Dec 1, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Sun
Scientists have discovered an “invisible shield” roughly 7,200 miles (11,500 kilometers) above Earth that blocks so-called “killer electrons” – highly charged electrons that can fry satellites, degrade space systems during intense solar storms, and pose...
Jun 14, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Multimedia, Our Solar System, The Sun, Why Space
Yes, the Sun has its spots! And now you can take part in research that can help with some of solar physics’ unanswered questions, such as: Are sunspots born complex or do they evolve to become complex? Do sunspot groups that are more complex produce more...
Nov 19, 2013 | Blog, Comets, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Sun
Scientists are reporting that Comet ISON appears to have lost individual fragments in the past days. Images taken of the speedy object show two wing-shaped features in the comet’s atmosphere. The researchers’ analyses show two striking features within the comet’s...
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...
Aug 11, 2013 | Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, The Sun
Red Rover – Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity by Roger Wiens; Basic Books; New York, New York; $25.99; 2013. This is a great read, and adds to the ambience and high-saluting given to NASA’s Curiosity rover...
Jul 4, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Sun
Launched in March 2009, NASA’s Kepler space telescope soon became the most prolific alien planet hunter ever. The search has so far produced just under 3,300 candidate planets, among them representatives of the mission’s ultimate goal — Earth-like...
Jun 9, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Book Reviews, Comets, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Our Solar System, Space Research, The Moon, The Sun, Why Space
The Space Book: From the Beginning to the End of Time, 250 Milestones in the History of Space & Astronomy by Jim Bell; Sterling Publishing Co. Inc; New York, New York; (hard cover) $29.95; May 2013. This elegant, eye-catching book offers stunning photographs and...
Apr 19, 2013 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Exploration, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, The Sun, Why Space
Launched four year ago, NASA’s Kepler space telescope is narrowing an unprecedented search for alien planets similar to the Earth. On Thursday, astronomers announced the discovery of three “Super Earths” circling in the habitable zones of two...
Feb 27, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research, The Sun
An international effort including Europe, the United States and Japan is focused on protecting the global satellite network from Sun-driven space weather. Satellites can be damaged by high energy charged particles in the Earth’s radiation belts, and during solar...
Jan 9, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, The Sun
Observations with NASA’s Spitzer space telescope and the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory have detected familiar looking asteroid/cometary belts around Vega, a young star and one of the brightest objects in the northern night sky....