Category: Information and Update

PASADENA, Calif. — Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, keeping open the case on one of Earth’s greatest mysteries. While scientists are confident a large asteroid crashed… Read more“Origin of Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Remains a Mystery”

  Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way. Approximately 160 million light years from Earth, the pair is the nearest known such phenomenon. The black holes are located near the center of the spiral… Read more“NASA’s Chandra Finds Nearest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes”

Icon for SpaceLab for iOS app. (Courtesy of Odyssey Space Research) View large image Screenshot of SpaceLab for iOS app. (Courtesy of Odyssey Space Research) View large image One may think that participation with the International Space Station would be restricted to an exclusive club of high ranking officials and… Read more“Socializing Science With Smartphones in Space”

  Any scientist can tell you that research is a time-consuming pursuit. In fact, it can take decades to show results, as the knowledge compounds and inspires additional studies. This building of information is what led to the Recombinant Attenuated Salmonella Vaccine or RASV investigation, which launched to the International… Read more“Voyage to Vaccine Discovery Continues with Space Station Salmonella Study”

  NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Mated to its Rocket 07.27.11 NASA’s Juno spacecraft passes in front of Jupiter in this artist’s depiction. The Juno mission is the first of NASA’s three planetary missions launching this year, making 2011 one of the busiest ever in planetary exploration. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ›… Read more“Juno Set to Launch For Jupiter on Aug. 5”

  After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility shortly after landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis and the STS-135 crew completed a 13-day mission to the International Space Station and the final flight of the Space Shuttle… Read more“Completing the Mission”

  Those aren’t insects trapped in a spider’s web — they’re stars in our own Milky Way galaxy, lying between us and another spiral galaxy called IC 342. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope captured this picture in infrared light, revealing the galaxy’s bright patterns of dust. At a distance of about… Read more“Spitzer Sees Spider Web of Stars”