Hubble Snaps A Nestling Pyxis Beauty
Amazing in its beauty, once again the Hubble has snapped a stunning shot of the unique planetary nebula NGC 2818.
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GOSAT Gets Going With Verification Ops
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has announced their Small Demonstration Satellite-1 (SDS-1) has been moved to the initial functional verification operation.
Read MoreJust When You Thought the Election Was Over — Hubble Candidate
Just as the aftermath of the elections in the U.S. start to quiet down, NASA is giving everyone the opportunity to use the infamous Hubble Space Telescope to explore the heavens and boldly look where no one has ever looked before. Yes, NASA is inviting the public to vote for one of six candidate astronomical objects for Hubble to observe in honor of the International Year of Astronomy.
Read MoreLand The Lander Contract
NASA has issued a request for proposals for concept definition and requirements analysis support for the Altair lunar lander.
Read MoreNASA’s Spirit Indicates Sun Not In Its Proper Spot
The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit plans diagnostic tests this week after Spirit did not report some of its weekend activities, including a request to determine its orientation after an incomplete drive.
Read MoreCassini Is Taken With Titan
Named for other-worldly paradises, the dark regions of Senkyo and Aaru comprise the center of this image of Saturn's moon Titan.
Read MorePratt & Whitney Readies for Moon and Mars With the Widest Cryogenic Throttle Range Ever
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) has successfully demonstrated critical capabilities required for NASA’s Altair lunar lander. The engine performed with stable operation at the widest throttle range of any known high performance cryogenic engine . . .
Read MoreSuper STEREO Sun Sensing
NASA researchers announced an event that will transform our view of the Sun and, in the process, super-charge the field of solar physics for many years to come. NASA's two STEREO spacecraft will be 180 degrees apart and will image the entire Sun for the first time in history.
Read MoreISS on HDTV Tour — Not Exactly Home and Garden TV
While all U.S. households will soon be transitioning to digital TV, the International Space Station team has been busy, having recently filmed a high-definition tour of the orbiting complex.
Read MoreSHARAD’s Icy Purview Of Mars
Antenna technology designed and built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has made it possible for a radar sounder instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to detect huge glaciers on the Red Planet covered by a layer of dust and rocks.
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