Planetary Society Hangout: Asteroid Astronomy with Andy Rivkin Emily Lakdawalla's guest this week was Applied Physics Laboratory asteroid astronomer Andy Rivkin. Continue reading
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Taylor to retire from Ball Aerospace, Strain to succeed him as CEO
Ball Corporation said Monday that David L. Taylor, president and chief executive officer of Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. Continue reading
EXTRATERRESTRIAL NARRATIVE: Water on Mercury – NASA Discovers Ice at Planet’s Poles! – Video
EXTRATERRESTRIAL NARRATIVE: Water on Mercury – NASA Discovers Ice at Planet's Poles! The CELESTIAL Convergence | thecelestialconvergence.blogspot.com November 29, 2012 – NASA -NASA announced Thursday that its Messenger probe has discovered new evidence of water ice on Mercury. In the announcement, Sean Solomon, principal investigator for the Mercury Messenger program, said the probe had uncovered new evidence that deposits in permanently shadowed regions of Mercury's poles is water ice. The ice is found predominantly in impact craters, according to data obtained by Messenger Continue reading
Schedulability of Spacecraft Flight Software, Marek Prochazka and Jorge Lopez Trescastro, ESA – Video
Schedulability of Spacecraft Flight Software, Marek Prochazka and Jorge Lopez Trescastro, ESA Flight Software Workshop The 2012 Flight Software Workshop was hosted by the Southwest Research Institute with support from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Aerospace Corporation, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Continue reading
NASA probes exploring radiation belts get new name
Twin NASA probes exploring the harsh radiation belts around Earth have a new name honoring the late James Van Allen the pioneering scientist who first discovered the radiation zones, the space agency announced Friday. The heavily armored spacecraft were initially called the Radiation Belt Storm Probes when they launched in late August. They will now be known as the Van Allen Probes for the remainder of their two-year mission, NASA officials said. Continue reading
NASA Probes Exploring Earth's Radiation Belts Get New Name
Twin NASA probes exploring the harsh radiation belts around Earth have a new name honoring the late James Van Allen the pioneering scientist who first discovered the radiation zones, the space agency announced today (Nov. 9) Continue reading
Nano Labs Corp. (CTLE) Appoints Dr. Victor Castano as Chief Research and Innovation Officer
CENTENNIAL, CO–(Marketwire – Nov 8, 2012) – Nano Labs Corp. ( OTCBB : CTLE ), a nanotechnology development company, today announced that it has brought on Dr. Continue reading
Amazing Aurora: Best Images From NASA's Suomi Satellite
This is one of the most interesting images of Earth from space I’ve seen in a long time. NASA’s Suomi-NPP satellite captured this view earlier this month with the day-night band of one of its instruments. This sensor detects relatively low light signals from things like reflected moonlight, city lights, airglow and auroras. Continue reading
NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' robotic prototype lander aces major exam
ScienceDaily (Sep. 5, 2012) Completing this round of flight test objectives, the “Mighty Eagle,” a NASA robotic prototype lander, flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended gently to a controlled landing during a successful free flight Sept. 5 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala Continue reading
NASA launches twin satellites to radiation belts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Twin satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on a quest to explore Earth’s treacherous radiation belts and protect the planet from solar outbursts Continue reading
NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' robotic prototype lander takes 100-foot free flight
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NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Prototype Lander Finds Its Target
Huntsville, Ala. — NASA’s “Mighty Eagle” successfully found its target during a 32-second free flight Aug Continue reading
NASA Sets Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission Launch Events Coverage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) are set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Aug. 23 Continue reading
NASA Hubble Discovers Fifth Moon of Pluto
A team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. Continue reading
NASA Space Tech Program Selects Technologies For Development And Demonstration On Suborbital Flights
NASA’S Space Technology Program has selected 14 technologies for development and demonstration on commercial reusable suborbital launch vehicles. The selected proposals offer innovative cutting-edge ideas and approaches for technology in areas including active thermal management, advanced avionics, pinpoint landing and advanced in-space propulsion. Continue reading
Personalized medicine study using genetic data in EMRs signs up Air Force
As the cost of mapping out personal genomes goes down, the more potentially lifesaving but sensitive genetic data is available. Although the day when its commonplace to have that personal information in a medical record may be several years away, it is coming Continue reading
NASA spacecraft detects changes in Martian sand dunes
ScienceDaily (May 9, 2012) NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. Continue reading