First Photo! “Dawn” of a New Era in Asteroid Research
This image, processed to show the true size of Vesta, shows the first glimpse of the giant asteroid Vesta in front of a spectacular background of stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has snapped a first image of its target – the...NASA Spacecraft Focused on Mississippi River Flooding
Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team NASA’s Terra spacecraft is using its Advanced Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument to help monitor Mississippi flood conditions. As example, the U.S. Army Corps of...CSExtra – Wednesday, May 11, 2011
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Coming soon! The Coalition for Space Exploration will launch a new Think Outside the...SIM-Asteroid: Aquanauts to Train for Space Rock Exploration
Astronauts are taking a “bottom’s up” approach to a future space target – an asteroid. To get a better handle on how best to reconnoiter a space rock, NASA scientists and technicians are engaged in planning the 15th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission...CSExtra – Tuesday, May 10, 2011
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Coming soon! The Coalition for Space Exploration will launch a new Think Outside the...Endeavour Reconfirmed for May 16 Lift Off; Atlantis Slips Toward Mid-July Departure
NASA mission managers on Monday re-confirmed May 16 as the launch date for shuttle Endeavour on a delayed 16-day mission to the International Space Station with a crew of six astronauts and the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer The launching from NASA’s...CSExtra – Monday, May 9, 2011
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Coming soon! The Coalition for Space Exploration will launch a new Think Outside the...Book Review: Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight
Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom; University of Nebraska Press; $34.95 (Hard cover); 2011. Tighten your seat belt for a wonderful ride of a read that tells the incredible tale of the dedicated people...NASA Orbiter Chalks Up Mercury Insights
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft circling the planet Mercury has chalked up its 100th orbit. That milestone...Space Talk
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China's game plan in New space race to Moon's South Pole https://bit.ly/4g3ezAg
North America gets a solar eclipse on August 12th https://bit.ly/4qnXWTd
NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base program https://bit.ly/4x75DQv
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Far beyond the planets may lie the Oort Cloud, a vast shell of icy objects stretching as far as 1.6 light-years from the Sun. ☄️
We’ve never observed it directly, but comet orbits suggest it may be the source of many long-period comets.
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At the very edge of the galaxy, you might encounter a spaceship drifting all on its own—the "Maikonium".
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