Sep 5, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth
A nasty asteroid headed toward Earth is on a collision course – how best to protect our home turf? First of all, knowing its density and structure is important. Is it a rubble pile, solid as rock, Swiss cheese, has a core, or something else? With that information in...
Sep 1, 2014 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth
Can we protect Earth from potentially hazardous impacts? What do we do if we find an asteroid that threatens Earth? How about harvesting asteroids for potential economic benefits? These kind of provocative questions deserve public participation…and now you can take...
Aug 15, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has funded a clinical study to test the Sustained Acoustic Medicine (sam®) device in patients suffering from lower back pain. Thanks to a partnership with the private sector, the idea is to accelerate the...
Aug 9, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research, The Moon
Don’t tell anybody. There may be a secret sauce to cooking in space. Cornell researchers have taken to the air to better understand the effectiveness of a specially constructed space galley – one designed to be used on the Moon as well as Mars. Making use of the...
Jun 24, 2014 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research
Question: How do you feed a six-person crew on a three-year mission to Mars? Answer: It’s not easy! That point was underscored during a June 23 panel discussion on living and working in extreme conditions at the 2014 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual...
Jun 14, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Multimedia, Our Solar System, The Sun, Why Space
Yes, the Sun has its spots! And now you can take part in research that can help with some of solar physics’ unanswered questions, such as: Are sunspots born complex or do they evolve to become complex? Do sunspot groups that are more complex produce more...
Jun 9, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Biographies, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Shuttle, Why Space
Sally Ride – America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr; Simon & Schuster, New York, New York; $28.00; June 2014. This is a truly inspiring book, written by a top-notch journalist about an extraordinary woman – Dr. Sally Ride. It’s corny to talk of Ride as a...
May 24, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research, Why Space
2013-14 State of the Future by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu; The Millennium Project, Washington, D.C.; $39.95 US + shipping (soft cover); 2014. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” said baseball great, Yogi...
May 15, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Kids Space, Space Research, The Moon, Why Space
Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success by Rod Pyle; McGraw Hill, New York, New York; $30.00 (hard cover); 2014. Author Rod Pyle has taken an up-close look at NASA’s on-going ability to innovate, be it during the...
May 3, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science
A new treat for the eye is available via NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment. Recently activated, the HD cameras are situated on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). The HDEV experiment yields live streaming video of Earth for...