NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been monitoring some lovely Northern Lights--on Saturn! Saturn's auroras tower 750 miles above the planet's atmosphere, forming a ring of shimmering light wider than Earth itself.

The expedition is underway! After many miles traveling to Resolute, and many hours packing, the expedition team left for the trail into the setting sun. Four Nations, One Task, six people and 30 dogs.

The STS-129 crew talks to the press about their completed mission.

The Japanese H-2A rocket has successfully launched the optical Information Gathering Satellite, from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan, at 01:19 GMT on the 28th November, 2009.

The Japanese H-2A rocket has successfully launched the optical Information Gathering Satellite, from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan, at 01:19 GMT on the 28th November, 2009.

11/27/09 - Press conference to discuss the successful completion of the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station.

In 90 minuti di ripresa ho selezionato gli istanti di apparizione delle meteore. Si può notare che quasi tutte s'irradiano dalla costellazione di Perseo, che si trova fuori dal campo inquadrato, in basso a destra.

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11/27/09 - STS-129 Flight Control team as Atlantis comes in for landing

STS 129 Landing- 11/27/09

November 27th, 2009. Space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, finishing the STS-129 mission and bringing back Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott. Atlantis and it's crew...

Samedi 21 Novembre 2009 à 23H04 (heure locale), une météorite a déchiré le ciel de la ville de Gauteng (Afrique du Sud), une ville proche de la capitale, sud africaine. La météorite a été filmée par des caméras de...

Saturn's Aurora in a New Light. The new video reveals changes in Saturn's aurora every few minutes, in high resolution, with three dimensions. The images show a previously unseen vertical profile to the auroras, which...

Il video riporta le meteore apparse in 90 minuti di ripresa, nella notte del massimo d'attività dello sciame delle Geminidi, il 14 dicembre del 2005. Nonostante la Luna piena e il cielo velato si possono vedere numerose...

STS-129 Entry Flight Director speaks to the media about events leading to the planned Friday landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis and her crew.