Earth from Space: Take a Look at our Home Planet
A new PBS NOVA TV special offers a revealing look at Planet Earth thanks to an armada of space-based assets. Earth from Space has been produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, making extensive use of data gleaned by Earth-observing satellites This...Asteroid Flyby of Earth: Experts Comment on Space Rock Close-call
The up-coming close flyby of asteroid DA14 is stirring up considerable attention. On Friday, Feb. 15, the 50-meter-wide asteroid DA14 will pass within 17,000 miles of Earth, closer than a typical communications satellite. This space rock, if it were to impact our...Skywatch 2013: Close Call with Asteroid – Viewing Resources!
It’s coming to a sky near you – a late Valentine’s Day gift from the heavens! On February 15, a small asteroid is flying by within 18,000 miles of Earth. The asteroid, known as 2012 DA14, was discovered last year and is roughly the size of a school gymnasium (130 to...Moon’s Last Man Chats with the International Space Station Crew
International Space Station commander Kevin Ford and hisU. S., Russian and Canadian crewmates received praise from Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan on Wednesday and encouragement to serve as an inspiration to the world’s young people. “I’m...President Obama, Family, Friends Remember Columbia Astronauts, Urge U. S. Ahead in Space Exploration
Though separated by many miles, President Obama joined with the families of shuttle Columbia’s crew and the many from NASA who fanned out across the country on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished a decade ago as they...Video Explores Overview Effect – Astronaut Perspectives of Earth and Space
The “Overview Effect” was first described by author Frank White in 1987 – an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and humankind’s place upon it. A recently released short film — ‘Overview’ explores this phenomenon through...Book Review: Near-Earth Objects – Finding Them Before They Find Us
Near-Earth Objects – Finding Them Before They Find Us by Donald K. Yeomans; Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey; $24.95; 2013. This is a superb book that brings the reader up-to-speed on those menacing denizens of the deep – Near Earth Objects, or...Asteroid Mining Update from the Factory Floor
The private space group – Planetary Resources – headquartered near Seattle, Washington is pushing forward on its Arkyd-100 – the firm’s space telescope and technology demonstrator for their Arkyd series of asteroid prospecting missions. The Arkyd-100 series is the...“Sling-Sat” Idea for Removal of Orbital Debris
Space clutter and what to do about this menacing problem will demand creative solutions. Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Professor Daniele Mortari, and his Ph.D. student Jonathan Missel, are developing a new and imaginative concept that reinvents the way the...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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