 | | Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version | | | |  | "Do we react for everything which has a chance to reach the ground? Or do we react only for the very large objects, as we did for the Long March?" | | | Liftoff occurred at 1:48 a.m. EST on Sunday (Jan. 4). | | | Space quiz! How often, on average, does a piece of space debris fall to Earth? | | |  | A growing fleet of privately built spacecraft is preparing to attempt robotic landings on the moon as humanity's exploration efforts expand. | | | | "How do you get to Mars when the launch vehicle is not necessarily going to Mars?" | | | First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding. | | | | But as more and more satellites are launched into LEO...the region's getting a bit crowded. | | | | A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests could have quickly formed in the presence of compounds called borates. | | | | Blast off into the new year with the best Lego space sets, which include NASA replicas, STEM sets, art-like builds and more. | | | | On Jan. 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. | | | The Westerlund 2 star cluster is home to some of the Milky Way's brightest stars. | | | | Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. | |  | | | | | | | Future US LLC © | | Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036 | | | | |