Nov 12, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, Space and Science
A new study has calculated how the Martian moon, Phobos, may be peppered with material from Mars itself. Therefore, a planned Russian mission to return a sample from the Martian moon Phobos will likely be a twofer. Work by James Head, professor of geological sciences...
Nov 9, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Book Reviews, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
Mission: Mars – Get Ready for the Future of Space Exploration by Pascal Lee; Scholastic Inc., New York; $6.99 (paperback); September 2013. Looking for a link to Mars for that special Christmas present? Here’s a book recommended for ages 9-12, but readers of all ages...
Nov 3, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
NASA’s Opportunity rover on Mars has survived five Martian winters since it landed on the Red Planet in January 2004. The robot is now seeking the Sun’s rays as winter approaches, doing so by ascending the northern edge of “Solander Point” at the rim of Endeavour...
Oct 28, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Orion, the new NASA spacecraft under development to transport U. S. astronauts to an assortment of deep space destinations, including the asteroids, the moon and eventually Mars, has been powered up for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where it is...
Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, Space and Science, Space Research
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft was launched in early June 2003. On arrival at the Red Planet six-and-a-half months later, it has since orbited the planet nearly 12,500 times. From that orbital perch above Mars, the spacecraft has provided...
Oct 22, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
NASA scores high in a new poll of U. S. federal agencies carried out during the October U. S. Government shutdown and worker furlough that disrupted many operations. The poll of 1,504 adults was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press...
Oct 17, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space Research
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) sweeps around the red planet, equipped with a number of specials sensors. New images of the region northwest of Gale Crater, the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, have revealed a cluster of...
Sep 28, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, Space Race, The Moon
Russia in Space – The Past Explained, The Future Explored by Anatoly Zak; Apogee Prime; Burlington, Ontario, Canada; $49.95 (soft cover); July 2013. Get this book! This is an impressive, artfully done and seminal masterpiece. The 316-page, large format volume is a...
Sep 21, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Education, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Expect more on Earth from space as human explorers begin to push beyond the International Space Station to the moon, the asteroids and Mars, the International Space Exploration Coordination Group suggests in a new 21 page white paper, Benefits Stemming from...
Sep 12, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research, The Moon
Experts within NASA and outside are making strides in their plans for a bold Asteroid Retrieval Mission, a joint robotic and human enterprise that would take U. S. explorers beyond low Earth orbit for the first time since the final Apollo mission to the moon....