News story: How we protected the UK...
The National Space Operations Centre is led by the UK Space Agency and UK Space Command in partnership with the Met Office.The National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) protects UK interests in space ...
Earth from Space: Hainan Strait
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more.The Hainan Strait, ...
Cargo Craft Packed for Departure,...
A U.S. cargo craft is being readied for its departure on Friday from the International Space Station after a five-and-a-half-month resupply mission. In the meantime, the nine orbital residents ...
Hera in the doghouse
Like a pet being put in its kennel, ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence was placed back in its transport container for the latest phase in its test campaign.The spacecraft is not due ...
NASA, Boeing Conduct Ground Tests...
NASA and Boeing continue working to increase their understanding of the Starliner spacecraft's propulsion system before the return of agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth from ...
Crews Speak to Managers and News...
All nine astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station practiced responding to a simulated emergency on Wednesday. Earlier, the orbital residents split their day researching blood ...
NASA Administrator, Leaders to...
As part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, NASA will virtually host an event at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 11, to highlight how the agency is working to end cancer for the benefit of humanity by conducting ...
A Midsummer Red Sprite Seen from Space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes (more easily seen by clicking on the ...
OSIRIS-APEX: From Bennu to Apophis
Reinvented as OSIRIS-APEX, the spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx has embarked on a new mission to study asteroid Apophis. (Credit: NASA)On September 24, 2023, after a 7-year-long journey ...
Studying Hurricane Beryl from Space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station, and posted it to X. The Category 4 hurricane had ...
