First Satellite Measurement of Water Volume in Amazon Floodplain
The Amazon is the largest drainage basin in the world. And for the first time – thanks to satellites — scientists have been able to measure the amount of water that rises and falls annually in the Amazon River floodplain. An international squadron of...Video: Doing the Robot Strut
On the move…ATHLETE robot wheels into the future. Credit: NASA/JPL Sure, athletes are always in workout mode. But what about a robot? Check out the moves of the All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer – short named: ATHLETE Under development at...New Crater Found on the Moon
Something old, something new! Photo comparison courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University. Earth’s crater-pocked old Moon sports a new feature. Thanks to the high-power imaging system – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC for...Mars Rover’s Enduring Crawl to Endeavour Crater
Just relayed imagery from NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover show it making progress on its long distance trek toward Endeavour crater. Back here on Earth, operators of the rover have had Endeavour in their sights since the summer of 2008, when the wheeled machinery on...Book Review: Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery
Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery by Stephen J. Pyne; Viking/Penguin Group (USA); New York, New York; (hard cover); $29.95; 2010. This is an exceptional book by an award-winning environmental historian and author – a volume that...NASA Office Considered for Planetary Defense
The NASA Advisory Council’s Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense is grappling with a set of recommendations – one of which could have the space agency set up a coordination office to help protect Earth from Near Earth Objects (NEOs). A special seven-person...A Moment in Time: Space Station to Fly Atomic Clock
Columbus module with ACES containing PHARAO and Space H-Maser. Credits: ESA – D. Ducros The International Space Station (ISS) will be the site for an exciting new investigation – probing the principal theories of physics. The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space...Here’s Looking At You: The Hunt for Earth-like Planets
If you’ve lost count, since the 1990s, over 450 extrasolar planets have been detected circling nearby stars. But most of them are large, Jupiter-sized worlds. New advances in technology are fueling the hunt to find smaller, rocky planets that resemble Earth...July 24 marks the 60th Anniversary of Inaugural Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral, Fla., the United State’s premier site for the launching of rockets and astronauts, marks the 60th anniversary of its first lift off on Saturday (July 24th, 2010). On July 24, 1950, a 62-foot long V-2 rocket rose in a low arc from a very primitive...Space Talk
#OTD 8/9/2005: Commanded by Eileen Collins, Space Shuttle Discovery (#STS114) made a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base. This mission was the first "Return to Flight" after the Columbia disaster, a crucial step for the space program. 🚀
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'NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea'
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolf Geissinger
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171026.html 10-26-2017
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Amaero Inc. (ASX:3DA) has re-signed CEO and Chair Hank Holland to a four-year contract through to June 2030.
Read more: https://stocksdownunder.com/amaero-asx3da-ceo-contract/
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👨🏻🚀👨🏻🚀Whatever the Odyssey, sometimes all it takes is a change of perspective to see beyond yourself.
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🤝A space mission is never just one person’s dream. It takes thousands of people working together, with benefits that ultimately reach us all.
Looking forward to sharing the next adventure.
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