceCasts: Christmas Sky Show ] April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online What Christmas celebration could be complete without beautiful lights? This Christmas, the...
View ArticleGrasshopper Test Flight Takes Along A Passenger This Time
[ Video 1 ] | [ Video 2 ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online SpaceX is continuing tests with its Grasshopper reusable rocket, and this time it had a passenger to go along for the ride....
View ArticleBrilliant Comet, Brighter Than Full Moon, Making Debut In 2013
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gaze upon the stars will be had next year by thousands of backyard astronomers who wish to catch a glimpse of the...
View ArticleNASA Introduces Mars Curiosity Rover Badge For Foursquare
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA has been using social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to reach and excite the public all year, and now they have added a new...
View ArticleRussian Space Agency Spending $68 Billion In Next 7 Years
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to the state-run RIA news agency, Russia is giving its space industry budget a big financial boost. The news agency reported that Russian...
View ArticleLooking Back At Space Industry In 2012 Means Looking Ahead
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online 2012 has been an historical year in the space industry, and the beauty of this past year is it is just paving the way for the best that is yet to...
View ArticleCuriosity's Trip To Mount Sharp Expected To Begin In February
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online The Mars rover Curiosity will ring in the new year drilling into its first rock before moving on to the base of Mount Sharp, where its search...
View ArticleBBC Documentary Reveals Origins Of Armstrong's Historic Moon Landing Speech
[ Watch the Video: One Small Step, One Giant Leap Speech ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The words spoken by Neil...
View ArticleWallaby, Dingo Telescopes Set To Find 700,000 New Galaxies In 2013
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Australian astronomers are expecting two sky surveys will be on par to discover some 700,000 new galaxies in 2013. The sky surveys, named...
View ArticleQuadrantids Meteor Shower Expected To Ring In The New Year In Style
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Sky watchers can expect the first big astronomical event of 2013 to happen just as the New Year begins to unfold. The annual Quadrantids meteor...
View ArticleYour Universe Today Podcast: How Planets Form, With Guest Dr. Eric Mamajek...
John P. Millis, Ph.D. for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Starting in early 2013, redOrbit will be launching a new podcast series called Your Universe Today, where we interview leading scientists...
View ArticleNASA's Swift Team Collects More Than 100 Snapshots For Image Gallery Gift
NASA Of the three telescopes carried by NASA's Swift satellite, only one captures cosmic light at energies similar to those seen by the human eye. Although small by the standards of ground-based...
View ArticleAstronomers Believe 2013 Will Be Record Year For Habitable Planet Discoveries
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While 2012, like most years, held some significant findings, 2013 could be one for the record books when it comes to looking for habitable planets....
View ArticleAstronauts Exposed To Cosmic Rays At Greater Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Space travel is fraught with dangers for astronauts and equipment alike. A new study, led by the University of Rochester Medical Center, reveals...
View ArticleScientists Deduce Contents Of Cosmic Mystery Box
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Science teachers in grade school sometimes hand out "mystery boxes," which contain ramps, barriers and a loose marble. Rotating the marble and...
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