GD + LDCM + NASA + USGS = Landsat Continuance
NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft.
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Moon Mission Materials Makeover Move
Designed to bring the moon into sharper focus, and to reveal new lunar insights, a number of instruments have now been installed on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Read MoreESA’s MARSIS “Digs” Below Mar’s Surface
ESA’s Mars Express radar sounder, MARSIS, has looked beneath the martian surface and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration.
Read MoreESA Seeking Recruits—Those Interested, Step OUT— Into Space
It’s been a good run, as evidenced by The European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts working in the Columbus laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS) as well as the first of ESA's new ATV cargo ships having delivered fresh supplies to the station.
Read MoreNorthrop Telescopes Another Win
Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] is a partner on five contracts awarded by NASA to investigate concepts for nexgen space telescopes.
Read MoreNo Doughnut Hole This… A True Cluster Hole Found By Hubble…
Omega Centauri has been known to be an unusual globular cluster for a long time.
Read MoreVirgle Asks Is Red Really Your Color?
A most remarkable announcement involves a collaboration with Richard Branson of Virgin Air and Google entitled Virgle, and they’re looking for volunteers to go to the red planet—Mars.
Read MoreHome Again From 16-Day Space Endeavour
Returning from its 16-day STS-123 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA's Shuttle Endeavour safely returned to earth, with a crew of seven onboard.
Read MoreSalt? On Mars?
That's correct...well, at least the potential that salt at one time existed on the planet. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits, which point to places where water was once abundant...
Read MoreTwo Additional NASA Space Spectaculars
NASA has even more solid info to pass along... the agency's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon, Titan. Plus, a powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye.
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