International Space Station detects blue ‘jets’ of lightning shooting upwards from thunder clouds that could influence greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere The phenomenon was detected by the European Space Agency’s ASIM device This is a collection of cameras, photometers and an X-ray/gamma ray detector The blue jet was seen coming from a cloud above the … Read more
Christmas isn’t just an earthbound holiday: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station beamed special holiday greetings this week from 254 miles above the planet. Five members of the station’s Expedition 64 crew praised ‘the resilience of the human spirit’ during this trying time and shared their hopes for a better new year. There was also … Read more
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have officially announced the crew members for the next SpaceX Crew mission that will soar to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021. The three astronauts are NASA’s Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, along with ESA’s Matthias Maurer – a fourth member is expected to be added in … Read more
Elon Musk owned SpaceX has launched its 100th Falcon 9 rocket, sending an upgraded Dragon capsule to the International Space Station with supplies and gifts. Launching from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, the newer, bigger version of the Dragon supply ship will dock with the ISS at 18:30 GMT today. This is … Read more
How to spend a penny is space! NASA toilets cost up to £14million and have system of pipes and vacuum tubes that blast out your business… to be burned up in Earth’s atmosphere NASA shelled out £14million for a Russian designed space toilet back in 2007 The toilet uses super-special vacuum cleaners to blast waste into … Read more
Future space miners working on Mars or the Moon could be using bacteria to extract useful metals and minerals from rocks rather than drills and tools, study finds. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh designed experiments to run on the International Space Station that proved using microbes to recover valuable resources could work in zero … Read more
Amazing photos capture the fleeting moment the ISS passes in front of the Sun and the moon during its 17,000mph orbit Photographer Andrew McCarthy, from California, USA, posted the photos on his Instagram account They were taken just days apart as the ISS passed in front of the moon and then the Sun Mr McCarthy … Read more
Now that’s a proper COVID bubble! Three ISS astronauts will return to Earth tomorrow after being in space with each other for almost 200 days The trio are NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner They arrive on the orbiting laboratory in April to crew its so-called Expedition 63 In preparation for his return, … Read more
Three astronauts aboard a Russian capsule have successfully docked at the International Space Station just three hours after launching from the Earth. Their journey is the first manned flight to the ISS to last just three hours, thanks to a new fast-track manoeuvre that takes half the time of a standard trip. NASA’s Kate Rubins … Read more
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are in for a feast, as an 8,000-pound cargo ship is making its way bearing gourmet foods like Genoa salami, smoked Gouda and chocolate-covered cranberries. North Grumman launched its capsule carrying the goods from the Virginia coast Friday, which arrived at the orbiting laboratory around 8am ET Monday. The … Read more