C. Pike - KnowledgeOrb Contributor

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Fixing JWST (and other large and complex space projects)

JWST is the kind of thing that causes “civilians” to shake their heads and wonder what is wrong with NASA…

9 years ago

Hubble Uncovers Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction

(Source NASA) - Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think…

12 years ago

Study Suggests Black Holes Abundant in Earliest Stars

(Source NASA) - By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of…

12 years ago

Second Hole Drilled by Mars Curiosity Rover

(Source NASA). - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample…

12 years ago

NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers’ Role in Sea Level Rise

(Source NASA) -  A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in…

12 years ago

Mars Rover Confirms First Drilled Martian Rock Sample

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has relayed new images that confirm it has successfully obtained the first sample…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Vega – Two Asteroid Belts and the Possibility of Planets

(Source NASA) - Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second…

12 years ago