International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
24 May 2013, 01:27 UTC
An extremely precise measurement of the distance to a star system has finally allowed astronomers to solve a decade-old puzzle, confirming understanding of the way exotic objects like black holes interact with nearby stars.
Astronomers team up with the public to solve decade old puzzle
24 May 2013, 01:27 UTC
An extremely precise measurement of the distance to a star system has finally allowed astronomers to solve a decade-old puzzle, confirming understanding of the way exotic objects like black holes interact with nearby stars.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features
23 May 2013, 22:41 UTC
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with members of the asteroid initiative team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., today.
NASA Administrator Visits JPL, Talks Asteroids
23 May 2013, 22:41 UTC
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with members of the asteroid initiative team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., today.
Arianespace Press Releases
23 May 2013, 21:58 UTC
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's next medium-lift mission is rapidly taking shape at French Guiana as this vehicle undergoes its build-up for a June flight with the first four satellites in O3b Networks' connectivity constellation.
Soyuz integration is fully underway for Arianespace's milestone launch with four O3b Networks satellites
23 May 2013, 21:58 UTC
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's next medium-lift mission is rapidly taking shape at French Guiana as this vehicle undergoes its build-up for a June flight with the first four satellites in O3b Networks' connectivity constellation.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
23 May 2013, 18:39 UTC
NASA's Operation IceBridge hosted three science teachers during their recent Arctic field campaign, giving these educators a first-hand polar science experience that they could use to teach and inspire their students.
Science Teachers See NASA IceBridge Research
23 May 2013, 18:39 UTC
NASA's Operation IceBridge hosted three science teachers during their recent Arctic field campaign, giving these educators a first-hand polar science experience that they could use to teach and inspire their students.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
23 May 2013, 14:19 UTC
A type of neutron star that has a relatively slow spin rate and generates occasional large blasts of X-rays.
A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
23 May 2013, 14:19 UTC
A type of neutron star that has a relatively slow spin rate and generates occasional large blasts of X-rays.
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
23 May 2013, 05:17 UTC
NASA engineers recently flipped a 1,000-pound adapter to prepare for Exploration Flight Test 1 in 2014 and Space Launch System flight in 2017.
Adapter 'Flips' for 2014 Exploration Flight Test
23 May 2013, 05:17 UTC
NASA engineers recently flipped a 1,000-pound adapter to prepare for Exploration Flight Test 1 in 2014 and Space Launch System flight in 2017.
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Blogs
NASA: Earth Observatory News
24 May 2013, 04:00 UTC
One of LDCM’'s sensors can detect faint cirrus clouds that can slightly alter a scene.
New Landsat Finds Clouds Hiding in Plain Sight
24 May 2013, 04:00 UTC
One of LDCM’'s sensors can detect faint cirrus clouds that can slightly alter a scene.
Astro Bob
24 May 2013, 02:08 UTC
Click to see a video showing a nice variety of views of the May 22 flare from the space-based solar observatories SDO and SOHO. A strong M5-class flare from sunspot region 1745 on May 22 sent a sideways blast of material from the sun into space. A portion of it is expected to brush past Earth overnight and possibly spark auroras. There’s a 20% chance for a minor auroral storm for mid-latitudes and a 55% chance of a major storm at high latitudes. Tomorrow night that drops to 15% / 30%. According to Spaceweather.com the smack down happens around 7 a.m. Central time tomorrow morning May 24. Don’t take that too literally – the ebb and flow of solar particles and their success in circumventing Earth’s protective magnetic field to create an aurora can make times a bit unpredictable. Complicating viewing forecasts is the nearly full moon; its light can easily wash away a modest aurora. So it sounds like I’m discouraging you, but I’m really not. Keep an eye on the Kp index (an indicator of potential auroral activity) and the auroral oval. If the index jumps into the red where Kp=5 or greater, consider stepping outside for a ...
