Jun 22, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
Along with all sorts of environmental pollution on our planet – have you ever thought that light is a menacing type of contamination? It’s true for all the nighttime sky watchers out there! The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory is kicking off a...
Jun 21, 2010 | Blog, This Week in Space
Source: RIANOVOSTI A converted Russian intercontinental ballistic missile took Germany’s TanDEM-X satellite into orbit on Monday, a military spokesman said. The RS-20B carrier rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 6:14 Moscow time...
Jun 21, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Exploration, NASA, Space Shuttle
Source: MSNBC Fleet’s retirement should be put on hold, retired senator-astronaut says CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Living legend John Glenn says America should keep flying its space shuttle fleet rather than paying Russia to haul Americans to and from the...
Jun 21, 2010 | Blog, Exploration, NASA
Source: USA Today Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they’ll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely visible in the sky, is a glittering...
Jun 21, 2010 | This Week in Space
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Jun 21, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Space, NASA, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA’s Terra satellite keeps an eye on huge oil spill The huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being observed by numbers of satellites, such as NASA’s Aqua and Terra spacecraft. Those satellites make use of a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer...
Jun 19, 2010 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science, Space Research
Credit: ASU If you want to keep a sharp eye on the red planet, consider a new iPhone application, or app. Mars can be delivered daily to this type of device. Thanks to an Arizona State University’s (ASU) camera onboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter — the Thermal...
Jun 19, 2010 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra
Saturday’s CSExtra finds a change to the proposed 2011 budget that would shift money from NASA to assist the Florida with economic development as the shuttle retires. In Huntsville, Constellation Program related lay offs are in the works. This weekend,...
Jun 18, 2010 | Blog, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, NASA
Source: Telegraph.co.uk Satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station are under new threat from the most powerful meteor storm in more than a decade, Nasa scientists have warned. Astronomers believe the seven-hour bombardment from...
Jun 18, 2010 | Blog, Education, NASA
Source: USA Today The captain of Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony won’t be the only captain on board when the ship sets sail for the Mexican Riviera on Nov. 28. The luxury line says Captain Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a longtime NASA astronaut with...