From: redOrbit on Sat, Mar 05 2011 2:52 AM

A pedal station at your desk can turn a sedentary job into a work out.

From: redOrbit on Sat, Mar 05 2011 2:51 AM

In this view of the solar dynamo mechanism, we examine the evolution of the toroidal magnetic field, intensities represented by color on the right-hand cross-section, and the radial magnetic field, represented on the left-hand cross-section. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Sat, Mar 05 2011 2:51 AM

This sequence gives a close-up view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247 and its rich backdrop. This picture was taken using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 247 is about 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus (The Whale). credit: ESO

From: redOrbit on Sat, Mar 05 2011 2:51 AM

This sequence starts with a view of a rather empty part of the southern sky, far from the Milky Way. As we zoom in we can see the spiral galaxy NGC 247, lying about 11 million light-years from us in the constellation of Cetus (The Whale). credit: ESO

From: redOrbit on Thu, Mar 03 2011 5:23 PM

A Southern Delta Aquarid fireball streaks over one of the network cameras in July 2010. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Tue, Mar 01 2011 8:57 PM

At 1:15 p.m. EST Saturday, space shuttle Discovery began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or "backflip." With Commander Steve Lindsey at the helm, Discovery rotated 360 degrees backward to enable space station astronauts to take high resolution pictures of the shuttle’s heat shield. Li...

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This is the short-version video of the launch of space shuttle Discovery’s final launch into space on February 24, 2010. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This is the long-version video of the launch of space shuttle Discovery’s final launch into space on February 24, 2010. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This video shows the STS-133 crew getting into position and ready for launch on space shuttle Discovery’s final voyage. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This video is coverage of the STS-133 crew as they suit up to launch on space shuttle Discovery’s final voyage in space. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This zoom sequence starts with a wide-field view of the spectacular southern Milky Way. We gradually zoom in on the faint star T Cha in the little-known constellation of Chamaeleon. A disc surrounds this very young star. This disc has been found to be in two parts, a narrow ring close to the sta...

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

This video takes us on a fly-through of the disc around the young star T Cha. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope this disc has been found to be in two parts, a narrow ring close to the star and the remainder of the disc material much further out. A companion object has been detected in the gap in ...

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:03 PM

Since its launch on 16 February, Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is being monitored by the Mission Control Centre situated in Toulouse France. Of all the space freighters serving the International Space Station, ATV is the most advanced; it is capable of fully automatic rendezvous and ...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:26 PM

A retrospective look at space shuttle Discovery on the eve of its final flight. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:26 PM

Women are twice as likely than men to benefit from a combination pacemaker and defibrillator device to treat heart failure.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:51 AM

EPFL Professor José del R. Millan, explains how difficult it can be for BCI users to send constant control commands. While 'shared control' offers one solution, his team has developed a new strategy - use probability theory to allow for multitasking. credit: EPFL

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 18 2011 3:25 PM

Star formation is one of the most important processes in shaping the Universe; it plays a pivotal role in the evolution of galaxies and it is also in the earliest stages of star formation that planetary systems first appear. credit: ESA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 18 2011 3:25 PM

The video clip of the large X2 flare seen by Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in extreme ultraviolet light on February 15, 2011, has been enlarged and superimposed on a video of SOHO’s C2 coronagraph for the same period. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 18 2011 3:23 PM

Star formation is one of the most important processes in shaping the Universe; it plays a pivotal role in the evolution of galaxies and it is also in the earliest stages of star formation that planetary systems first appear. credit: ESA

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 17 2011 12:12 PM

Travel to space! The amazing pictures that have scientists seeing Saturn in a whole new light. credit: Ivanhoe