Mars rovers discover evidence of an oxygen-rich past
Mars wasn’t always as different from Earth as it is today. Evidence recently found by NASA’s Curiosity rover points toward Mars having had an atmosphere with more oxygen long ago in its past. This builds upon other findings of the similarities between our planet and...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, June 29, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Tuesday’s Utah test firing of NASA’s powerful Space Launch System solid rocket motor is furthering efforts to develop a U.S. launch vehicle for future human deep space exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA...
Orion’s Service Module passes critical design review
We are a step closer to the human exploration of deep space. Earlier this month, a milestone was reached for the spacecraft that will carry humans farther into space than they’ve ever gone before. The critical design review (CDR) was conducted for the service module...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, June 28, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Coalition for Deep Space Exploration recommends space exploration strategy to new administration, Congress. Human Deep Space Exploration Coalition for Deep Space Exploration recommends space priorities for next president Spaceflight...
The Journey to Mars in infographics
NASA contractor and founding member of the Coalition Lockheed Martin is a critical part of NASA’s Journey to Mars. Check out some of Lockheed Martin’s research on the main challenges of the Journey and how NASA and its partners are preparing for them. The...Deep Space Extra for Monday, June 27, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A key feature of NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket, the Orbital ATK solid rocket motor, is scheduled for a key ground test firing in the Utah desert on Tuesday. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA to test...
Small businesses are benefiting from a big rocket
Small businesses around the U.S. are benefiting from partnerships with NASA as they help to build the most powerful launch vehicle in the world. The businesses may be small, but there’s nothing small about enabling human travel to multiple deep space destinations....
Deep Space Extra for Friday, June 24, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s planning for the Asteroid Redirect Mission continues, though the U.S. House has cast doubt on further spending. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA planning asteroid mission reviews despite funding uncertainty Space News...
40 years ago, Viking 1 arrived at Mars
What was the first U.S. spacecraft to land on Mars? Viking 1 – check out a photo it took just minutes after landing. This was the first photo ever taken on the surface of Mars. Forty years ago this week, this first spacecraft of NASA’s Viking Mission arrived at...Space Talk
#Spazio, #ESA vs #NASA, #Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri...
Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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How do you know an elephant was in the refrigerator? The footprints in the butter!
@NASARoman will use a similar technique to study neutron stars, essentially invisible crushed cores of former massive stars, relying on their effects on other stars.
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Name a better office view. 🧑🚀🌎
#OTD in 2009, astronauts installed Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble during Servicing Mission 4.
WFC3 provides images across three broad regions of light: ultraviolet, visible, and into the near-infrared! Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/439kDQe
To build on the Moon, we need construction materials that can withstand bitter cold – so @NASAglenn invented a machine that can recreate that environment for testing!
This high-powered refrigerator, or cryocooler, removes heat without using any liquid. https://go.nasa.gov/3PGqIR9
