Aug 18, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Space and Science, The Sun
There’s a new space-based system to monitor Earth’s space environment. Introducing the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE) – the system provides real-time magnetic field measurements using commercial satellites as part...
Aug 18, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on policy and events...
Aug 17, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tuesday’s CSExtra includes the latest reports of NASA’s apparent success in...
Aug 17, 2010 | European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space and Science
Spacewalking astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson completed repairs to the crippled cooling system aboard the International Space Station on Monday, with their third spacewalk in 10 days. Mission managers believe the station’s vital thermal control...
Aug 16, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Monday’s CSExtra features the latest news and commentary on space activities and...
Aug 16, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Space and Science
The Fallen Sky – An Intimate History of Shooting Stars by Christopher Cokinos; Tarcher/Penguin, New York, New York (soft cover) $16.95; August 2010. If you found yourself craning your neck toward the heavens of late looking for shooting stars – here’s a terrific...
Aug 15, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Sunday’s CSExtra finds an environmental theme in weekend reporting and commentary...
Aug 14, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
Raw and unprocessed image of Saturn’s Tethys taken by Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The word is in…and so are the new photos! The Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) posted today the raw preview of imagery...