Jul 22, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
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...
Jul 22, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race
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...
Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, NASA News, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon, Why Space
Earth’s Moon – surprising revelations! Credit: NASA Mountain View, California — Hundreds of researchers have gathered here at the NASA Lunar Science Institute at the space agency’s Ames Research Center. They are taking part this week in the 3rd...
Jul 20, 2010 | Commercial Space, Constellation Program, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, The Moon, Uncategorized
The House Science and Technology Committee meets Thursday to do what the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee did on July 15, consider a NASA authorization bill that attempts to settle differences between the White House and Congress over the future of...
Jul 17, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, NASA News, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Shuttle
Credit: NASA History Division NASA’s First 50 Years – Historical Perspectives by Steven Dick, editor; NASA Special Publication (SP-2010-4704); U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. ; (hard cover) ; $79.00; 2010 This impressive and scholarly volume is...
Jul 17, 2010 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Newsroom, Space Race, Space Tourism, Spaceports
Up, up…but not quite away! SpaceShipTwo captive-carry test includes first onboard crew. Credit: Virgin Galactic The scene at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California was one of thumbs up and all smiles. For the first time with a crew on board, the...
Jul 14, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mars, NASA, NASA News, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science
Image of asteroid Itokawa taken by Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft in 2005. Credit: JAXA NASA is holding next month an Exploration of Near Earth Objects Objectives Workshop, dubbed Explore NOW. The by-invitation only workshop has been sparked by U.S. President Obama’s...
Jul 12, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Events, Exploration, Space and Science, Space Research, Spaceports, The Moon
Credit: LiftPort Group It is not science fiction. It’s a way to colonize space using today’s technologies and materials. That’s the view of advocates for planting a space elevator on the Moon. The concept would consist of a ribbon made of very strong and very light...
Jul 10, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, Newsroom, Our Solar System, Space and Science
New close-in image of Rosetta’s target. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft has provided an excellent close-up view of the asteroid 21 Lutetia. Scientists are excited about the spacecraft flyby – pushing forward on...
Jul 10, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Space and Science
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft has zoomed by asteroid 21 Lutetia today. The first images have reached the ground from the spacecraft. The event marks the largest asteroid ever visited by a space probe. More imagery relayed from Rosetta to Earth...