Post updated 5pm AEST Reports have been coming in from across Eastern Australia about a strange light which spun as…
Jupiter impact!
It’s happened again! This time, the moment of explosion in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere when either a comet or asteroid impacted…
Astronaut’s eye view: Mars Express orbiting the Red Planet
(Text from ESA media release / webpage) This video shows what future astronauts would see from their cockpit: Mars turning…
Queensland amateur astronomer discovers supernova
On the night of May 22-23, 2010 Brisbane amateur astronomer Brendan Downs discovered a supernova in the galaxy IC 4854.…
Earth from 250,000km away
JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft sent back images of the Earth from 250,000 km away. More images can be found here on…
Amateur astronomer photographs ISS passing Jupiter during the day!
An amazing photograph taken by Anthony Ayiomamitis. http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Sat-ISS-2010-05-29.htm
See the ‘secret’ US Space Shuttle in the night sky
Thanks to careful observing by satellite watcher Kevin Fetter and South African based observer Greg Roberts, we know know where…
Japanese Solar Sail mission signals home
Just received the following media release. ———————————————————————- *** JAXA MAIL SERVICE *** Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ———————————————————————- The Operation Status…
How to go to toilet in space!
Just came across a NASA video on how to use a ‘space potty’! It can also be seen on Youtube.…
Send your name to Mars in 2011
NASA is once again offering you the opportunity to send your name to another celestial object. This time it is…