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....Life on Mars? Deep Thoughts
Craters created by asteroid impacts might be the best place to look for signs of life on other planets. That’s the word from researchers from the University of Edinburgh, one results from drilling almost 2 kilometers below one of the largest asteroid impact craters on...New Duty for SETI Dishes
A search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has pulled in its antenna horns a bit to carry out a new agenda of scientific research – some of which is far closer to Earth. The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern...Space Station: What’s in that Glovebox?
The International Space Station (ISS) is the focal point for “heated” debate! An experiment is bridging the gap between normal gravity material flammability screening tests, short time ground-based microgravity tests and actual zero-gravity spacecraft conditions....Space Station Demo Holds Prospects for Improved Safety on the High Seas
A technology demonstration underway aboard the International Space Station — of all places — promises to improve safety and security on the world’s oceans. And that is saying a lot — about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by...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....New UN Report: Space and Climate Change – Use of Space-based Technologies
United Nations organizations are making full use of space-based technologies in a shared quest to enhance our ability to manage planet Earth and to address the critical challenges facing the human condition. “Climate change threatens to have a catastrophic impact on...“Earth Hour” Engages the Space Station
Mark March 31st on your calendar – the day that “Earth Hour” will extend to the International Space Station for the first time. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ambassador, André Kuipers, will keep watch over planet Earth as lights...Mission to a Star: NASA’s Solar Probe Plus
Given all that recent solar storm activity that the Sun has been tossing at the Earth – it’s time for space researchers to hurl something toward the Sun! A Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) team is developing NASA’s Solar Probe Plus – a...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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