A CME cloud is heading for Earth from Sunspot AR1532. The forecast track prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space…
Month: July 2012
Idea for a X-ray Mirror Inspired by Scotch Tape
Scotch tape is the inspiration behind a completely new kind of x-ray mirror for telescopes. The concept was dreamed up…
Space Station Cargo Ship Docking Attempt To Air On NASA TV
WASHINGTON — As part of NASA’s ongoing live coverage of mission operations aboard the International Space Station, NASA Television will…
Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to…
Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design
WASHINGTON — The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday.…
Condolences on the Passing of Pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride
WASHINGTON — In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The…
Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt
WASHINGTON — For several days this month, Greenland’s surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time…
Sun Erupts a 7.6 Million Mile per hour Coronal Mass Ejection from Sunspot 1520
Sunspot 1520 may have turned away from earth but it is still very active. On July 23rd it erupted a…
