Blue Marble NASA’s Suomi NPP Captures Stunning Image of Earth

  Blue Marble A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed ‘Suomi NPP’ on… Read more“Blue Marble NASA’s Suomi NPP Captures Stunning Image of Earth”

Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft

Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft 01.17.11 Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft will map the moon’s gravity field, as depicted in this artist’s rendering. detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Full image and caption PASADENA, Calif. — Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the… Read more“Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft”

NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System

  NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System 12.20.11 Click image for multiple resolutions and full caption. This artist’s conception illustrates Kepler-20e. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Click image for multiple resolutions and full caption. This artist’s conception illustrates Kepler-20f. Image credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Click image for multiple resolutions and full… Read more“NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets Beyond Our Solar System”

NASA’s RXTE Detects ‘Heartbeat’ of Smallest Black Hole Candidate

An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The evidence comes from a specific type of X-ray pattern, nicknamed a “heartbeat” because of its resemblance to an electrocardiogram. The pattern until now has been recorded… Read more“NASA’s RXTE Detects ‘Heartbeat’ of Smallest Black Hole Candidate”

NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System

On Dec. 15, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System’s Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The event focused on a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System’s (SLS) advanced booster. Marshall is… Read more“NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System”