Planck Mission Finds Universe a Bit Older, Still Mysterious
The European Space Agency’s Planck mission is revealing new details about the early universe, prompting scientists to revise estimates for the age, makeup, material consistency and expansion of the cosmos following the Big Bang. The European space telescope was...Astronomers Address Mystery Over Age of Universe
Astronomers appear closer to solving a celestial puzzle with the help of multiple space telescopes and some dogged data gathering. The enigma involves an aging star, Methuselah, dated at 14.5 billion years old, plus or minus 800 million years. At that age, Methuselah...SPACECAST: Space Weather System for Protecting Satellites
An international effort including Europe, the United States and Japan is focused on protecting the global satellite network from Sun-driven space weather. Satellites can be damaged by high energy charged particles in the Earth’s radiation belts, and during solar...Hunt for Exoplanet Atmospheres Intensifies
The count is impressive! The search for exoplanets — planets beyond our own solar system — has taken off over the last decade. A huge tip of the celestial hat goes to NASA’s Kepler mission that was launched in 2009. This mission, encompassing a 100-member...Asteroid Drama Prompts Disaster Concerns
The skies have spoken, and their message was one of concern. Early Friday, while people around the world watched and waited for an asteroid half the size of a football field, 2012 DA14, to skim by the Earth between the orbits of communications and navigational...Asteroid Flyby of Earth: Experts Comment on Space Rock Close-call
The up-coming close flyby of asteroid DA14 is stirring up considerable attention. On Friday, Feb. 15, the 50-meter-wide asteroid DA14 will pass within 17,000 miles of Earth, closer than a typical communications satellite. This space rock, if it were to impact our...President Obama, Family, Friends Remember Columbia Astronauts, Urge U. S. Ahead in Space Exploration
Though separated by many miles, President Obama joined with the families of shuttle Columbia’s crew and the many from NASA who fanned out across the country on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished a decade ago as they...Lost in Space: The Need for a Definitive U.S. Space Policy?
In a special program sponsored by the Baker Institute, noted space policy experts reviewed the present status and future of NASA and the U.S. civil space program, as well as the need for a definitive national civil space policy. This event was held Jan 24, 2013 and...U. S., Europeans Forge Plan for NASA’s Orion Capsule
NASA has forged its first international partner in plans to develop a future human deep space exploration capability. The European Space Agency will furnish the U. S. Orion/Multipurpose Crew Vehicle with the service module for its first unpiloted test flight atop the...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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