Astronauts Will Eat Space Lettuce for the First Time Next Week
On Monday, a batch of red romaine lettuce will be harvested from the Veggie plant growth system on the ISS orbiting laboratory. Cosmically delicious.
On Monday, a batch of red romaine lettuce will be harvested from the Veggie plant growth system on the ISS orbiting laboratory. Cosmically delicious.
Curious about how life got started on Earth 3.8 billion years ago? Why not recreate ancient hydrothermal vents in the lab, and see if they produce enough juice to power a lightbulb
It may look unnatural (the LED lighting doesn't help) but this is part of a series of experiments aboard the International Space Station that sees astronauts growing lettuce in space. Read more >>
This image shows two moons of Saturn, Mimas on the right and Dione on the left. And though it may be hard to believe, that dark line running through the centre is in fact Saturn’s ring. Read more >>
This might look like a slightly ramshackle home-brew drone, but its a new kind of robotic vehicle developed by NASA that “can gather samples on other worlds in places inaccessible to rovers.”
The Atlantis Chaos is a region on Mars splattered with small peaks and troughs, the result of erosion of a once-flat plateau. Thanks to the magic of technology (and NASA’s hard work), you can take a virtual flight over the area. Read More >>
Japan wants to see how micro gravity affects the whisky's ageing process.
NASA has proven itself to be quite adept at finding planets lately, and this week is no exception.
Rugged rock, naturally carved gullies and even a dusting of frost. This could almost be a satellite of a particularly remote part of Earth—but in fact you’re looking at the surface of Mars. Read More >>
It seems that NASA cannot simply forget about the 'price tag'.
All gratuitously destroyed to help improve aeroplane black-boxes.
The chances that any of us will travel to space are about one in a billion. That’s why astronaut Scott Kelly has been spending his lucky year in orbit helping the rest of us Earthlings imagine what that might be like. His Instagram kicks the crap out of yours. See more >>
The dwarf-planet's pockmarked facade show signs of a turbulent upbringing.
Don’t drop it! In this picture you can see a team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Calibration, Integration and Alignment Facility moving the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirror. Slipping isn’t an option. Read more >>
As views go, astronauts aboard the International Space Station get a pretty good deal. Like this sensational sight of the Nile at night; a glowing line of light and life cutting through the expanse of Africa. Read more >>
The Sombrero Galaxy is 50 million light years away, but it looks much closer in this detailed image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
