Jun 22, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
Β Along with all sorts of environmental pollution on our planet β have you ever thought that light is a menacing type of contamination? Itβs true for all the nighttime sky watchers out there! The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory is kicking off a...
Jun 21, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA’s Terra satellite keeps an eye on huge oil spillΒ The huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being observed by numbers of satellites, such as NASAβs Aqua and Terra spacecraft. Those satellites make use of a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer...
Jun 19, 2010 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research
Credit: ASUΒ If you want to keep a sharp eye on the red planet, consider a new iPhone application, or app. Mars can be delivered daily to this type of device. Thanks to an Arizona State Universityβs (ASU) camera onboard NASAβs Mars Odyssey orbiter — the Thermal...
Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Live TV From the Moon by Dwight Steven-Boniecki; Apogee Books; Burlington Ontario Canada; (softcover) $29.95; 2010. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moonwalked into history back in 1969, a huge contingent of onlookers on Earth watched in amazement. That was made...
Jun 15, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, The Moon
Source:Β National Geographic Could this be the final blow to the theory that the moon is bone dry? Not only does the moon’s surface hold a “significant amount” of waterβas two NASA crashes confirmed in Octoberβbut, a new study says, the moon’s...
Jun 15, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research
Team of experts at recovery site of Hayabusa capsule. Credit: JAXA/Toshiki HasegawaΒ Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are ecstatic following the June 13 recovery of their Hayabusa reentry capsule in Woomera, Australia. Hayabusa was launched...
Jun 13, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research
Credit: JAXAΒ Word from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is that their Hayabusa spacecraft reentered today over Australia. Hayabusaβs specially designed return capsule has reportedly landed within the Woomera test range, with its touchdown spot...
Jun 12, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research
Credit: JAXAΒ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has assessed the trajectory of its returning Hayabusa spacecraft and has confirmed that all is normal. After a 7 year journey, the space probe is returning to Earth possibly carrying the collected samples of an...
Jun 11, 2010 | Education Station, Exploration, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, Space and Science, Space Research
Launched on May 21st, the Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator βIKAROSβ has successfully deployed its sails. Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have confirmed the expansion of the sails. Furthermore, power was being generated through its thin...
Jun 10, 2010 | Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research
Courtesy of Akihiro Ikeshita Courtesy: JAXAΒ So farβ¦so good. The return of Japanβs Hayabusa spacecraft is near β marking the end of a seven-year journey that may be bringing back samples of its exploration target — asteroid Itokawa Β — back to Earth. Flight...