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NASA announces Mars Curiosity rover is drilling for water evidence

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, NASA announced that the Mars Curiosity rover has started a new rock drilling mission on its hunt for evidence of water in Mars' past. Using a bit on a robot arm, the rover bores its way into Martian rock, then acquires the powdered rock samples into the Mars Science Laboratory to be analyzed. Read The Full Story

NASA launches high-tech next-generation TDRS-K communications satellite

, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA successfully launched the next generation communications satellite called the Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, known as TDRS-K. The satellite headed into orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The rocket lifted off at 8:48 PM EST on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Read The Full Story

If you saw something odd in the East Coast sky last night, it was just NASA

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you happen to be outside last night over on the United States East Coast looking at the sky, you may have been surprised at what you saw. Last night, NASA launched a rocket that put on a brief but spectacular light show over the US East Coast that would have been visible to stargazers all along the Atlantic seaboard. The light show was caused by an experiment launched aboard a NASA sounding rocket. Read The Full Story

Giant asteroid will buzz the Earth on February 15

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA and other space agencies around the world are always on the lookout for giant asteroids headed towards the Earth. NASA recently reported that a gigantic and very fast asteroid will zip past the Earth on February 15. The asteroid is called 2012 DA14. Read The Full Story

NASA to launch Wallops Mission rocket this evening, live streaming now

, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Space enthusiasts on the east coast, keep an eye to the sky. NASA will be launching their Wallops Mission rocket sometime between now and 6:50pm EST. The Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket will release two lithium vapor trails colored red that will be visible to some in the Mid-Atlantic area. The mission is taking place from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility located in Virginia. Read The Full Story

NASA test fires a portion of the 40-year-old Saturn V rocket engine

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

At this point, we all know that NASA has retired the space shuttle fleet. NASA plans to use private spacecraft under development by various companies within the United States as the future of transporting astronauts into low Earth orbit or to the international space station for the foreseeable future. Currently, NASA astronauts hitch a ride on Russian spacecraft to get into space. Read The Full Story

NASA teams up with ESA on Euclid mission

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA has announced that it has teamed up with the ESA on the ESA's Euclid mission. The mission involves the creation of a new space telescope designed to investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy within the universe. The Euclid spacecraft is expected to launch in 2020 and its mission will span six years. Read The Full Story

Opportunity rover begins 10th year on surface of Mars

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

As far as NASA's Mars rovers go, Curiosity has been getting the lion's share of the attention lately. Curiosity isn't alone on the red planet, however, with Opportunity beginning its 10th year on the surface of Mars this week. Opportunity touched down on Mars on January 24, 2004, with the original goal of finding out if the water had ever been present on the surface. Read The Full Story

Mona Lisa goes to the moon using a laser

, Jan 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA recently sent the Mona Lisa to the moon using a laser beam. A digital image of the Mona Lisa has become the first digital photograph to be transmitted via laser from the Earth to a spacecraft in orbit around the moon. The trip to the moon for the Mona Lisa was 240,000 miles. Read The Full Story

NASA says 2012 was 9th-warmest year on record

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Still don't believe in global warming? It's certainly a debatable topic that can lead to some heated discussions, as proven yesterday. However, climate scientists at NASA have discovered that 2012 was the 9th-warmest year on record since the 1880s. They also note that the last year the Earth showed cooler-than-normal temperatures was 1976. Read The Full Story

NASA to send inflatable pod to the International Space Station

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA has penned a $17.8 million deal with Bigelow Aerospace that will bring a (relatively speaking) inexpensive inflatable pod to the International Space Station. The space pod is fabric-based, and could make its way into space by 2015. While its initial test run will be for observation and data, one day the pod could be used, among other things, as a quiet place for astronauts to hang out. Read The Full Story

NASA teams with European Space Agency for Orion module

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at NASA and the European Space Agency have agreed to have the latter group to create the service module for none other than the previously announced Orion space capsule. This capsule is being prepared as a crew vehicle for exploration outside of Earth's orbit, and its first test flight is scheduled for the year 2014. Read The Full Story
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