Ride’s official astronaut portrait. She joined the astronaut corps in 1978. Credit: NASA Ride floats on the shuttle Challenger’s mid-deck during her historic STS-7 flight in 1983. Credit: NASA ›View Photo Gallery In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The… Read more“NASA Offers Condolences on the Passing of Pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride”
Spitzer Finds Possible Exoplanet Smaller Than Earth 07.18.12
PASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth. The exoplanet candidate, called UCF-1.01, is located a mere 33 light-years away, making it possibly the nearest world to our solar system that is smaller than our home… Read more“Spitzer Finds Possible Exoplanet Smaller Than Earth 07.18.12”
Hubble Unmasks Ghost Galaxies
Astronomers have puzzled over why some puny, extremely faint dwarf galaxies spotted in our Milky Way galaxy’s back yard contain so few stars. These ghost-like galaxies are thought to be some of the tiniest, oldest, and most pristine galaxies in the universe. They have been discovered over the past decade… Read more“Hubble Unmasks Ghost Galaxies”
July 12, 1962: The Day Information Went Global
Telstar was launched by NASA on July 10, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. Two days later, it relayed the world’s first transatlantic television signal, from Andover Earth Station, Maine, to the Pleumeur-Bodou Telecom Center, Brittany, France. Developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories… Read more“July 12, 1962: The Day Information Went Global”
ScienceCasts: Hidden Magnetic Portals Around Earth
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AMELIA’s Innovations Inspire Unusual Dedication
With its pair of jet engines riding on top, it looks like an airplane that has its wings bolted on upside down. But this innovative 1/11th-scale model recently tested by NASA in a California wind tunnel might represent the future of commercial aviation. Nicknamed AMELIA – an acronym for… Read more“AMELIA’s Innovations Inspire Unusual Dedication”
What’s Next For NASA?
“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,… Read more“What’s Next For NASA?”