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Exhaling For Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System
Imagine yourself hip-to-hip,
shoulder-to-shoulder, inside
a room the size of a walk-in
closet for eight hours with
five people you just met. ... > full story
Plan To Send A Probe To The Sun
NASA has a new plan to send
a spacecraft closer to the
sun than any probe has ever
gone. The ambitious Solar
Probe mission will study the
streams of charged particles
the sun hurls into space
... > full story
Jupiter's Rings Are Shaped By Interplay Of Sunlight And Shadow
Astronomers appear to have
solved a long-standing
mystery about the cause of
anomalies in Jupiter's
gossamer rings. A faint
extension of the outermost
... > full story
Artificial Intelligence Boosts Science From Mars
Artificial intelligence
being used at the European
Space Operations Center is
giving a powerful boost to
ESA's Mars Express as it
searches for signs of past
... > full story
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Searching The Heavens For Pulsars And Supermassive Black Holes
May 4, 2008 — A new space mission, due to launch this month, is going to shed light on some of the most extreme astrophysical processes in nature -- including pulsars, remnants of supernovae, and supermassive ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm
April 30, 2008 — As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic ... > full story -
Mars Radar Instruments Work Together To Discover Hidden Martian Secrets
April 22, 2008 — A radar instrument has looked beneath the surface of Mars and opened up a new dimension for planetary exploration. The technique's success is prompting scientists to think of other places in the ... > full story -
Commander Peggy Whitson Breaks Record For Time In Space For A U.S. Astronaut
April 21, 2008 — Commander Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko of the 16th International Space Station crew landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan around 4:30 a.m. EDT April 19 after 192 days in space. All ... > full story -
NASA Extends Cassini's Grand Tour Of Saturn Two More Years
April 17, 2008 — NASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons. ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Fine Tunes Course For Mars Landing
April 17, 2008 — NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25 landing on the Red Planet. The mission's two prior trajectory maneuvers, made ... > full story -
Electric Solar Wind Sail Could Power Future Space Travel In Solar System
April 17, 2008 — A new electric solar wind sail is almost ready for implementation. Electric sail propulsion might have a large impact on space research and space travel throughout the solar system. The electric ... > full story -
Radiation Risks For Astronauts On A Mission To Mars
April 14, 2008 — The European Space Agency has chosen the GSI accelerator facility to assess radiation risks that astronauts will be exposed to on a Mars mission. GSI was selected because its accelerator is the only ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Fine Tunes Course For Mars Landing
April 14, 2008 — NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25 landing on the Red ... > full story -
Delta II Rocket Coming Together For NASA's GLAST Satellite Launch
April 14, 2008 — The Delta II 7920-H, or "Heavy," rocket that will launch NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope satellite is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ... > full story
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