Mar 12, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, The Moon
The lunar farside as never seen before! NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera system has enabled a mosaic of images showing the Moon’s farside in spectacular detail. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to...
Mar 11, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
NASA’s next spacecraft that’s headed for giant Jupiter is currently undergoing testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems near Denver. Designed and built by the aerospace firm, Juno is on track for an August liftoff – dispatched on a five-year cruise to Jupiter. Its...
Mar 8, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – All is in readiness for NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft – MESSENGER – to swing in orbit about the planet Mercury on March 17th. Scientists attending the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science...
Mar 4, 2011 | Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Race
China is setting its sights on a multi-phased space station construction program. Credit: CNSA Several Chinese news agencies are reporting the liftoff later this year of that country’s unmanned space module, the Tiangong-1. The hardware is dedicated to kick-starting...
Mar 3, 2011 | Blog, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, Space Shuttle
Source: The Washington Times NASA chief Charles Bolden Jr. told a skeptical House panel Wednesday that President Obama’s budget provides enough funds to maintain the agency’s mission and stay on the cutting edge of innovation and space exploration. But several members...
Mar 2, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research
New study cites food science challenges for NASA missions to Mars. Credit: NASA A new study has tackled the challenges ahead for astronauts trekking to Mars and beyond – underscoring the need for food to sustain crew members on lengthy space missions. The food system...
Feb 26, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Constellation Program, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon, Why Space
Blogging the Moon: The Once & Future Moon Collection by Paul D. Spudis; Apogee Prime; Burlington Ontario Canada; $27.95 (soft cover); 2011. Moonologist Paul Spudis is a leading and top-notch lunar explorer. This book is testament to his seminal research and...
Feb 25, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research, Why Space
This image, made from NASA’s Terra satellite, shows the change in plant cover in the U.S. Southwest between June 2003-04. Yellow and red areas had lower green vegetation cover in 2004 relative to 2003. Blue areas had higher green vegetation cover in 2004 relative to...
Feb 23, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, The Moon
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to churn out stunning images of Earth’s Moon. For two weeks in mid-December 2010, the LRO spacecraft looked straight down, so that the orbiter’s LROC Wide Angle Camera...
Feb 21, 2011 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
UN in Vienna discusses space solutions Credit: UN Experts from around the globe took part early this month in the 48th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). The gathering...