Surprise at Faraway Pluto!
Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The discovery of the tiny, new satellite — temporarily designated P4 — was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet....Survey Findings Spotlight Life on Other Planets, Humans on Mars Timetable
The word from a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey is that 58 percent of American adults consider it likely life exists on other planets. Furthermore, Forty-nine percent (49%) say it’s likely that a human will walk on Mars in the next 25 years, down...Americans Support U. S. Space Leadership, Even in Difficult Economic Times
Nearly six in 10 Americans believe it is essential for the United States to lead the exploration of space, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The survey, conducted June 15-19, also found that 55 percent of Americans believe NASA’s long running...Nostalgia, Promise of Bold New Missions Surround NASA’s Final Shuttle Flight
NASA’s final shuttle flight represents a milestone that has many who work at the space agency committed to its success, though already nostalgic about the retiring orbiters and hopeful the passage will lead the nation to embark on bold new ventures. Poised at...Endeavour Astronauts Set for Pre-dawn Landing
Forecasters offered a favorable weather outlook Tuesday, as Endeavour’s astronauts prepared to end their 16-day mission to the International Space Station with a pre-dawn landing at the Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour’s return will shadow the roll out of...NASA Medical Breakthroughs Spotlighted on HowStuffWorks.com
Credit: NASA Spinoff HowStuffWorks.com has posted an impressive listing of what breakthroughs in medicine came from NASA. The roster of medical advances that came at least in part from NASA research includes: Cool suit to lower body temperature in treatment of...Happy Birthday! Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope, among the best known and most accomplished spacecraft ever launched, will mark its 21st birthday on Sunday. The 350 mile high observatory, which has been upgraded five times by space shuttle crews since its April 24, 1990 launching aboard...Book Review: Strange New Worlds – The Search for Alien Planets…and Life Beyond Our Solar System
Strange New Worlds – The Search for Alien Planets…and Life Beyond Our Solar Systemby Ray Jayawardhana ; Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey; $24.95; (hard cover) March 2011. This delightful and engaging book tells the story of humankind’s quest to locate...Endeavour’s Crew to Break New Ground at the International Space Station
The International Space Station, a familiar destination for NASA shuttle missions, may be Endeavour’s last stop, but her crew of six astronauts promises to break new ground with the delivery of the first astronomical observatory and tests of a docking sensor for...Space Talk
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
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#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bWYvvP #BeAnAstronaut
The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut