Now that the Space Shuttle Discovery has successfully launched on it’s mission to take supplies to the International Space Station,…
Moon and Venus meet in the morning sky (1 March 2011)
If you are an early riser, have a look above the Eastern horizon for the cresent Moon and Venus on…
March 2011 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living on the East Coast…
Space Shuttle Discovery launch confirmed for Friday
The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Centre has been confirmed for this Friday at 7.50am…
Live webcast of ESA ATV-2 docking at ISS Friday morning
ESA’s ATV Johannes Kepler robotic spacecraft is due to dock with the International Space Station on Friday 25 February at…
ESA ATV-2 launch photographed by astronaunt aboard the International Space Station
European Space Agency Astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station, snapped this picture of the Automated Transfer…
International Space Station visible in morning sky
Brisbane and Gold Coast early morning risers can watch the International Space Station (ISS) pass over head in the morning…
Mercury bound spacecraft photographs the Solar System from the ‘inside’
NASA’s Mercury bound MESSENGER spacecraft has been used to image the first portrait of our Solar System from the ‘inside’…
Aurora alert for tonight
We MAY finally have the opportunity in Southern Australia (at least Southern Tasmania) to see an aurora. These occur when…
Cyclone Yasi imaged by NASA’s Aqua satellite
It is only from space that you can really appreciate how big Cyclone Yasi is. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has…