Finding Exoplanets: How to Take the Galactic Census
On the hunt for still undiscovered exoplanets? Take note that a research team has put together a set of directions, pointers to help find planets around other stars. Lowell Observatory astronomer Evgenya Shkolnik and her collaborators have examined new and existing...Book Review: The Final Journey of the Saturn V
The Final Journey of the Saturn V by Andrew R. Thomas and Paul N. Thomarios; Ringtaw Books/Univ. of Akron Press; $24.95 (hard cover); 2012. This is a behind-the-scenes account of preserving an impressive piece of America’s space heritage. To literally boost President...Attention Citizen Planet Hunters! Kepler Data Available
Over the past three years the NASA Kepler spacecraft and the project’s science team have discovered 77 confirmed planets and 2,321 planet candidates. The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. has announced all of Kepler’s upcoming observations will...Reflect on This! Advanced Mirror for Giant Telescope Completed
The most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made has been completed. The mirror – one of seven — will be part of the 25-meter Giant Magellan Telescope that will explore planets around other stars and the formation of stars, galaxies and black holes in...New Tool for You! Turn Space Data into Infographics
There’s a new website in space town! JPL Infographics is available to you, a way to transform NASA data into scientific works of art. The site provides extensive collections of NASA science and mission data, graphics and space images that users can download to create...Deflecting Asteroids: Smear Tactic!
An incoming asteroid with Earth’s name on it…what to do is a constant concern of Near Earth Object experts. How about a volley or two of space-launched paintballs? Sung Wook Paek, a graduate student in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, says if timed...Europe Eyes Robotic Lunar Lander
Europe’s Astrium has briefed the major results of its Lunar Lander Phase B1 study, carried out on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). The study has consolidated the mission concept for automatic landing near the Moon’s south pole in 2019 as well as the...Bird’s-eye View Above Mars! Valles Marineris
The spectacular Valles Marineris canyon system on the Red Planet dwarfs in size the U.S. Grand Canyon. The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft has been taking image strips of the valley system since 2004. A mosaic view of the geological wonder – using 20...The “Other” Rover on Mars: Forget Me Not!
With all the deserved attention being paid to that new Mars arrival – the Curiosity rover – don’t forget the on-going travels of the Opportunity robot. Opportunity landed on Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004 and is still cranking out science. Opportunity is now...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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