Hubble Unveils Most Distant Galaxy
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted what appears to be one of the universe’s earliest galaxies. The faint red blob is 13.2 billion light years away and 500 million times too faint to see with the human eye. Experts now calculate the age...On the Wing: NASA’s High-Flying Observatory Studies Star Formation
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy – SOFIA for short – has opened a new window on star formation in and around the nebula Messier 42 in the constellation Orion. The new image data were acquired using the Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA...Book Review: Space – From Earth to the Edge of the Universe
Space – From Earth to the Edge of the Universe by editors Carole Stott, Robert Dinwiddie, David Hughes and Giles Sparrow; Dorling Kindersley(DK) Publishing; New York, New York; $40.00 (hard cover); 2010. Space is big…but so is this large format book. This is a...Book Review: How Old is the Universe?
How Old is the Universe? by David Weintraub; Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey; $29.95; January 2011. This is a very engaging and readable book that will help you wrap your mind around an agreed to astronomical actuality: The universe is 13.7 billion...Book Review: Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap
Trailblazing Mars – NASA’s Next Giant Leap by Pat Duggins; University Press of Florida; Gainesville, Florida; $24.95 (hard cover); 2010. The distant reddish hue of Mars in the night sky is a magnet for exploration. Eye-catching glimpses of the red planet were first...NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Facing Cost Challenge
NASA faces new cost and potential political challenges over the future of the James Webb Space Telescope, the highly touted successor to the Hubble Space Telescope whose price tag has soared to $6.5 billion. A joint effort led by the U. S. with participation from...Star Travel Study Led by NASA/DARPA
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are joining forces to take the first step in the next era of space exploration – a journey between the stars. Called the 100-Year Starship study, the joint appraisal looks to develop the business case for...A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery
A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery by Ann Finkbeiner; Free Press; New York, New York; $27.00 (hard cover); 2010. We’re all getting 3D this, 3D that. But now, turn your attention to the heavens. This...Answering Profound Questions about the Cosmos: What are the Top Priorities?
A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest-priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will “set the nation firmly on the path to answering profound questions about the cosmos.” It’s called a decadal...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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