Oct 24, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research
Three of NASA’s most capable space telescopes are joining forces for “Frontier Fields,” a three year campaign to study six of the most massive galaxy clusters in the universe. They will start with Abell 2744, also known as Pandora’s Cluster, a...
Oct 22, 2013 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Uncategorized
The Orbital Sciences Corps’ Cygnus re-supply capsule departed the International Space Station early Tuesday, lining up the Dulles, Va., based company to become the International Space Station’s second U. S. commercial re-supply service. SpaceX, of Hawthorne, Calif.,...
Oct 22, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, Space Tourism
Imagine yourself tucked inside a luxuriously appointed space-qualified capsule, then lifted by a high altitude balloon to over 18 miles (30 kilometers). On location, you and fellow passengers will remain aloft for approximately two hours before gliding back to Earth...
Oct 22, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
NASA scores high in a new poll of U. S. federal agencies carried out during the October U. S. Government shutdown and worker furlough that disrupted many operations. The poll of 1,504 adults was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press...
Oct 19, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science
In dealing with asteroids that could cause damage to people and property, Earth has a blind spot. According to space rock expert, Jay Melosh, a distinguished professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences and physics at Purdue University in West Lafayette,...
Oct 16, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc. of Boca Raton has announced its plan to commercialize, industrialize and monetize the unique capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS). The group is focused on a proprietary technology designed for use in the space program, but...
Oct 12, 2013 | Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, The Sun
Set for an early 2015 liftoff is the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a satellite designed to monitor and warn of harmful solar activity that could impact Earth. DSCOVR is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA...
Oct 11, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
Comet ISON is increasingly likely to appear brightly in the night skies of Earth in early December. The results of studies released this week suggest ISON has the qualities needed to survive its Nov. 28th brush with the sun, a point in its journey toward...
Oct 11, 2013 | Blog, Comets, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Space and Science
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) deep-sleep spacecraft – Rosetta — is due for a wake-up call in 100 days’ time. Shot into space in early March 2004, the ESA probe is en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta is an orbiter and lander mission, designed...
Oct 10, 2013 | Education, Exploration, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Race, The Moon
NASA Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in May 1962 became the second American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday. Carpenter, 88, was hospitalized in his home state of Colorado after suffering a stroke in September. The multi-dimensional Carpenter launched...