James Webb Space Telescope – New Milestone
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project has reached yet another milestone. The first instrument to be completed for JWST has been transferred from the European Space Agency to NASA – the Mid InfraRed Instrument, or MIRI for short. This month’s handover comes at...Shot on Location! Space Videos Show Novel Experiments
NASA astronaut and space station crew member, Don Pettit, is cranking out video that examines how microgravity affects scientific principles. The series is called “Science Off the Sphere” – physics experiments performed on the International Space Station using...Life on Mars Experiment: Intriguing Results
Can life survive on Mars? Yes! That’s the word from Planetary researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). DLR scientists have exposed various microorganisms for 34 days in simulated Martian conditions. In just issued findings, both alpine and polar lichens were...Mining Asteroids: New Company Unveiled
Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions...“Earthrise” From the Moon: New Video Retraces Apollo 8 View
In honor of Earth Day 2012, NASA has issued a visualization that draws upon richly detailed maps of the Moon’s surface made from data gathered by the space agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The result: You too can share the view seen firsthand back on...Private Group Eyes Resources in Space
A new private firm has been established, one that has set their trajectory on mining the treasure trove of available space resources. Next week, the key spark plugs behind Planetary Resources, Inc. are set to discuss the start-up venture: X Prize founder, Peter H....Life on Mars? Deep Thoughts
Craters created by asteroid impacts might be the best place to look for signs of life on other planets. That’s the word from researchers from the University of Edinburgh, one results from drilling almost 2 kilometers below one of the largest asteroid impact craters on...Book Review: Destination Mars – New Explorations of the Red Planet
Destination Mars – New Explorations of the Red Planet by Rod Pyle; Prometheus Books; Amherst, New York; $19.00; 2012 As you read this, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is bearing down on the red planet – headed for an early August entry, descent and landing. Once...New Duty for SETI Dishes
A search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has pulled in its antenna horns a bit to carry out a new agenda of scientific research – some of which is far closer to Earth. The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern...Space Talk
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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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