NASA’s Kepler Getting Pre-Launch Makeover At Canaveral
Back in May of 2008, NASA announced an opportunity for anyone to submit their name to be included on a DVD, which will be rocketed into space as part of NASA's Kepler Mission.
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White Dwarfs’ Handiwork — Spitzer Sees Shredded Asteroids
Observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal six dead "white dwarf" stars littered with the remains of shredded asteroids.
Read MoreHubble Reveals Having Gas Can Result in Giving Birth to Stars
Gas pains can be serious stuff if you're a galaxy. Thanks to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope astronomers can solve the mystery of the loner starburst galaxy, called NGC 1569 in which this small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
Read MoreMore Tests Set For Brazilian—Chinese EO Sats
Brazil's National Institute of Space Investigations (INPE) has initiated additional tests on two satellites that are expected to be launched in five years as part of a joint program with China.
Read MoreStar Cluster Reveals Space Resident Christmas Tree
The festive season has arrived for astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), of which the U.K.'s Science and Technology Facilities Council is a partner, in the form of a dramatic new image.
Read MoreMooning Over 3D Photos Is NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Different wavelengths of light provide new information about the Orientale Basin region of the moon in a new composite image taken by NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, a guest instrument aboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.
Read MoreISS Crew Toast 40th Anniversary of Moon Crew
Coming to your TV via the International Space Station crew, will be a 40th anniversary commemoration of the moon crew with a special message. This event also serves to pave the way for NASA's return to the moon.
Read MoreDark Energy In Space Is Quite Repulsive—A Cosmological Constant
For the first time, astronomers have clearly seen the effects of "dark energy" on the most massive collapsed objects in the universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Read MoreSpitzer Reveals The Nasty Side Of Space
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the nasty effects of living near a group of massive stars: radiation and winds from the massive stars (white spot in center) are blasting planet-making material away from stars like our sun.
Read MoreInteresting — An RFP Re: Lunar Vehicle
If you are in the business of lunar lander vehicles, there's a request for proposals (RFP) now out from NASA that may be of interest to you.
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