Mars Science Lab Curiosity Worth the Cost?
The fact that we are about to land the largest most complex and powerful rovers ever to land on mars is exciting for anyone with even a passing interest in…
Telescope Captures Sharpest Images of Sun’s Corona
WASHINGTON — A telescope launched July 11 aboard a NASA sounding rocket has captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun’s million-degree atmosphere called the corona. The clarity of…
Japan Robotic Cargo Ship to dock with the Space Station
Japan is launching a new unmanned cargo spaseship that will be delivering goods to the international space station. The Spaceship called H-2 Transfer Vehicle-3, or HTV-3 for short, is…
Earth-Observing Camera to Launch to International Space Station
WASHINGTON — A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s third H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) this…
NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test
HOUSTON — NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle’s parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014. Orion…
NASA Conducts Mission Simulations in Hawaii
HILO, Hawaii — NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques for the surface of the moon. These mission simulations, known…
NASA’S Spitzer Finds Evidence for an Exoplanet Smaller than Earth
WASHINGTON — Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth. The exoplanet candidate, called UCF-1.01, is located a mere…
Mars Rover Curiosity Hand Lens Imager instrument
NASA – A suite of instruments named Sample Analysis at Mars will analyze samples of material collected and delivered by the rover’s arm. It includes a gas chromatograph, a mass…
