Nov 3, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
NASA’s EPOXI mission is closing in on its target – comet Hartley2. The spacecraft is to fly within 700 kilometers (435 miles) of the comet’s nucleus on Thursday, November 4. Closest approach of comet Hartley 2 is expected to occur at roughly 9:50 am EDT, 6:50 am PDT)....
Nov 1, 2010 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, NASA, Newsroom, Press Releases, Space and Science
The Coalition for Space Exploration today launched its Think Outside the Circle campaign with the release of an online public service announcement featuring the space shuttle Discovery on its final “rollout.” The 60-second online video depicts Discovery in unexpected...
Nov 1, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
NASA’s EPOXI mission is set for an up close and personal look at comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, November 4. Cameras onboard the mission spacecraft will get within 700 kilometers (that’s about 435 miles!) of the comet. The name EPOXI itself is a combination of the...
Oct 31, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, Kids Space, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are joining forces to take the first step in the next era of space exploration – a journey between the stars. Called the 100-Year Starship study, the joint appraisal looks to develop the business case for...
Oct 30, 2010 | International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research
NASA announced a second 24 hour delay in plans to launch the shuttle Discovery on Saturday, aiming for Wednesday instead of Election Day. Wednesday’s lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for 3:52 p.m., EDT. The weather outlook includes a...
Oct 26, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
If a medium-sized asteroid smacked into deep ocean waters here on Earth, what are the consequences? Elisabetta Pierazzo, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) in Tucson, has some bad news. An asteroid crashing into the deep ocean could have...
Oct 17, 2010 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
From Jars to the Stars – How Ball Came to Build a Comet-Hunting Machine by Todd Neff; Earthviewmedia; Denver, Colorado; $24.95 (trade paperback); 2010. Here’s a fascinating book that’s perfect for reading as NASA’s Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft makes a breathtaking...
Oct 15, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
How best to deal with an incoming Near Earth Object – or NEO for short — is getting increased attention in Washington, D.C. It’s called planetary defense, an ability to fend off an asteroid on a trajectory that will strike Earth. That vision has moved from...
Oct 13, 2010 | Ask the Expert, Blog, China, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, NASA, Space and Science, Space Race
NASA’s leader, Charles Bolden, is ready to visit China at the invite of the Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). Bolden will travel to that country October 16-21. During his visit, NASA’s Bolden is expected to conduct site sojourns to Chinese...
Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Education Station, features, NASA, Newsroom, Press Releases, Space and Science
The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) is pleased that President Obama signed the FY2011 NASA Authorization Act into law today. This marks yet another critical step for NASA to achieve a bold and sustainable approach for the future. Additionally, it further...