Archive for December, 2011
Moon mission set to begin in New Year
Dynamic duo GRAIL spacecraft set to arrive in lunar orbit at the beginning of January.
Earth from Space – Videos of our World, Pt 2
More spectacular videos of our planet as seen from orbit.
Gallery – NASA’s next spacecraft options
Designs compete to replace the space shuttle as a way into low Earth orbit.
Comet wows earthlings and astronauts
Comet discovered by Australian amateur astronomer puts on a brilliant sky show.
First Earth-size planets orbiting a Sun-like star
NASA’s Kepler mission finds the smallest planets ever confirmed circling a star like our Sun.
Stratolaunch – a new way to get into space!
Flight into orbit could soon begin with a flight into the air aboard a double-sized jumbo jet!
World’s biggest telescope a step closer
Work to commence on European Extremely Large Telescope site in Chile.
Australia from Space: Part 5
Satellite images of two famous Red Centre landmarks—Uluru and Lake Eyre.
“Vampire star” devouring its companion
Best-ever images of a binary system with one star cannibalising the other.
Get ready for the total lunar eclipse!
Australasian skywatchers will be treated to a total eclipse of the Moon on Dec 10/11.
