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NASA Sparks Scientific Interest at Richmond International Raceway

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NASA and teachers from across Virginia will engage the public in science, technology, engineering and math activities at this weekend's NASCAR races at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.

The event will be held Sept. 5 to 6 and is the result of a partnership with Rockets 2 Racecars (R2R), a NASA Langley Educator Professional Development program and the Virginia529 College Savings Plan.

Children of all grade levels will have the opportunity to explore clouds and their role in Earth's climate, solar energy use by NASA and in racing, and Newton's laws of motion.

The activities will be held in the Virginia529 Kids Zone at the Commonwealth Mall near Lot D of the raceway. Kids can discover how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) apply to cars on a racetrack, and what racecars and rockets have in common.

The activities are Friday, Sept. 5, from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. They include a Drag Race to Mars Engineering Design Challenge, tire tread and diameter activities, and a Go Green with Solar Energy activity.

Families will also get to see the Rockets 2 Racecars exhibit, where they will learn how space exploration has helped the auto and racing industries and how NASA plays a key role in improving brakes, engine cooling systems and more. In addition, the exhibit will feature artifacts from space and future aircraft concept models.

Race fans also will learn about NASA's plans for space travel via the Space Launch System (SLS), the world's most powerful rocket, and the Orion crew capsule, both of which are being developed.

Orion will carry astronauts to beyond low-Earth orbit, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space.

Orion's first flight test, called Exploration Flight Test-1, is scheduled to launch Dec. 4 atop a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Inflatable models of the Orion and SLS will be on display at the race.

Teachers participating in R2R professional development training will learn how aerospace STEM relates to the racing industry. Teachers will use their newly acquired skills in the Virginia529 Kids Zone, as they work alongside NASA education specialists in the engineering design challenge booths.

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Panibagong LPA namataan 770 km East of Virac, Catanduanes at nasa loob ng PAR [07:17 AM] [09/04/14] – Video

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Panibagong LPA namataan 770 km East of Virac, Catanduanes at nasa loob ng PAR [07:17 AM] [09/04/14]
Good Morning Boss - Ulat Panahon - Ulat ni Jessy Basco: Panayam kay PAGASA Weather Forecaster Fernando Cada; Panibagong Low Pressure Area o LPA namataan 770 ...

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NASA Instrument Aboard European Spacecraft Returns First Science Results

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September 5, 2014

Image Caption: Artist's impression of the Rosetta orbiter at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale. Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab

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A NASA instrument aboard the European Space Agencys (ESAs) Rosetta orbiter has successfully made its first delivery of science data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

The instrument, named Alice, began mapping the comets surface last month, recording the first far-ultraviolet light spectra of the comets surface. From the data, the Alice team discovered the comet is unusually dark darker than charcoal-black when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. Alice also detected both hydrogen and oxygen in the comets coma, or atmosphere.

Rosetta scientists also discovered the comets surface so far shows no large water-ice patches. The team expected to see ice patches on the comets surface because it is too far away for the suns warmth to turn its water into vapor.

Were a bit surprised at just how unreflective the comets surface is and how little evidence of exposed water-ice it shows, said Alan Stern, Alice principal investigator at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado.

Alice is probing the origin, composition and workings of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, to gather sensitive, high-resolution insights that cannot be obtained by either ground-based or Earth-orbiting observation. It has more than 1,000 times the data-gathering capability of instruments flown a generation ago, yet it weighs less than nine pounds (four kilograms) and draws just four watts of power. The instrument is one of two full instruments on board Rosetta that are funded by NASA. The agency also provided portions of two other instrument suites.

Other U.S. contributions aboard the spacecraft are the Microwave Instrument for Rosetta Orbiter (MIRO), the Ion and Electron Sensor (IES), part of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium Suite, and the Double Focusing Mass Spectrometer (DFMS) electronics package for the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion Neutral Analysis (ROSINA). They are part of a suite of 11 total science instruments aboard Rosetta.

MIRO is designed to provide data on how gas and dust leave the surface of the nucleus to form the coma and tail that gives comets their intrinsic beauty. IES is part of a suite of five instruments to analyze the plasma environment of the comet, particularly the coma.

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NASA Needs to Adopt This Cool New Logo

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The Russians were NASA's chief rival during the space race, so it's ironic that it took a young Russian named Max Lapteff to design a smart, speculative rebranding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo. Max Lapteff

The Russians were NASA's chief rival during the space race, so it's ironic that it took a young Russian named Max Lapteff to design a smart, speculative rebranding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo.

This circular theme is embodied as an arc that cuts the letters off from the baseline, suggesting the curvature of a planet. Max Lapteff

This circular theme is embodied as an arc that cuts the letters off from the baseline, suggesting the curvature of a planet.

The chunky futuristic font of the "worm" logo, mercifully grounded in 1992, is replaced with a lighter typeface that preserves some of the original hallmarks, like the missing crossbars in the "A's." Max Lapteff

The chunky futuristic font of the "worm" logo, mercifully grounded in 1992, is replaced with a lighter typeface that preserves some of the original hallmarks, like the missing crossbars in the "A's."

The new logo generalizes NASA's mission in a way the current insignia doesn't. Max Lapteff

The new logo generalizes NASA's mission in a way the current insignia doesn't.

Lapteff designed a style guide that allows the floating orb to be replaced with graphics for specific missions, like a red circle for a mission to Mars or an asteroid for an Armageddon-style adventure. Max Lapteff

Lapteff designed a style guide that allows the floating orb to be replaced with graphics for specific missions, like a red circle for a mission to Mars or an asteroid for an Armageddon-style adventure.

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NASA says asteroid to make a fly-by on Sunday

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PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- On Thursday, NASA announced a small asteroid will come close to Earth this weekend. Astronomers said there is no danger to Earth or any of the satellites in orbit.

According to the space agency, the asteroid, called 2014 RC, will come within 25,000 miles of the Earth on Sunday. At the time of closest approach, around 2:18 pm EDT, it is expected to be over New Zealand.

They said the asteroid is so small, it will not be visible with the naked eye, however, amateur astronomers may be able to see it with small telescopes.

While 2014 RC will not have any impact on Earth, NASA said the orbit of the asteroid will bring it back into our neighborhood in the future. NASA said they will keep a close eye on it, however no future encounters threatening Earth have been identified.

This is the second time this year an asteroid has come close to Earth. In May a 25 foot asteroid came within 186,000 miles of Earth and in June a 1,300 foot asteroid passed by.

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Dj Scotto revisits the post- NASA weekly called Living Room at the Loft NYC 1994 – Video

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Dj Scotto revisits the post- NASA weekly called Living Room at the Loft NYC 1994
Dj Scotto revisits the post- NASA weekly called Living Room at the Loft NYC spring 1994 a NASA + LIQUID SKY partnership on Friday nights at the legendary David Mancuso #39;s Loft space, also known...

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