ISON appears as a white smear heading up and away from the Sun. ISON was not visible during its closest approach to the Sun, so many scientists thought it had disintegrated, but images like this one from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory suggest that a small nucleus may be intact. Image/Caption Credit: […]
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The commander of the 45th Space Wing, Brigadier General Anthony Cotton, addresses members of the press who attended a media day held by the 45th Space Wing. The media day was held to highlight the heavy workload that the men and women of the Eastern Range have in sending various payloads to orbit. […] The United States Air Force offers a free tour to guests that encompasses some of the most historic locations at Cape Canaveral. Photo Credit: AmericaSpace / Jason Rhian CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – With the current economic reality, many planning vacations along Florida’s Space Coast are having to scale back their plans. It turns […] Photo Credit: Mike Killian – ARES Institute / AmericaSpace CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) satellites slowly, steadily rode a Atlas V 401 launch vehicle to orbit Saturday, Aug. 30 at 4:05 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41). This is the […] In this image, captured by Julian Leek, the Atlas V 401 rocket exits United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility in Florida on its way to the launch pad. Launch is currently scheduled for 4:07 a.m. EDT on Aug. 23. Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studios CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — This morning […] [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4RapZLxcA[/youtube_video] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Bill Blakeney knows a thing-or-two about the history of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As a “communicator” with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – he has to. Blakeney is one of the tour guides that work to inform the 1.2 million guests that visit the […] [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THJF6sIgGHY[/youtube_video] The deadly tornados prowling the Midwest and South are one of the planet’s most powerful type of storm. But tornados are far larger on Mars and so gigantic on the Sun that a dozen Earths could stack inside them (video above). Remarkably, magnetic tornados also soar above the planet Mercury. […] [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHff4mVDtnU[/youtube_video] Violent activity on the Sun is accelerating as 2012 moves into its second month. All the activity has been seen building since late 2011. It heralds the start of a new Solar Maximum phase; the imagery was obtained by the NASA/Goddard Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). […] |
 Next Launch CRS-21 on a Falcon 9 rocket from KSC,FL scheduled for: 5 Dec 20 at 16:39 GMT 5 Dec 20 at 11:39am Eastern 
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