Category: Information and Update

Update: NASA’s 747 and Enterprise Have Taken off from Washington Dulles 04.27.12 WASHINGTON — NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Enterprise mounted atop is on its way to New York City. It will fly at a relatively low altitude over various parts of the New York City… Read more“Update: NASA’s 747 and Enterprise Have Taken off from Washington Dulles 04.27.12”

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MBARGOED until 1 p.m. EST on January 31, 2012 LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO, January 31, 2012—Space scientists, including researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, today described the first detailed analyses of captured interstellar neutral atoms—raw material for the formation of new stars, planets and even human beings. The information was… Read more“IBEX Probe Glimpses Interstellar Neighborhood”

Stars in hydrogen storage, carbon nanotube spectroscopy, space weather and weapons physics noted for 2011 achievements LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO, January 30, 2012—Achievements in scientific research and leadership are being honored at Los Alamos National Laboratory this week. Laboratory Director Charles McMillan and the Laboratory’s Fellows organization have awarded the… Read more“Los Alamos honors four for science leadership, research”

Severe weather is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. today, and the GOES-13 satellite captured an image of a line of clouds associated with the strong cold front that looks like a giant white spike. This same frontal system brought heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes to Texas yesterday, January 25…. Read more“‘White Spike’ of Clouds Bringing U.S. Severe Weather”

“As a former astronaut and the current NASA Administrator, I’m here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success — and failure is not an option.” Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator National Press Club, July… Read more“What’s Next For NASA?”

When scientists discovered two great swaths of radiation encircling Earth in the 1950s, it spawned over-the-top fears about “killer electrons” and space radiation effects on Earthlings. The fears were soon quieted: the radiation doesn’t reach Earth, though it can affect satellites and humans moving through the belts. Nevertheless, many mysteries… Read more“Radiation Belt Storm Probes spacecraft Radiation Belt Storm Probes Spacecraft Will Study Radiation Belts”