Satellite Killer Chain, change the world as we know it.
A satellite killer chain, also known as a kinetic kill chain, is a hypothetical scenario in which a collision between two satellites in orbit leads to a chain reaction of…
Category Archives: Space
NASA SLS Launch Nears! But is it sustainable?
The upcoming launch of the new NASA Moon rocket, the SLS, is the culmination of decades of work and effort. The Saturn 5 replacement is an awesome achievement, but at…
Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2020
The 2020’s first major meteor shower is the Quadrantid shower. The best time to watch is late night January 3 until dawn January 4. Northerly latitudes are better. There will…
Magnetoshells , Growable Habitats, NASA Invests in Next Stage of Visionary Technology
(Source NASA) – NASA has selected eight technology proposals for investment that have the potential to transform future aerospace missions, introduce new capabilities, and significantly improve current approaches to building…
Take an aerial flyby of Pluto
The latest images (as of Sept. 11, 2015) downloaded from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft were stitched together and rendered on a sphere to make this flyover. This animation, made with…
NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’
(NASA) – In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100…
MESSENGER spacecraft to impact Mercury this month
(NASA) – NASA will hold a media and public event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 16, to share scientific findings and technical accomplishments of the agency’s MErcury Surface,…
Milky Way as it looked 10 Billion Years ago
(NASA) – In one of the most comprehensive multi-observatory galaxy surveys yet, astronomers find that galaxies like our Milky Way underwent a stellar “baby boom,” churning out stars at a…
