Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President Trump’s forthcoming 2019 budget proposal to include NASA human lunar exploration details. China space surge unfolding. U.S. Senate to convene Monday for vote to reopen the federal government. NASA moving ahead with...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President Trump’s nomination of Jim Bridenstine, an Oklahoma congressman and veteran U.S. Navy aviator, to become NASA administrator advanced Thursday for consideration by the full Senate. U.S. government agencies, including...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA joined U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) auditors before the House Space Subcommittee to discuss the status of efforts to certify new Boeing and SpaceX spacecraft for the transport of astronauts to the International...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Rocket engine test advances preparations for first Space Launch System (SLS)/Orion test flight with astronauts. Origins of alien asteroid Oumaumau explained. Russian and Europe collaborate on ice seeking lunar lander. Meteorite...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Canadian astronaut to begin NASA training. James Webb Space Telescope are on the move from NASA JSC to California. President Trump’s nominee to lead NASA faces Senate challenge. Human Space Exploration Quebec astronaut...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Latest NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel report examines efforts to launch first Commercial Crew and Orion missions. U.S. National security mission launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Chinese rocket booster...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Commercial Crew Program lists delays in SpaceX piloted and unpiloted test flights planned for 2018. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center hosted a tribute to John Young, the Apollo era astronaut who died January 5, on...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Some astronomers and engineers believe astronauts should play a significant role in the assembly and servicing of future space telescopes. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has achieved a significant pre-launch milestone thanks...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… National Space Council deadline for nominations today. Why American needs an upper stage rocket. Europe’s Arianespace anticipates record number of launches in 2018. Human Space Exploration Last chance for citizens to nominate...Space Talk
Is it just us or do you see a shark? 👀
This superbubble in star cluster NGC 1929 may resemble one. But how? Massive new stars create radiation, quickly expel matter, and race through their evolution to explode as supernovae. Their outflows and shock waves sculpt these cavities.
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There's a solar eclipse happening on Wednesday, Aug. 12 — and if you're not in the path of totality, you can watch along with us online! Get the details: https://go.nasa.gov/4ftKdXd
There's a solar eclipse happening on Wednesday, Aug. 12 — and if you're not in the path of totality, you can watch along with us online! Get the details: https://go.nasa.gov/4ftKdXd
HiPOD: Hydrated Sulfates in Columbus Crater
From HiWish: “An area of mineralogic interest identified by CRISM, which lacks HiRISE coverage.” Sulfate-rich rock outcrops on Mars may be a good location to search for evidence of past life on the planet.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077152_1510
