Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Spotted Passing Earth
Source: Space.com An asteroid on the list of potentially dangerous space rocks that could endanger the Earth was caught on camera as it zoomed past our planet this month, and found to be larger than astronomers originally thought. The asteroid buzzed the Earth on...‘Avatar’ renews interest in extra-solar habitats
Source: USA Today Pandora, for the ancient Greeks, was a problem, popping open a pithos vase filled with all the ills of mankind. But thanks to the movie Avatar, Pandora offers a solution to one problem — what to call any hypothetically habitable moons orbiting one of...Caution Space Travelers: Getting Strep Throat on Mars
It’s called “forward contamination” in terms of inadvertently sending Earth bacteria to other worlds. Indeed, fouling the nest of say Mars – perhaps a niche for microbial life – is a concern of NASA researchers. New research published in the April issue of the journal...If Aliens Exist,They May Come to Get Us, Stephen Hawking Says
Source: Space.com If intelligent alien life forms do exist out in the vastness of the space, they might not be the friendly cosmic neighbors the people of Earth are looking for, famed British scientist Stephen Hawking says in a new television series chronicling his...Satellite view shows huge oil slick from gulf drilling rig explosion
Source: The Huntsville Times Oil leaking from a sunken drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico oozed slowly toward the coast Monday, endangering hundreds of miles of marshes, barrier islands and white sand beaches in four states from Louisiana to Florida, the Associated...Asteroid angst should guide space role
Source: The Orlando Sentinel Folks here should quit whining about President Obama whacking our boondoggle moon trip and get with the new space program: saving planet Earth from certain destruction. That gig could keep us fat in NASA pork for decades to come. Forget...NASA official battles the bugs of space travel
Source: The Washington Post In H.G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds,” Earth’s unwitting defense against the Martian hordes comes in the form of pathogenic bacteria to which the invaders lack immunity. In reality, earthlings have created an...NASA to Help in Toyota Probe
From MSNBC NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government’s effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota’s massive recalls. NASA scientists with expertise in electronics will help the National...Cosmic Rays and Uncontrolled Acceleration
From Discovery Toyota has suffered from crippling bad press after the car manufacturer recalled millions of vehicles to address a fault that causes an inexplicable acceleration when driving. This fault is having deadly consequences and has been blamed for more than...Space Talk
We'll host a live event Tuesday, March 24, at 9am ET (1300 UTC) to provide an update on implementation of the National Space Policy and preparation for returning to the Moon's surface by 2028. A press conference will follow. How to watch: https://go.nasa.gov/4bGQv2q
We'll host a live event Tuesday, March 24, at 9am ET (1300 UTC) to provide an update on implementation of the National Space Policy and preparation for returning to the Moon's surface by 2028. A press conference will follow. How to watch: https://go.nasa.gov/4bGQv2q
Hundreds of volunteers. 143 observatories. 52,000+ images.
NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie project has released a new dataset from the 2024 total solar eclipse, helping scientists study the Sun’s corona in new ways.
Explore the data 👇
New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - NASA Science
On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United...
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Back in 1054, astronomers recorded a supernova as a bright new star that, for weeks, was visible even during the day!
The remnants of that supernova are the intricate filaments of the Crab Nebula, first observed by Hubble a quarter-century ago. Now, we have a new look ⬇️
