Finding ET – An Odds on Favorite
BOULDER, Colorado — Finding ET out there sooner rather than later – what are the odds? Turns out that Paddy Power — Ireland’s largest bookmaker and a leading provider of gaming services in the UK, Australia and Ireland – have slashed their odds on...Arizona’s Black Point Lava Flow Beckons NASA’s Desert Rats
Stretched across much of northern Arizona, the Black Point Lava Flow resembles an alien landscape on Earth, the perfect place for NASA to test rovers, habitats, space suits and the other equipment that future astronauts will need when they explore the moon, the...A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery
A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery by Ann Finkbeiner; Free Press; New York, New York; $27.00 (hard cover); 2010. We’re all getting 3D this, 3D that. But now, turn your attention to the heavens. This...New Tool For Space Weather Forecasting
There’s a new space-based system to monitor Earth’s space environment. Introducing the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE) – the system provides real-time magnetic field measurements using commercial satellites as part...Spacewalkers Recover Space Station Cooling System
Spacewalking astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson completed repairs to the crippled cooling system aboard the International Space Station on Monday, with their third spacewalk in 10 days. Mission managers believe the station’s vital thermal control...Book Review: The Fallen Sky – An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
The Fallen Sky – An Intimate History of Shooting Stars by Christopher Cokinos; Tarcher/Penguin, New York, New York (soft cover) $16.95; August 2010. If you found yourself craning your neck toward the heavens of late looking for shooting stars – here’s a terrific...Just In! Cassini Raw Imagery of Saturnian Moons
Raw and unprocessed image of Saturn’s Tethys taken by Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The word is in…and so are the new photos! The Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) posted today the raw preview of imagery...Answering Profound Questions about the Cosmos: What are the Top Priorities?
A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest-priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will “set the nation firmly on the path to answering profound questions about the cosmos.” It’s called a decadal...Einstein@Home: Volunteer Computing Finds Unusual Pulsar
Einstein@Home has become one of the world’s most popular volunteer computing projects. What makes it even more impressive is this week’s report of an unusual pulsar discovered through the network computing effort. Einstein@home, launched in 2005, was one of the first...Space Talk
Ellos cruzaron la atmósfera. Ahora cruzan una línea que nunca habían cruzado. ¿Qué vieron desde allá arriba que los trajo de regreso a pelear aquí abajo? 🌍
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¡Regresamos a la #Luna!
La #NASA ya tiene fecha para la histórica misión Artemis III en 2027, que llevará a los astronautas al inexplorado Polo Sur lunar. Te contamos los detalles de este gigantesco paso para la humanidad.
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Launched on May 4, 1989 aboard STS-30, #NASA’s Magellan mission transformed our understanding of #Venus - mapping 98% of its surface using #radar and revealing a dynamic, volcanic world hidden beneath dense clouds.
As the first interplanetary probe deployed from a Space Shuttle,
IS EARTH ENTERING A NEW ERA IN 2026? 🌍🚀
BREAKING NEWS — NASA has officially confirmed that in 2026, Earth will begin to be the focus of some of the most ambitious space milestones in human history.
#NASA #ArtemisII #SpaceExploration #MoonMission #backtothemoon
