Today’s Deep Space Extra, Friday, October 2, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Already touted for its scientific and engineering grounding, the film The Martian receives critical acclaim on the eve of its debut in...
‘The Martian’ Gathers Political Momentum To ‘Explore Mars’
The idea of sending man to Mars has captivated human minds since the early 1950s. A plan for NASA to conduct a Mars program was rejected in the late 1960s in favor of building the space shuttle. The Mars exploration idea was revived as part of President George H. W....
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Thursday, October 1, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House and Senate agreed to a budget Continuing Resolution Wednesday, preventing a U.S. government shutdown. Real astronauts and actors...
Happy birthday, NASA!
On this day in 1958, NASA first became operational. Intended to replace the US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), NASA was founded as a direct result of Sputnik 1’s launch in 1957. NASA quickly became the world’s premier organization for...
Mobile Launcher Upgraded to Launch NASA’s Mammoth ‘Journey to Mars’ Rocket
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s Mobile Launcher (ML) is undergoing major upgrades and modifications at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida enabling the massive structure to launch the agency’s mammoth Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule on a...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related reporting and commentary from across the globe. The challenges faced by astronauts assigned to explore Mars are likely to differ from those living aboard the International Space...
The Solar System, to scale in the Nevada desert
NASA’s SLS will be the first system built to potentially reach any object in the solar system. But the solar system is huge–unfathomably so. So large that’s it’s incredibly difficult to visualize. Check out this video from Wylie Overstreet and...
Don’t miss the #Spacechat with @MarsJoe on Thursday, Oct. 1
Join in the fun and #Spacechat with @MarsJoe, also known as Joe Cassady, the executive director, space, for Aerojet Rocketdyne and a board member of Explore Mars Inc., on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 2:oo p.m. EDT. Joe is an Aerojet Rocketdyne rocket scientist working on...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. Senate action Monday and Tuesday on a temporary budget measure may prevent a U.S. government shutdown as the 2015 fiscal year draws to a...Space Talk
No single telescope can tell the whole story of our Universe!
As we look ahead to the launch of #NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a new chapter in cosmic exploration is about to begin.
Each #NASA space telescope sees the Universe differently - revealing its stars,
A spacewalk starts long before the hatch opens. 👨🚀🛰️
Astronaut Anil Menon says preparations can begin around 8 hours earlier, with equipment checks, suit-up procedures and breathing 100% oxygen before the EVA.
Hours of work go into every step outside the ISS.
#Space #Spacewalk
HiRISE 3D: A Very Small Landslide
This image highlights a landslide starting near the bottom of a slope, which is hard to discern details in Context Camera data, but a great target for HiRISE.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_093194_1845_ESP_093339_1845_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
Is Gravity Really A Force?? 🤔🌌
Read now - https://tothyajano.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-gravity-really-force.html
#Space #Universe #Physics #Newton #UntoldFacts
