Astronaut and teacher talks about lessons, challenges of space
Source: The Spokesman Review Idaho schoolteacher Barbara Morgan was next in line to be NASA’s teacher in space when the first designee for that post, Christa McAuliffe, was killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986. Twenty-one years later, Morgan went...Wheels Up! NASA’s Sky-high Telescope on Debut Flight
The sky is making way for a new astronomical tool. It is wheels up on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) as this modified Boeing 747SP fitted with a 2.7-meter German-built telescope makes a May 25 debut flight. Flight of the airborne...Book Review: Me and The Biospheres – A Memoir by the Inventor of Biosphere 2
Me and The Biospheres: A Memoir by the Inventor of Biosphere 2 by John Allen; Synergetic Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico; (paperback) $39.95; 2009. The term “biosphere” was coined by geologist Eduard Seuss in 1875, which he defined as the place on Earth’s surface where...Extraterrestrial Bombardment – New Finding
It was a mighty blast from outer space! Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a dome at least 50 kilometers in diameter, buried under the Timor Sea – a sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura...X-51A Waverider Readied for May 25 Flight
Prepare to accelerate! If all goes as planned, the X-51A Waverider is to make its first hypersonic flight test attempt on May 25 off the southern coast of California. Once released from a B-52 Stratofortress carrier plane, the unpiloted X-51A is expected to fly...Venus Orbiter, Solar Sail: Successful Launch
Japan’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle has successfully lofted the Venus Climate Orbiter, a solar sail experiment and several small mini-payloads. The booster lifted off on May 21 from the Tanegashima Space Center. AKATSUKI, the Venus Climate Orbiter mission (PLANET-C), is on...Human Sunspots! Incredible Image
Skywatcher Thierry Legault has snapped an image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle Atlantis. The spectacular shot was taken just 50 minutes before docking of the two vehicles, taken from the area of Madrid, Spain on May...NASA Kicks Off Virtual Education Program for College Students
Source: NASA NASA will provide college students from across the country with the opportunity to participate in virtual interactive educational sessions focusing on NASA technical challenges and competitions. The agency’s new Minority InnovationChallenges...Biotech Companies: Making Money in Space?
Paul Livingstone, Senior Editor at R&D Magazine has written an interesting update on NASA, university and industry looks at space-based research. Livingstone’s article is as follows, reprinted here with permission: Space biotech: growing industry or space shot?...Space Talk
What's Up in May? Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus, and a rare blue moon to end the month. https://go.nasa.gov/4upcuD5
What’s up for May? 🔭
Look up this month to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower (May 5-6), a Moon and Venus conjunction (May 18), and a Blue Moon (May 31)!
'Is a President allowed to go on a space mission?': Trump jokes as #Artemis II astronauts visit #WhiteHouse
'Is a President allowed to go on a space mission?': Trump jokes as Artemis II astronauts visit...
US News: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday meet Nasa's Artemis II astronauts at the White House, hosting the ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Captured in intricate detail by @NASAHubble, this shimmering region of star formation is a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth.
Several massive stars have shaped this region for at least 300,000 years.
Learn more >> https://go.nasa.gov/4cIU6Pr
