We must prepare children for careers of innovation-Opinion Editorial by CSE Board Member Dr. Bernard Harris
Source: Houston Chron We must prepare children for careers of innovation Math, science studies are essential to success After nearly seven days aboard space shuttle Discovery, orbiting the Earth at 18,000 miles per hour and circling the globe every 90 minutes, I was...Calculator Estimates Calamity from Comet/Asteroid Impact of Earth
If you’re concerned about incoming asteroids smacking into the Earth, now you can calculate ahead of time the calamity a comet or space rock would cause if it hit our home planet. Researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana have unveiled Impact:...Comet Flyby: Stand By for Strangeness
NASA’s EPOXI mission is closing in on its target – comet Hartley2. The spacecraft is to fly within 700 kilometers (435 miles) of the comet’s nucleus on Thursday, November 4. Closest approach of comet Hartley 2 is expected to occur at roughly 9:50 am EDT, 6:50 am PDT)....Coalition launches Think Outside the Circle online campaign
The Coalition for Space Exploration today launched its Think Outside the Circle campaign with the release of an online public service announcement featuring the space shuttle Discovery on its final “rollout.” The 60-second online video depicts Discovery in unexpected...This Week: A Comet Close-Up!
NASA’s EPOXI mission is set for an up close and personal look at comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, November 4. Cameras onboard the mission spacecraft will get within 700 kilometers (that’s about 435 miles!) of the comet. The name EPOXI itself is a combination of the...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...Upcoming Shuttle Flight: A Healthy Dose of Medical Investigation
Here’s a medical mix: the space shuttle, immune systems in space, and elderly and young children here on Earth. Onboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission, there are sixteen rodent hitchhikers, riding in their own self-contained modules. The mice aboard...President Recognizes NASA for Assistance to Chilean Miners
President Obama offered praise this week to five from NASA for their efforts to assist with the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped a half mile underground for 69 days. The men were rescued on Oct. 13, an event broadcast live by CNN. Early on, Chile’s...NASA’s Bolden Tours China, Space Progress Noted
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden led a delegation to China earlier this month at the invitation of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSE). While no specific proposals for cooperation were agreed to, Bolden has stated that the trip led to increased...Space Talk
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Once upon a time...
NASA researchers developed a mission to study the invisible, doughnut-shaped pen around Earth called the ring current. This is no fairy tale! The STORIE mission is launching to the @Space_Station this month to study the ring current.
https://go.nasa.gov/4ndkWmd
Once upon a time...
NASA researchers developed a mission to study the invisible, doughnut-shaped pen around Earth called the ring current. This is no fairy tale! The STORIE mission is launching to the @Space_Station this month to study the ring current.
https://go.nasa.gov/4ndkWmd
Even galaxies get bloated.
Called A2261-BCG, the brightest galaxy seen near image-center is home to a puffy core, rather than a peak of light around a central black hole.
In fact, at 10,000 light-years across, the core is one of the largest ever seen: https://go.nasa.gov/4cT8ODB
