Feb 20, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, The Moon
The Moon isn’t what it’s cracked up to be! It is more a stretch, according to new data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. Imagery taken by LRO has shown the Moon’s crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the...
Feb 17, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA
Space travelers have an ear for music! Indeed, according to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euronews, there are many links between music and space. Astronauts take their favorite rock music with them to orbit, while musicians on Earth often take inspiration from the...
Feb 13, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Pluto, Space and Science, Why Space
As a part of its education and public outreach program, the NASA New Horizons mission to the Pluto system is proposing a stamp commemorating its exploration of Pluto to the U.S. Postal Service. The post office requires that stamp proposals be accompanied by a petition...
Feb 11, 2012 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon, Why Space
New Horizons: Edition Apollo 104 Poster Set, By Robert Godwin; Apogee Books, Canada; $49.95; 2011. This is Apollo on steroids…panoramic photography on the Moon. It is imagery that you’ve never experienced. The folks at Apogee Books have done an incredible job of...
Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space Research
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is chalking up interplanetary mileage en route to distant Pluto. Few spacecraft travel 10 astronomical units (AU) during their entire mission. But with New Horizons already logging more than twice that distance on its way to Pluto,...
Feb 9, 2012 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
A new tool for gravitational research in Earth orbit also marks a new era of commercial utilization of the U.S. National Laboratory – a module that’s part of the International Space Station (ISS). Astrium Space Transportation and NanoRacks LLC have teamed up to offer...
Feb 4, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, The Moon
NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth has issued a fascinating video, courtesy of the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station (ISS). The sequence of shots was taken January 9, 2012 from 11:45:52 to 11:55:44 GMT, on a pass over the...
Feb 1, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Shuttle
It is known as the Flame Extinguishment Experiment, or FLEX for short. The work on improving fire-fighting techniques in space is being done on the Destiny module of the International Space Station. While important for human space travelers, the experiments on the ISS...
Jan 27, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft is more than two billion miles from home. Even at that distance, Earth controllers this month have woken up the probe from hibernation, as well as successfully test the New Horizons Radio Science Experiment (REX). That test...
Jan 25, 2012 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Sun
Talk about your sunny disposition! The Sun is brewing with activity following one of the longest and weakest periods of action in many cycles In late January 2012, our nearest star offered a preview of coming attractions in the solar maximum of 2012–13. The...