Astronomers Address Mystery Over Age of Universe
Astronomers appear closer to solving a celestial puzzle with the help of multiple space telescopes and some dogged data gathering. The enigma involves an aging star, Methuselah, dated at 14.5 billion years old, plus or minus 800 million years. At that age, Methuselah...Lost in Space: The Need for a Definitive U.S. Space Policy?
In a special program sponsored by the Baker Institute, noted space policy experts reviewed the present status and future of NASA and the U.S. civil space program, as well as the need for a definitive national civil space policy. This event was held Jan 24, 2013 and...Free Read! NASA Books Look Back, Gaze into the Future
NASA has issued an impressive volume, just right for reading as the space agency encounters a new year. NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership is edited by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, and Steven J. Dick. The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1...Lunar Landmark Named for Sally Ride
The Earth’s moon now includes a near North Pole landmark named in honor of Sally K. Ride, American’s first female astronaut. The site was named for Ride on Dec. 17, moments after it became the crash site for NASA’s twin GRAIL mission spacecraft, Ebb...NASA Awards $30 million to its Commercial Crew Partners for Safety Certification Activities
NASA awarded $30 million to three U. S. companies on Monday to certify the safety of their commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency is already working with the companies, Boeing and its CST-100 capsule; SpaceX and...Astronomers Use Hubble, Gravity Lensing to Spot Most Distant Galaxy
Astronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope and a natural consequence of large scale gravity, have imaged the most distant galaxy identified so far. Measured at just 600 light years across, quite small in cosmic terms, MACS0647-JD was imaged as it was just 420...Atlantis Embarks on New Mission
Under brilliant blue Florida skies, Atlantis, the last of NASA’s shuttle orbiters to leave the Kennedy Space Center nest, made its way Friday to the nearby Kennedy Visitor Center Complex. There, it will star in an inspirational $100 million public exhibit...SpaceX Achieves Successful Space Station Cargo Delivery and Return Mission With Sunday Splashdown
 SpaceX’s Dragon capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast Sunday afternoon, successfully restoring a U. S. cargo delivery and return capability to the International Space Station once shouldered by NASA’s long...Los Angeles Bound Endeavour to Stop in Houston, Fly Over Mulitiple U. S. Cities
Retired shuttle orbiter Endeavour will make a three-day grand tour of NASA spaceflight facilities this month as it makes its way from theKennedy Space Center in Florida to Los Angeles, Calif., where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center....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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