Nov 20 How does space affect men and women differently? By Justin Scuiletti On Earth, human bodies share many similarities, yet also possess many differences -- including factors influenced by both sex and gender. However, what happens to those factors when you put the human body in space?… Continue reading
Nov 17 New photos show Philae’s bumpy comet landing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The European Space Agency released the first images of Philae's bumpy landing today. Orbiting spacecraft Rosetta captured the lander drifting across the surface of Comet 67P for half an hour until its first bounce landing. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch After ambitious but bouncy comet landing, science gains would be ‘bonus’ – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Anchor failure puts Philae lander in a precarious position – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 13 Listen to the ‘song’ of a speeding comet By Margaret Myers The European Space Agency captured the “song” of the comet that was soaring through space at 36,000 mph. ESA detected the sound using several instruments aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, which was speeding alongside the comet. Continue reading
Nov 12 Philae lander successfully touches down on comet in historic cosmic achievement By Sarah Corapi After months of orbiting its target, the Rosetta spacecraft is finally ready to fulfill its mission: landing a probe on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch ALMA telescope spots birth of a planet in ‘milestone’ discovery By PBS News Hour Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, astronomers were able to capture the formation of a new planet, and scientists are observing it happen more clearly than ever before. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Will rocket accidents slow the business of space tourism? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Investigating crash, NTSB considers safety culture of commercial space flight – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch News Wrap: Space tourism rocket crashes, killing co-pilot By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a test flight for a Virgin Galactic commercial space rocket crashed, killing the co-pilot and badly injuring the pilot. It was the second commercial rocket disaster this week. Also, a seven-week manhunt ended for an… Continue watching