Neil Armstrong Medal Goes to “Hero of the Hudson”
Two American aerospace heroes are to meet at week’s end at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The first human to step onto the Moon, Neil Armstrong, will present the Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence to Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, captain of the US...CSExtra – Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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. Wednesday’s CSExtra features the latest reporting on space activities from around...Milky Way Hosts Stunning Gamma Ray Features
Astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope have discovered a pair of globe-like features at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Though their origin is unknown, the two near identical globes that extend 25,000 light years north and south of the galactic center...Pluto-Bound and Beyond: A Toast to New Horizons
NASA’s New Horizons is more than half-way to an encounter with distant Pluto. Launched in January 2006, the spacecraft today enters its next wakeup period from hibernation. According to New Horizon’s principal investigator, Alan Stern, the main purpose of the 10-day...Europe Looks to International Space Station Plant Experiment
School children seem a natural mix, when it comes to growing plants in space. The European Space Agency plans to make a little hay of its own with the pairing when Italian Paulo Naspoli heads for the International Space Station in mid-December. Students from 12 to...CSExtra – Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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. Tuesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space activities...Opportunity Mars Rover – Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
NASA’s Opportunity rover continues on its red planet travels, completing early this month a week of driving. The robot is making its way toward Endeavour crater. Camera shots from the rover show this feature in ever-greater detail as it drives closer and closer. En...CSExtra – Monday, November 8, 2010
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. Monday’s CSExtra offers the latest in reporting and commentary on activities from...Shhhh! Earth in Look and Listen-Mode for ET
Researchers based in 6 continents, 13 countries and 19 research institutes are coordinating a series of observations of several nearby stars – on the listen and lookout mode for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. The quest is dubbed Project Dorothy, named after...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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We’re literally made of stardust, just trying to figure out the cosmos. Remember, there’s a whole universe of potential locked inside you. Stop capping your goals and aim for the stars. ✨🚀#Space #Cosmos #Mindset #Astronomy
