Watching my local news last night, I noted an interview with Dennis Wingo that was labeled Zombie Spacecraft Rescue Planned by Private Group. It seemed an apropos title so I’m going with…
Category: Space
NASA wants to lasso an asteroid
PASADENA (JPL) – NASA is on the hunt for an asteroid to capture with a robotic spacecraft, redirect to a stable orbit around the moon, and send astronauts to study…
NASA to attempt launching another 'carbon observatory' – the last one burned up
WUWT readers may recall that back in 2009, we reported on the first attempt: Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite burns up Now they are trying again. From NASA JPL: NASA’s first spacecraft…
When worlds collide – study says our moon was formed by a collision with planet-sized body
From the European Association of Geochemistry New isotopic evidence supporting moon formation via Earth collision with planet-sized body A new series of measurements of oxygen isotopes provides increasing evidence that…
ISEE-3 Reboot Project Update: We Have Telemetry Data and an Engine Firing Date
If we can maneuver the spacecraft by June 17th we get the very small delta V number for the maneuver above. However, this starts to climb rapidly as the spacecraft gets closer…
Citizen astronomers and engineers get control of an old satellite from 1978
Success! We Are Now In Command of the ISEE-3 Spacecraft Thanks to the many WUWT readers that contributed to make this a success! These guys didn’t disappoint. They pulled it…
NASA Signs Agreement with Citizen Scientists Attempting to Communicate with Old Spacecraft
Readers may recall The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project, Bringing an Old Bird Back to the Earth, and Back to Life. Congratulations to Dennis Wingo and the ISEE-3 team…
Somehow, I'm sure somebody will figure out a way to blame 'climate change' for this
From the European Space Agency: Jupiter’s trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling storm feature larger than Earth — is shrinking. This downsizing, which is changing the shape of the…
Update: ISEE-3 Reboot Project: Aiming for First Contact
Guest essay by Dennis Wingo Today’s update regards the progress of the ISEE-3 Reboot Project team in our preparations to contact the spacecraft. We started this effort 34 days ago…
The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project, Bringing an Old Bird Back to the Earth, and Back to Life
Citizen backed space science attempts to do the near impossible Guest essay by Dennis Wingo Life isn’t fair. So many times in my life I start to do something and…
Tilted planets may actually have more life favorable climate
Odd Tilts Could Make More Worlds Habitable Pivoting planets that lean one way and then change orientation within a short geological time period might be surprisingly habitable, according to new…
Drought tracking by satellite
From the University of Cincinnati: UC Geographers Develop a System to Track the Dynamics of Drought Detecting drought before it causes more catastrophe: the news could go down like a…
Stunning new first images available from NASA-JAXA Global Rain and Snowfall Satellite
Remote sensing of weather just got a lot more detailed and interesting NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have released the first images captured by their newest Earth-observing…
NASA's IBEX Helps Paint Picture of the Magnetic System Beyond the Solar Wind
IBEX research shows influence of galactic magnetic field extends well beyond our solar system Understanding the region of interstellar space through which the solar system travels is no easy task.…
It's dead, Jim: China's lunar rover fails to reconnect with Earth
UPDATE2: Return of the Jade Rabbit: China’s moon rover back in action BEIJING — China’s Jade Rabbit lunar rover, feared to have suffered some irreparable technical difficulties, may yet have…
Flowing Water on Mars Appears Likely But Hard to Prove
From Georgia Tech: Studies examine puzzling summertime streaks Martian experts have known since 2011 that mysterious, possibly water-related streaks appear and disappear on the planet’s surface. Georgia Institute of Technology…
Stunning photo: Earth, as seen from Mars
This was just released today by NASA. It is quite a humbling image from the Mars rover Curiosity, though it’s not quite the same impact as the Blue Marble image…
Friday Funny: If you thought Mann's lawsuit was ridiculous, take a look at this one
Remember this before and after picture in the news recently from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity? Well, it appears there’s a conspiracy theory under every rock, more fodder for Lewandowsky…
From the Apollo 8, forty five years ago: "God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth"
While ISS astronauts do a spacewalk this Christmas eve, I thought that this would be the best tribute I could make for them, and for all of my readers, contributors,…
From AGU: comet ISON's struggle of Fire and Ice
San Francisco – After a year of observations, scientists waited with bated breath on Nov. 28, 2013, as Comet ISON made its closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion.…
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