Saturn’s Titan: A World of Surprises
Saturn’s moon Titan provides the best opportunity to study conditions very similar to Earth – in terms of climate, meteorology and astrobiology. That’s the observation from Athena Coustenis from the Paris-Meudon Observatory in France. The scientist is presenting...Sagan Planet Walk: Down-to-Earth Cosmic Scale
How best to put the distance between the Sun and the nearest star in perspective? Now the world’s largest exhibition – extending from New York to Hawaii – is to do just that and will be dedicated this week. The exhibition is named after the late Cornell astronomer...Astronaut Warning System for Outbursts from the Sun
The Sun is acting up again! A huge coronal mass ejection on the Sun was recorded on July 12. Forecasters expect the cloud of energetic particles to arrive at Earth on July 14th. Its impact could spark moderate to severe geomagnetic storms, allowing auroras to be seen...Mission to a Star: NASA’s Solar Probe Plus
Given all that recent solar storm activity that the Sun has been tossing at the Earth – it’s time for space researchers to hurl something toward the Sun! A Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) team is developing NASA’s Solar Probe Plus – a...Listen: Soundtrack of the Sun
Hear, Hear: What’s a Solar Storm Sound Like? A “sonification” of measurements taken during a solar storm is data taken from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury, as well as from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which is about 1 million miles from...Satellite Imagery: Sun-spurred Storm Flung in Direction of Earth
Talk about your sunny disposition! The Sun is brewing with activity following one of the longest and weakest periods of action in many cycles In late January 2012, our nearest star offered a preview of coming attractions in the solar maximum of 2012–13. The...Book Review: Fifty Years on the Space Frontier – Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More
Fifty Years on the Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More by Robert W. Farquhar; Outskirts Press, Inc., Denver, Colorado; (hard cover); $32.36; 2011 There is renewed and growing interest in imaginative use of L-points in space – special spots in...Sky Watcher Heaven! Apps for Mobile Devices – A First Catalog
The explosion in mobile apps in the last few years has meant that many new astronomy applications have become available. Thanks to Andrew Fraknoi of Foothill College in California, a first catalog has been assembled that lists a variety of apps for displaying and...Fading 2011 Brings Strides in Search for Life Beyond Earth
The last two months of 2011 have produced some remarkable strides in the quest to determine whether life exists elsewhere in universe — at least life as we know it. Life as we know it, means biological activity in environments where liquid water is...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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