First Orbit
Continuing the celebration of Yuri Gagarin’s orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 back in 1961, First Orbit is a documentary film that joins archive footage of the event with modern shots taken from the International Space Station (ISS). The…
Thanks Yuri and I’m Sorry We Let You Down
As you’ll know from all the coverage, yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic first orbit of the Earth by a human. Back in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, it was a demonstration of superiority…
Astra Satellite 3B
This is Real Art was commissioned in 2009 by the satellite operator SES- Astra to document the build of a new bird, the Astra 3B, at their factory in France and its subsequent launch. Collaborating with photographer Simon Norfolk, they’ve produced a…
To Sail Beyond The Sunset
The Japanese space agency JAXA successfully unfurled the solar sail on the IKAROS demonstrator back on 10 June and now they have the photos to prove it. Taken by a tiny camera module launched from IKAROS, the photo was transferred…
Oxygen-Free Animals Discovered
The BBC reports that the a team of scientists from Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy have found three new species of tiny creatures living over 2 miles down in the Mediterranean Sea. It’s so deep and dark there’s almost…
Change the Future
The Science Museum, London, is celebrating a century of science and as part of the festivities, it asked visitors to vote for the scientific discovery or invention that most “changed the future”. The ten objects it put forward were: 1.…
Supernova caught Exploding at the Exact Moment!
This is a must read folks, an astronomer got real lucky when studying another Supernova, and caught a star at the exact moment it blew its top.. Amazing read and Amazing pics www.badastronomy.com Tags: Supernova