Private Group Eyes Resources in Space
A new private firm has been established, one that has set their trajectory on mining the treasure trove of available space resources. Next week, the key spark plugs behind Planetary Resources, Inc. are set to discuss the start-up venture: X Prize founder, Peter H....Got the Touch? New Free App Explores Planet Discoveries
Let your fingertips do the space travel! A new and innovative app for iPads and iPhones allows you to access the nearly 2,000 distant planetary systems discovered by NASA’s planet-scouting Kepler spacecraft. Called Kepler Explorer this new app challenges users to...Apollo Lunar Rocks Offer New Clues to Origin of Moon
Thanks to lunar material returned to Earth by Apollo moonwalkers decades ago, new research suggests how the Moon was formed. There has been a widely held theory that a giant collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object gave birth to the moon 4.5 billion years ago....Planet Mercury News: What’s Hiding in those Polar Shadows?
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging – long hand for the MESSENGER spacecraft – has provided surprising new looks at the planet Mercury. Details of MESSENGER’s findings are being presented this week here at...Giant Asteroid Vesta – Unexpected Details
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta’s surface and reveal unusual geologic features, some of which were never previously seen on asteroids. These results were detailed here today at the Lunar and Planetary Science...On the Prowl for Asteroids: NASA Grant Upgrades Sky Survey
Newly upgraded eyes are going to be scoping out the heavens, on the prowl for asteroids that might cross the Earth’s path someday. NASA is awarding $4.1 million to the Catalina Sky Survey — or CSS — a University of Arizona-based program. The money will...New Data: Asteroid Bombardment of Moon
The Moon is a witness plate of a time when asteroids pummeled the Earth and Moon 4 billion years ago. New lunar data has revealed evidence about that process so long ago. Using information gleaned from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter — an instrument on NASA’s...Pluto Postage: Stamp of Approval Wanted!
As a part of its education and public outreach program, the NASA New Horizons mission to the Pluto system is proposing a stamp commemorating its exploration of Pluto to the U.S. Postal Service. The post office requires that stamp proposals be accompanied by a petition...Pluto-bound Mission Enters “Home Stretch”
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is chalking up interplanetary mileage en route to distant Pluto. Few spacecraft travel 10 astronomical units (AU) during their entire mission. But with New Horizons already logging more than twice that distance on its way to Pluto,...Space Talk
Fifty years ago, two nations launched a mission that proved space could bring the world together.
On July 15, 1975, NASA launched the Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo‑Soyuz Test Project — the first international human spaceflight mission. The Apollo and Soyuz crews carried out
Fifty years ago, two nations launched a mission that proved space could bring the world together.
On July 15, 1975, NASA launched the Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo‑Soyuz Test Project — the first international human spaceflight mission. The Apollo and Soyuz crews carried out
Did you know @NASA is sending a rotorcraft to Saturn's moon Titan? The Dragonfly mission will investigate Titan's diverse landscapes & organic chemistry.🪐🚁
Join us for a live webinar on July 16 at 2 pm ET to get the latest mission updates!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/nQeXWoPfUBY
"Never a dull moment."
@astro_anil discusses career, family life, and preparations for his very first spaceflight, set for July 14, on the latest episode of Houston We Have a Podcast. https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/space-runs-in-the-family/
Watch the launch here! Coverage starts at 9:45am ET (1345 UTC).
@NASA @astro_anil Will definitely watch it
@xxl_pecunia Thanks for tuning in! Launch is scheduled for 10:47am ET (1447 UTC).