Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… White House lunar exploration plans win early backing from lawmakers, commercial industry and prospective international partners. Human Space Flight Trump’s moon directive earns praise from NASA, others Space.com (12/13): NASA,...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President Trump declares a U.S. return to the moon to prepare for the future human exploration of Mars and other deep space destinations. Human Space Exploration Trump policy directive makes moon NASA’s official goal for human...
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Statement on Administration’s Commitment to Explore Deep Space
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (Coalition) welcomes Space Policy Directive-1 (SPD-1) signed today by President Trump, formalizing the commitment made by the Administration during the first meeting of...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President will sign a new space policy directive today on the 45th anniversary of Apollo 17, the last human mission to the moon. Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt urges a new era of human deep space exploration. NASA honors...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Talk of future human deep space exploration turned to the moon in 2017 as a step on the road to Mars. The existence of dark matter is questioned. Congress avoids a U.S. government shutdown. Human Space Exploration The moon shines...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA moves to keep an experimental Bigelow Aerospace habitation module aboard the International Space Station for three more years. NASA joins with Space Florida to support a future test of the Orion capsules launch abort system....
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft the U.S.S. Gene Cernan departs the ISS early Wednesday. SpaceX’s launch to ISS delayed from December 8 to no earlier than December 12. NASA’s 3-D printed habitat challenge continues. Help name the NASA New...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Future human activity on the lunar surface could mean resources for Earth as well as scientific discovery, according to Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt. NASA turns to industry for help with a Deep Space Gateway (DSG) power and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA weighs the assembly of a second Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) to accelerate the launch rate of the Space Launch System (SLS). A long dormant thruster system on NASA’s very distant Voyager 1 spacecraft comes to life. A new...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
