Ice at the Moon’s South Pole: Location for Future Moon Habitat?
The Moon is taking on an icy look thanks to NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. Using a laser altimeter on the LRO, a research team essentially has illuminated the crater’s interior of Shackleton crater. Scientists from MIT, Brown University, NASA’s...Sizing Up Space Rocks: Vesta – a Clear Winner!
After nearly four years traveling through space, the NASA Dawn spacecraft reached its destination and entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta on 16 July 16th. Scientists will create detailed maps and elevation models of this celestial body, which is located in the...New Survey Findings: Public Support for NASA/Space Shuttle
A just released Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey has found that 50% of Americans polled say the Space Shuttle program worth what it cost taxpayers. As the last U.S. space shuttle now circles the planet, the survey found that Americans are slightly more...Visionary Quest to Asteroid Vesta: Arrival July 16
Standby for up-close looks at the large asteroid Vesta! This object resides in the main asteroid belt and is the target of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Spacecraft controllers are ready to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16. Once on duty, scientists will begin gathering...Anniversary of the First Nuclear Space Flight
This day…50 years ago! The Earth-orbiting Transit IV-A became the first flight test of a nuclear power source developed for use in spacecraft. Transit IV-A was powered both by solar cells and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) using Plutonium 238 for fuel....This Week in Space, August 28, 2010
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For thousands of generations, humans could only imagine a sunset on another world.
Curiosity captured this real Martian sunset, where fine dust creates a striking blue glow around the Sun.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Texas A&M Univ.
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How Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Changed the Definition of a Planet - National Air and Space Museum https://buff.ly/OwKEmWK
An interesting read for space and astronomy fans on why Pluto got demoted as a solar system planet.
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#space #nasa Are we looking at the future of our Sun? The James Webb Space Telescope captured today’s composite image of the Lion’s Head Nebula (NGC 2392) with its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The Lion’s Head Nebula is the remnant of a Sun-like star. This star was unable to
