Richard Branson commits to SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity flight beyond Earths atmosphere Virgin Galactic will take its first trip into space within weeks according to Richard Branson, the firms billionaire chief and founder. The feat would mark a milestone for the company which is in a race against CNBC, Branson said his company was more than […]
Hunter Williams used to be an English teacher. Then, three years into that job, he started reading the book The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. The 1966 novel by Robert Heinlein takes place in the 2070s, on the moon, which, in this future, hosts a subterranean penal colony. Like all good sci-fi, the plot hinges […]
Nasa releases raw data to public, enabling citizen scientists and experts to share their own processed versions of the images Nasas Juno mission has #JunoCam raw images from my #GreatRedSpot flyby are available now. Download, process + share pic.twitter.com/NJafDJVVW6
Today is the 3rd annual Asteroid Day, and the first to be presented under the auspices of the United Nations, with live global broadcasts raising awareness about asteroids Today, more than 1,000 local events in around 200 countries are being organised to celebrate Asteroid Day. Sanctioned by the United Nations in 2016, it is a […]