Space museum located in Pearlington, Mississippi, U.S.A.Video – What to do – How to go – More infos and tickets Video of the INFINITY Science Center To do at the INFINITY Science Center The Space Gallery Pilot a full-scale Shuttle flight deck, walk through a life-size mockup of the International Space Station’s Destiny module, see…
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This year’s forum will analyse the impact of new LEO constellations, SATCOM-on-the-move redundancy for ground forces, the growing utilisation of COMSATCOM, development of the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation and the exploitation of new hybrid systems and architectures. More informations : click here
The conference brings together leading managers, engineers, scientists, educators, and business people from the civilian, military, commercial, entrepreneurial, and grassroots advocacy space sectors to work toward a common goal of developing a space-faring civilization. More informations : click here
The fourth meeting in the Ocean Worlds series focus on the ice-water interactions occurring within ocean worlds beyond Earth, from a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective. More informations : click here
The 2019 Summit will feature a diverse lineup of topics, technologies, breakout sessions, and audience participation that will address the future challenges and progress of human exploration of Mars. Speakers will include high-ranking NASA officials, industry executives, experts from diverse fields (including science, engineering, and policy), representatives from the entertainment industry, international luminaries, and STEM…
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The Military SSA forum aims to bring together key stakeholders across the military, government and industry sectors to discuss approaches and strategies for providing a holistic approach to Space Situational Awareness (SSA). Exploring space debris, space surveillance and tracking (SST), space weather, the impact of new mega-constellations and international partnerships in space – this remains…
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Space Access 2019 will be the next round of Space Access Society’s conference on the technology, business, and politics of radically cheaper space transportation, brought to you this year by the Bay Area’s own Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society in cooperation with SAS More information : click here
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GLEC 2019 conference aims at actively engaging emerging countries in the space scene by highlighting the socio-economic benefits of space applications; by understanding the various financial models for the optimal resourcing of national space programs; by identifying opportunities for technology and skills transfer; by creating awareness about the base infrastructure requirements needed for operationalising national…
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The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect a threatening object. More information : click here
Theme : “Bridging the gap between Humans, Space and Earth.” More information : click here
North Korea targets geostationary orbit and beyond – News of March 17, 2019 – North Korea has a space program and even interplanetary exploration ambitions. Obviously, this is a politically sensitive subject for the country’s allies and opponents. The technology used to create launchers is more or less the same as the technology used to…
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Launch of Federatsiya spacecraft will bring Soyuz to retirement – News of March 17, 2019 – The Soyuz space capsule has been used for more than 50 years to send men into space. In the last 12 years, it was the only space vehicle that could do this, with its Chinese copy, Shenzhou. This will…
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Since the launch of the International Space Station (ISS), the planet Venus is the third brightest object in the sky. Despite its peaceful appearance, it’s not the kind of place you would like to go on holidays. The pressure on its surface is very high and it has clouds of sulfuric acid. Its surface temperature…
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The usefulness of the SLS is more and more challenged – News of March 17, 2019 – Currently, every day there is a new announcement about the Space Launch System (SLS). NASA’s 2020 budget proposal contemplates deleting many missions of the SLS. The SLS will not be used to assemble the LOP-G, nor to launch…
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Please introduce yourself ? My name is Vadim Sadovski, I am 25 years old, I was born and live in Belarus. By specialty I am an oncologist. How and when did your passion for space was born ? I have been interested in space since childhood, as always it all began with science fiction films…
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The observation of another planetary system could explain the orbit of a planet X – News of March 12, 2019 – FarFarOut is part of a class of objects named extreme transneptunians objects. Other objects in this category all have a very eccentric orbit. This is why some researchers believe that a massive object has…
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Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin finally shake up space tourism – News of March 8, 2019 – According to specialists, 2019 should be the year when space tourism will really take off. But it’s been decades since we heard the same sentence. 2018, 2015, 2010, 2007 or even 2001 were also years when space tourism…
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A collision of planets would explain the characteristics of the exoplanet Kepler-107 c – News of March 5, 2019 – Most of the time, only very limited information can be obtained about exoplanets, worlds that orbit distant stars. By combining detection methods, it is possible to know more or less accurately the diameter, mass and…
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A Hall-effect thruster could equip the LOP-G – News of March 3, 2019 – The X3 ion thruster is a very interesting project from NASA’s Next Leap program. The goal of this program is to develop some of the technologies that will further explore the solar system. X3 is a Hall-effect thruster. This means that…
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Canadian Space Agency to supply Canadarm to LOP-G – News of March 3, 2019 – Canada has just confirmed its participation in the LOP-G, the future lunar space station. The manipulative arm of the Canadian Space Agency, named Canadarm 3, will be Canada’s largest participation. US space shuttles were loaded with Canadarm 1. Canadarm 2…
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Accretion disk Circular disk of stellar matter captured by a large celestial body, like a star or a black hole. Achromatic Said of a lens that receives light without separating the colors that compose it. Its opposite is apochromatic – which breaks down light into red, blue, green… Anthelion Optical phenomenon where a halo of…
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Named after their discoverer Galileo Galilei, the four moons orbiting Jupiter are easy to observe using binoculars or a small telescope. The moons of Jupiter are among the most fascinating things to observe in the night sky. Why? They change position from night to night and are easy to discern. 10×50 or even 7×50 binoculars…
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A new moon of Neptune has just been discovered – News of February 24, 2019 – A new moon of Neptune has been known since 2013, but sometimes it takes time to formalize a discovery. It was named called Hippocamp. This moon is very small, so it looks like an asteroid. However, it could teach…
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Let’s see what the spring sky has to offer… Click on your location: Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere Northern hemisphere Star map from March to April in the Northern hemisphere 1) Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Observation hours: all night. M51, better known as the Tourbillon galaxy, is without doubt one of the most famous galaxies after…
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“The diameter of the lenses is the most important to choose astronomy binoculars.” There are several types of binoculars on the market, and brands are numerous. Some are sold as made for sports or general use, others have special treatments and some features are sometimes put forward to persuade you to buy them. But when…
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An underground ocean would be responsible for the large fractures visible on Charon – News of February 19, 2019 – Charon, Pluto’s moon, was photographed by the spacecraft New Horizons. Charon has a diameter of 1200 km, which makes it a huge moon compared to its planet. Its icy surface is lacerated with faults, mountains…
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Goodbye Opportunity ! – News of February 17, 2019 – After 15 years on the planet Mars, the rover Opportunity was finally declared dead on February 13, 2019. In fact, the rover no longer sent any sign of life to NASA since many months. But NASA wanted to give it a chance to resume communications.…
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First, be sure you are eligible to work for NASA You must be a U.S. citizen to work as a civil service employee at NASA. The exceptions are extremely rare. If you are a non U.S. citizen and you want to work in the space industry, you have to consider opportunities with a private company…
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