Lights Out! Observe Earth Hour
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...NASA Asks Students for Help in Protecting Future Space Explorers From Radiation
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...Red Planet Poll of the “Mars Generation”
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...Jupiter’s Europa: New Evidence for Life-sustaining Ocean?
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...Rock Solid Idea for Deflecting a Killer Asteroid?
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...Hunt for Exoplanet Atmospheres Intensifies
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...Earth from Space: Take a Look at our Home Planet
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...Video Explores Overview Effect – Astronaut Perspectives of Earth and 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...Lost in Space: The Need for a Definitive U.S. Space Policy?
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...Space Talk
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
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#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
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The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut