Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism, Why Space
Windows on Earth is an educational project that features photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Astronauts take hundreds of photos each day, for science research, education and public outreach. The photos are often dramatic, and help us...
Sep 2, 2014 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Our Solar System, Why Space
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is slated to launch toward an asteroid in 2016. And thanks to an innovative participation project, you can take part in an Asteroid Time Capsule – an initiative to collect ideas from the public about space exploration 10 years from now....
Jul 27, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Why Space
Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission by Marc Kaufman; National Geographic Books, Wash., D.C.; $40.00 (hardcover); August 2014. This is an absolutely stunning book. After this read, and soaking in the lavishly dazzling presentation, you’ll get to know the fourth...
Jul 6, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Kids Space, NASA, Space Race, Space Research, Space Tourism, Spaceports, Why Space
Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space by Erik Seedhouse; Springer/Praxis, New York /Heidelberg; $34.99; 2014. As the dawn of commercial suborbital flight draws closer, author Erik Seedhouse has written an informative book on the topic. The reader will find...
Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Why Space
So close, yet so far…Gliese 832 c is the nearest best habitable world candidate to date. An international team of astronomers, led by Robert Wittenmyer from the University of New South Wales, Australia, have reported the discovery of a new potentially habitable...
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...
Jun 9, 2014 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Biographies, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Space Shuttle, Why Space
Sally Ride – America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr; Simon & Schuster, New York, New York; $28.00; June 2014. This is a truly inspiring book, written by a top-notch journalist about an extraordinary woman – Dr. Sally Ride. It’s corny to talk of Ride as a...
Jun 1, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Space Station, Kids Space, Market Research, Mars, NASA, Space Race, Why Space
A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) — Pathways to Exploration – Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration – is slated for a June 4th release. Members of the authoring committee will present the report’s...
May 24, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Research, Why Space
2013-14 State of the Future by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu; The Millennium Project, Washington, D.C.; $39.95 US + shipping (soft cover); 2014. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” said baseball great, Yogi...
May 15, 2014 | Ask the Expert, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Kids Space, Space Research, The Moon, Why Space
Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success by Rod Pyle; McGraw Hill, New York, New York; $30.00 (hard cover); 2014. Author Rod Pyle has taken an up-close look at NASA’s on-going ability to innovate, be it during the...