The number of potentially habitable exoplanets will be impacted A team of astronomers from Penn State led by Ravi Kumar…
Month: January 2013
NOAA report states climate change will continue to threaten U.S. coasts
Climate change impacts to U.S. coasts threaten public health, safety and economy (Source NOAA) – According to a new technical…
Kepler out of Safe mode, back in science collection
The Kepler spacecraft, NASA’s lead planet finder has returned to operations and is once again planet hunting. After a “wheel…
Remembering the Apollo 1 Crew
On Jan. 27, 1967, veteran astronaut Gus Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White and rookie Roger Chaffee (left-to-right) were preparing…
NASA’s Kepler observatory enters a modified Safe Mode
The Kepler observatory has stopped it’s science data operations due to concern about a second reaction wheel issue. Reaction wheels…
Suborbital telescope gives best ever view of suns energy
NASA Telescope Observes How Sun Stores and Releases Energy WASHINGTON — A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first…
Impressive CME 1-23-13
Today the sun emitted an impressive CME at about 04:00 UTC. This event is related to a coronal hole in the sun’s…
Moon, Jupiter Close Approach Monday-Closest until 2026
The U.S. Presidential inauguration will get a special show Monday as the Moon and Jupiter will appear very close in…
