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Space station research includes experiments to help look for life elsewhere. Credit: NASA The nearly complete International Space Station (ISS) is a research hub for various disciplines – including astrobiology and the search for life elsewhere. Gerda Horneck of the...Spotting Other Worlds: NASA Kepler Style
Credit: Jason Rowe – NASA/Kepler Mission NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has been on the prowl since 2009, busily sweeping space with a special photometer. That high-tech device continuously monitors the brightness of over 145,000 main sequence stars in a fixed field...Book Review: Strange New Worlds – The Search for Alien Planets…and Life Beyond Our Solar System
Strange New Worlds – The Search for Alien Planets…and Life Beyond Our Solar Systemby Ray Jayawardhana ; Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey; $24.95; (hard cover) March 2011. This delightful and engaging book tells the story of humankind’s quest to locate...Book Review: Voyages of Discovery – The Missions of the Space Shuttle Discovery
Voyages of Discovery – The Missions of the Space Shuttle Discovery by Robert A. Adamcik; Apogee Prime; Canada; $24.95 (soft cover); 2010. As NASA’s space shuttle program rolls to full stop, the missions performed by each of the orbiters have been truly stunning. The...Message from NASA’s MESSENGER in Mercury Orbit “I Have Arrived”
Arrival: MESSENGER Enters Mercury Orbit. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging mission – better known as MESSENGER – is now in orbit...Well Suited for Planetary Exploration
Courtesy: UND A unique test of a planetary exploration suit is on tap to be tested at a remote military base in Antarctica. Called the NDX-1 – the suit was designed and constructed at the University of North Dakota (UND) through NASA funding provided by the North...Moon Mosaic Creates Spectacular View of Lunar Farside
The lunar farside as never seen before! NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera system has enabled a mosaic of images showing the Moon’s farside in spectacular detail. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to...Food For Thought: The Menu for Mars Explorers
New study cites food science challenges for NASA missions to Mars. Credit: NASA A new study has tackled the challenges ahead for astronauts trekking to Mars and beyond – underscoring the need for food to sustain crew members on lengthy space missions. The food system...Book Review: Blogging the Moon – The Once & Future Moon Collection
Blogging the Moon: The Once & Future Moon Collection by Paul D. Spudis; Apogee Prime; Burlington Ontario Canada; $27.95 (soft cover); 2011. Moonologist Paul Spudis is a leading and top-notch lunar explorer. This book is testament to his seminal research and...Follow Us
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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