Mar 25, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, The Moon, Why Space
Howardites and eucrites are meteorite classifications, both of which are providing surprising clues to solar system-wide impact bombardment billions of years ago. New research unveils an unexpected link between asteroid Vesta and the Moon, providing new means for...
Mar 23, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Multimedia, Planet Earth, Why Space
At 8:30 p.m. today (your local time), many people, organizations and landmarks around the world will observe Earth Hour by turning off their lights for an hour to raise awareness regarding climate change and our planet’s sustainability. From the Empire State Building...
Mar 11, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Benefits of Space Exploration, Education, Exploration, Mars, NASA, Space and Science, The Moon, Why Space
NASA and Lockheed Martin, the space agency’s aerospace company partner in the development of the Orion crew vehicle, asked students in kindergarten through high school on Monday to assist them in the development of critical radiation shielding for the...
Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, General, Kids Space, Market Research, Mars, NASA, Research, Space Race, Why Space
The findings and full analysis of a nationwide survey of U.S. citizens that focused on their opinions about the exploration of Mars were released today. The poll found that 76 percent of Americans agree or strongly agree with the statement: “it is worthwhile to...
Mar 5, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter – and may well be an astrobiology target of a future spacecraft mission. Thanks to NASA’s Galileo mission, that spacecraft showed Europa to be covered with a veneer of ice, a cracked façade that may cover a global ocean over 60 miles...
Feb 21, 2013 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Why Space
If an asteroid has Earth’s name on it, how best to deflect such an incoming menace? A spurt of special spray paint is the possible answer from Dave Hyland, professor of physics and astronomy and also a faculty member in the aerospace engineering department at Texas...
Feb 19, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space Research, Why Space
The count is impressive! The search for exoplanets — planets beyond our own solar system — has taken off over the last decade. A huge tip of the celestial hat goes to NASA’s Kepler mission that was launched in 2009. This mission, encompassing a 100-member...
Feb 14, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Book Reviews, Education Station, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Why Space
A new PBS NOVA TV special offers a revealing look at Planet Earth thanks to an armada of space-based assets. Earth from Space has been produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, making extensive use of data gleaned by Earth-observing satellites This...
Jan 26, 2013 | Ask the Experts — Answers, Benefits of Space Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Multimedia, NASA, Planet Earth, Space Tourism, Why Space
The “Overview Effect” was first described by author Frank White in 1987 – an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and humankind’s place upon it. A recently released short film — ‘Overview’ explores this phenomenon through...
Jan 25, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Augustine Committee, Blog, Commercial Space, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, NASA, Space Shuttle, Why Space
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...