NASA | OSIRIS-REx Investigates Asteroid Bennu OSIRIS-REx will visit a Near Earth asteroid called Bennu and return with samples that may hold clues to the origins of the solar system and perhaps life itse… By: NASAexplorer Continue reading
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International Space Station Fly By – 6:49pm 19/2/2103 – Video
International Space Station Fly By – 6:49pm 19/2/2103 International Space Station fly by at 6:49pm seen from Shropshire. Very slow to start, sorry! Starting filming too early but decent shots as it passes the moon where you can see the shape of the solar panels as they reflect really brightly. Filmed on iPad and with shaky hands, hope you still enjoy it Continue reading
Time Lapse from Space – International Space Station – Video
Time Lapse from Space – International Space Station Time lapse footage taken by Oregon State University alum Don Pettit during his time on the international space station. Continue reading
Nibiru on NASA STEREO Behind-HI2 Satellite LEAKED – Video
Nibiru on NASA STEREO Behind-HI2 Satellite LEAKED Note: This is the widest view of the solar system available from NASA. Sun is off-screen left. The thin vertical lines are lens flare from about 4 planets Continue reading
ScienceCasts: A Good Reason to Wake Up at Dawn – Video
03-07-2012 10:34 Visit for more. The brightest planets in the solar system are converging for a beautiful sunrise sky show in early July. Continue reading
NASA Unveils Orion Space Capsule for 2014 Test Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Without a heat shield or wiring, and with only welded metal panels to see, NASA's new spacecraft designed to take astronauts out beyond Earth and into the solar system doesn't look like much yet. Continue reading
NASA's Voyager 1 Probe Poised to Leave Solar System
A NASA space probe launched in 1977 is about to become the first manmade object to travel beyond the solar system, scientists report. Continue reading
ScienceCasts: Voyager 1 at the Final Frontier – Video
21-06-2012 17:48 Visit for more. At the edge of the solar system, Voyager 1 is reporting a sharp increase in cosmic rays that could herald the spacecraft’s long-awaited entry into interstellar space. Continue reading
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley – Transit of Venus used as astronomical yardstick – Video
04-06-2012 18:59 In the 18th century, astronomers believed that they could use the transit of Venus to answer one of the most pressing questions of the age: What is the size of the solar system? Elaine Quijano reports on the perilous quest hundreds of scientists took across the globe to record this rare occurrence. Continue reading