Congressional Bill Calls for Commission on Planetary Defense
How best to thwart Earth-threatening objects is receiving increased attention in Washington, D.C. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (Republican from California) has introduced a bill calling for the establishment of a United States Commission on Planetary Defense. Such a...We Can’t Let Them Down
The three U. S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station reflected on their mission Tuesday, expressing their hopes for the future of human exploration and their remorse over the sight of the spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tracy Caldwell Dyson,...Update: Particles Detected in Asteroid Probe’s Sample Container
Particles have been detected inside the Hayabusa sample container, a process which began on June 24 at the Sagamiharashi campus’ curation center near Tokyo. However, it is still unknown whether the particles belong to asteroid Itokawa or Earth, and tests will...Book Review: Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Credit: Naval Institute Press Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts by Scott W. Carmichael; Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland; (hardcover) $36.95; 2010. Just in time to retro-fire yourself back to the days of Apollo 11 –...Japan Sample Probe May Contain Bits of Asteroid!
Japan’s Hayabusa sample container – asteroid specimens? Credit: JAXA Graphic of Hayabusa return capsule. Credit: JAXA There’s heightened excitement at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It appears that Japan’s Hayabusa space probe may...The “Wheel Deal” – Next Mars Rover on a Roll
NASA’s next Mars rover: Curiosity – Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s mega-Mars rover, Curiosity, is the centerpiece of the Mars Science Laboratory mission. It is slated to head for the red planet late next year. Meanwhile, engineers and technicians...Coalition for Space Exploration’s website has a new look
And we’re celebrating with a contest, Explore Our Space, which offers visitors the opportunity to win some cool prizes, including a chance to watch one of the final space shuttle launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Throughout July,...NASA “Visualizers”: Giving the Public an Eye Full
Credit: NASA/SVS At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS), a team of “visualizers” take raw scientific data and translate that data into visual imagery. The visuals help both scientists and the general public better understand the...European Probe Ready for Asteroid Encounter
Expect the unexpected. That’s likely to be the case on July 10 as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft encounters asteroid Lutetia. The spacecraft will whisk by the object, studying it with a bevy of scientific instruments. Lutetia will be the second...Space Talk
NASA'dan büyüleyici bir kare! 50 milyon ışık yılı uzaktaki Kalamar Galaksisi'nin merkezinde, Samanyolu’ndakinden iki kat daha kütleli dev bir kara delik var. Altın kollar ve mor bulutlar arasında milyonlarca millik rüzgarlar dönüyor. #Uzay #NASA
Belgium is LITERALLY going to the Moon in 2026!
Our tiny nickel time capsule—packed with Belgian photos, stories —is sealed & ready on @astrobotic
's Griffin-1 lander. Launch window opens July!
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#NASA #ArtemisII crew pose for photos with #SLS in the background after hosting a press gaggle. 📷: Brandon Moser for @Alamy_Editorial
This week, scientists have a rare chance to study dust from another star system.
This kind of moment could confirm what we know about physics — or challenge it entirely.
👉Learn more at: http://integem.com
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