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It’s up to YOU: Pick the next Hubble space discovery
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-28 14:56:52
NASA is inviting everyone to choose the next astronomical object that will be discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of 2009, the "International Year of Astronomy," the competition is between various nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. May the voting begin!
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NASA-derived Gigapan photo shot at Obama Inauguration
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-27 16:23:20
David Bergman used a Gigapan camera system to generate a panoramic image of President Obama’s inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009. The system was spun off from NASA technology that was used on the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-27 16:23:20
David Bergman used a Gigapan camera system to generate a panoramic image of President Obama’s inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009. The system was spun off from NASA technology that was used on the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
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Video shows NASA lunar vehicle on streets of D.C.
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-23 12:47:25
A very interesting video is available of a lunar exploration vehicle being developed for the new NASA missions to the Moon beginning around 2020. However, this time the LER was exploring the streets of Washington D.C. during the Inaugural Parade of new U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-23 12:47:25
A very interesting video is available of a lunar exploration vehicle being developed for the new NASA missions to the Moon beginning around 2020. However, this time the LER was exploring the streets of Washington D.C. during the Inaugural Parade of new U.S. President Barack Obama.
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U.S. announces space station concept 25 years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-22 09:23:44
Twenty-five years ago, on January 25, 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced in his State of the Union Address the plan of the United States to build a permanently manned space station "within the decade."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-22 09:23:44
Twenty-five years ago, on January 25, 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced in his State of the Union Address the plan of the United States to build a permanently manned space station "within the decade."
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NASA to air HD tour of International Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 16:16:29
During NASA’s mission STS-126 to the International Space Station, ISS Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke filmed a high definition (HD) tour of their "four-bedroom house" in space. The video will soon appear on NASA Television.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 16:16:29
During NASA’s mission STS-126 to the International Space Station, ISS Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke filmed a high definition (HD) tour of their "four-bedroom house" in space. The video will soon appear on NASA Television.
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Five-year anniversary of Opportunity knocking on Martian door
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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Moon magnetic discovery shows how much we don’t know
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-18 11:22:48
MIT astronomers have discovered that a lunar liquid core, which existed about 4.2 billion years ago, generated the Moon’s current magnetic field. Concerning why we should go back to the Moon, one of the MIT scientists said we have literally "only scratched the surface."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-18 11:22:48
MIT astronomers have discovered that a lunar liquid core, which existed about 4.2 billion years ago, generated the Moon’s current magnetic field. Concerning why we should go back to the Moon, one of the MIT scientists said we have literally "only scratched the surface."
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NASA administrator Griffin gives farewell speech
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 08:53:16
On Friday, January 16, 2009, Michael Griffin said goodbye to NASA employees in an all-hands meeting shown live on NASA TV. In one comment, Griffin says he expects to live to see the time where humans find life outside of Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-17 08:53:16
On Friday, January 16, 2009, Michael Griffin said goodbye to NASA employees in an all-hands meeting shown live on NASA TV. In one comment, Griffin says he expects to live to see the time where humans find life outside of Earth.
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NASA mission to Obama Presidential Inaugural Parade
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-16 16:27:57
The 56th U.S. Inauguration on January 20, 2009, featuring the swearing-in ceremonies for President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden, will also include a parade highlighting the NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station and a next-generation lunar rover for exploration of the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-16 16:27:57
The 56th U.S. Inauguration on January 20, 2009, featuring the swearing-in ceremonies for President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden, will also include a parade highlighting the NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station and a next-generation lunar rover for exploration of the Moon.
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NASA confirms methane actively produced on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 15:58:26
On January 15, 2009, NASA announces an important discovery, the first of its kind: Methane is being actively produced in the atmosphere of the planet, which confirms that Mars is not dead but geologically or biologically active.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 15:58:26
On January 15, 2009, NASA announces an important discovery, the first of its kind: Methane is being actively produced in the atmosphere of the planet, which confirms that Mars is not dead but geologically or biologically active.
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Global Hawk remotely guides NASA to environment research
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-15 13:46:08
NASA announced on January 15, 2009 that two unmanned aerial Global Hawk aircraft will be used to analyze the Earth’s climate from its lofty perch of up to 65,000 feet (12 miles) in the air and for durations of up to 31 hours.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-15 13:46:08
NASA announced on January 15, 2009 that two unmanned aerial Global Hawk aircraft will be used to analyze the Earth’s climate from its lofty perch of up to 65,000 feet (12 miles) in the air and for durations of up to 31 hours.
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Bigger is better in rocketry and astronomy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-14 12:26:04
NASA is bringing together the next generation of rockets and space telescopes with its new heavy-lift Ares V rocket. U.S. astronomer Harley Thronson exclaims, “The bigger the better…. NASA's new Ares V rocket is going to completely change the rules of the game."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-14 12:26:04
NASA is bringing together the next generation of rockets and space telescopes with its new heavy-lift Ares V rocket. U.S. astronomer Harley Thronson exclaims, “The bigger the better…. NASA's new Ares V rocket is going to completely change the rules of the game."
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Orbiting NASA tool bag seen with binoculars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-13 12:30:45
You can see the NASA tool bag that astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped into an orbit about Earth, just like the people did at the Toolbag Sighting Party in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on January 12, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-13 12:30:45
You can see the NASA tool bag that astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped into an orbit about Earth, just like the people did at the Toolbag Sighting Party in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on January 12, 2009.
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NASA warns Sun may economically damage Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-12 08:36:58
A first-ever economic-based report has stated that the Sun’s solar wind could produce catastrophic global problems on Earth. It is just a warning but one that should be heeded so we continue to learn and adapt more to "Earth's life blood," the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-12 08:36:58
A first-ever economic-based report has stated that the Sun’s solar wind could produce catastrophic global problems on Earth. It is just a warning but one that should be heeded so we continue to learn and adapt more to "Earth's life blood," the Sun.
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U.S. civilian, military space programs may work together
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-05 07:27:02
According to the President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, it is possible that the United States may link together its civilian space program, headed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and its military space program, headed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-05 07:27:02
According to the President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, it is possible that the United States may link together its civilian space program, headed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and its military space program, headed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
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Astronauts voice New Year 2009 greetings for peaceful Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 12:58:27
The International Space Station Expedition 18 astronaut crewmembers will air a special New Year’s multi-language greeting as they orbit high above the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 12:58:27
The International Space Station Expedition 18 astronaut crewmembers will air a special New Year’s multi-language greeting as they orbit high above the Earth.
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Thanks to India, U.S.: The 3D Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 08:06:19
A U.S. imager aboard the lunar-orbiting Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first unmanned mission to the Moon, has provided Earth with the first three-dimensional images of the Moon’s surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-30 08:06:19
A U.S. imager aboard the lunar-orbiting Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first unmanned mission to the Moon, has provided Earth with the first three-dimensional images of the Moon’s surface.
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NASA furthers space commercialization with OSC, SpaceX
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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Find Santa's flight path with NORAD Tracker
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 10:23:59
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has set up a high-tech tracking system for the 2008 holiday season to track Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) during his extensive Christmas Eve travels to give presents to all of the children of the world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 10:23:59
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has set up a high-tech tracking system for the 2008 holiday season to track Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) during his extensive Christmas Eve travels to give presents to all of the children of the world.
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Houston, we have a rubber duckie problem!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-23 08:22:26
NASA is looking for a few good rubber ducks, and they are willing to pay $100 for each lost duck dropped into the waters within a Greenland glacier.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-23 08:22:26
NASA is looking for a few good rubber ducks, and they are willing to pay $100 for each lost duck dropped into the waters within a Greenland glacier.
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