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

This zoom sequence opens with a wide-field view of the Milky Way. We close in on the constellation of Orion and as we zoom in on to a region close to Orion’s famous belt, a fascinating region of dust and reflection nebulosity starts to come into view. The final scene reveals a colourful and rich...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 17 2011 12:11 PM

In this video we pan across a new image of Messier 78 from the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory. This provides a closer look at the many strange and fascinating structures hidden in this very detailed image. This colour picture was created fr...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 17 2011 12:11 PM

A new technology that allows wireless signals to be sent and received simultaneously on a single channel has been developed by Stanford researchers. Their research could help build faster, more efficient communication networks, at least doubling the speed of existing networks. credit: ...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 17 2011 12:10 PM

NASA’s Opportunity rover celebrates seven years on Mars, and counting. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Tue, Feb 15 2011 12:11 PM

Promotional Video for the Autonomous Systems Testbed at the University of Southampton including an interview with Prof. Sandor Veres. credit: University of Southampton

From: redOrbit on Sat, Feb 12 2011 4:47 AM

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Cady Coleman demonstrates playing the flute on the International Space Station during an interview with National Public Radio’s "All Things Considered." credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Sat, Feb 12 2011 4:47 AM

With new advanced software, scientists no longer rely on special suits and cameras to create virtual displays of real-world movement. Computer scientist Chris Bregler and his team are taking this new software and using it to determine the body language type of everyone from Fidel Castro to Barac...

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:02 AM

This month see Jupiter at sunset, Saturn at midnight, pretty moon and planet couples in-between. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 09 2011 12:02 AM

Launched in October 2006, STEREO traces the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth. It also provides unique and revolutionary views of the sun-Earth system. STEREO has given us the first view of the entire sun on February 6, 2011 and when coupled with SDO, will give us complete views of...

From: redOrbit on Fri, Feb 04 2011 11:30 PM

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered its first Earth-size planet candidates and its first candidates in the habitable zone, a region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface. Five of the potential planets are near Earth-size and orbit in the habitable zone of smaller, cooler sta...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 03 2011 10:48 PM

This sequence gives a close-up view of the spiral galaxy NGC 3621. This picture was taken using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 3621 is about 22 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra (The Sea Snake). It is comparatively bright and can be we...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Feb 03 2011 10:47 PM

This zoom sequence starts with a view of the southern parts of the Milky Way. As we zoom in we can see the spiral galaxy NGC 3621, lying about 22 million light-years from us. credit: ESO

From: redOrbit on Wed, Feb 02 2011 10:46 PM

Space shuttle Discovery moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39A on Jan. 31 — Feb. 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. credit: NASA

From: redOrbit on Tue, Feb 01 2011 10:37 PM

In this episode of NASA "Behind the Scenes," go on board the two ships — Liberty Star and Freedom Star -- which retrieve the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters after every launch. Astronaut Mike Massimino introduces you to the crew and takes you onboard the vessels to see what it takes to pull...

From: redOrbit on Sun, Jan 30 2011 12:18 PM

They say the high-tech tools used in TV crime shows aren’t a reality; but now researchers are changing that.

From: redOrbit on Sun, Jan 30 2011 12:17 PM

When the bar plays your favorite song, it may make you less likely to remember it.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 28 2011 9:32 AM

This video is a zoom into the Hubble Space Telescope infrared Ultra Deep Field, first taken in 2009. It is a very small patch of sky in the southern constellation Fornax. The zoom centers on the farthest identified object in the field. The object, possibly a galaxy, looks red because its light h...

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 28 2011 9:32 AM

Dr. Nancy Snyderman and Matt Lauer (NBC Today Show) discuss the announcement by Steve Jobs that he is taking a medical leave of absence.

From: redOrbit on Sun, Jan 23 2011 5:14 AM

The first West Coast Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was launched from Space Launch Complex-6 in Vanderberg Air Force Base in California Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at 1:10 p.m. PST. The largest rocket ever to launch from the West Coast of the United States carried a national security payload for the...

From: redOrbit on Sun, Jan 23 2011 5:14 AM

Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka set up the radio antenna and routed cable for the International Space Station during Russia’s 27th spacewalk. credit: NASA