Chance of auroras tonight May 23-24
24 May 2013, 02:08 UTC
Click to see a video showing a nice variety of views of the May 22 flare from the space-based solar observatories SDO and SOHO. A strong M5-class flare from sunspot region 1745 on May 22 sent a sideways blast of material from the sun into space. A portion of it is expected to brush past Earth overnight and possibly spark auroras. There’s a 20% chance for a minor auroral storm for mid-latitudes and a 55% chance of a major storm at high latitudes. Tomorrow night that drops to 15% / 30%. According to Spaceweather.com the smack down happens around 7 a.m. Central time tomorrow morning May 24. Don’t take that too literally – the ebb and flow of solar particles and their success in circumventing Earth’s protective magnetic field to create an aurora can make times a bit unpredictable. Complicating viewing forecasts is the nearly full moon; its light can easily wash away a modest aurora. So it sounds like I’m discouraging you, but I’m really not. Keep an eye on the Kp index (an indicator of potential auroral activity) and the auroral oval. If the index jumps into the red where Kp=5 or greater, consider stepping outside for a ...
Starts With A Bang!
24 May 2013, 00:39 UTC
“Because dark energy makes up about 70 percent of the content of the universe, it dominates over the matter content. That means dark energy will govern expansion and, ultimately, determine the fate of the universe.” -Eric Linder It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about dark energy, and we were just talking about Einstein’s greatest blunder, so let’s just dive right in. Image credit: S. Beckwith & the HUDF Working Group (STScI), HST, ESA, NASA. This is our observable Universe, as unveiled by the Hubble Space Telescope. With hundreds of billions of galaxies stretched out some 41 billion light years in all directions, finding out about what our Universe was like in the distant past, the recent past, and what it’s like today is limited only by our willingness to look. In particular, there are three great sets of observations that tell us ever so much about the Universe on the largest scales. Image credit: Northern Galactic Cap from the SDSS-III release, via http://www.sdss3.org/. 1.) The way galaxies cluster together on the largest scales. By looking at huge, tremendous surveys of galaxies, we can see how the visible matter in the Universe has clustered, clumped, and grouped together, as well ...
What is dark energy?
24 May 2013, 00:39 UTC
“Because dark energy makes up about 70 percent of the content of the universe, it dominates over the matter content. That means dark energy will govern expansion and, ultimately, determine the fate of the universe.” -Eric Linder It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about dark energy, and we were just talking about Einstein’s greatest blunder, so let’s just dive right in. Image credit: S. Beckwith & the HUDF Working Group (STScI), HST, ESA, NASA. This is our observable Universe, as unveiled by the Hubble Space Telescope. With hundreds of billions of galaxies stretched out some 41 billion light years in all directions, finding out about what our Universe was like in the distant past, the recent past, and what it’s like today is limited only by our willingness to look. In particular, there are three great sets of observations that tell us ever so much about the Universe on the largest scales. Image credit: Northern Galactic Cap from the SDSS-III release, via http://www.sdss3.org/. 1.) The way galaxies cluster together on the largest scales. By looking at huge, tremendous surveys of galaxies, we can see how the visible matter in the Universe has clustered, clumped, and grouped together, as well ...
Space Safety Magazine
23 May 2013, 23:00 UTC
The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) announced that NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorian satellite encountered a field of micro particles left by a Soviet rocket at 640 km of altitude. It is still unclear if the collision may have damaged the satellite. On May 22, the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center notified EXA of a possible collision for the day after, [...] A model of NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorean satellite (Credits: Ecuadorian Space Agency). The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) announced that NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorian satellite encountered a field of micro particles left by a Soviet rocket at 640 km of altitude. It is still unclear if the collision may have damaged the satellite. On May 22, the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center notified EXA of a possible collision for the day after, between Pegaso and a Tsyklon rocket body, launched in 1985. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) which tracks more than 22,000 objects orbiting Earth, assigned the soviet object the identification number 15890. “We had NORAD’s confirmation that there was no direct collision” tweeted Ronnie Nader, EXA Space Operations Director and first Ecuadororean trained space tourist, on May 23. Although it is not clear if the ...
First Ecuadorean Satellite may Create Debris after Collision with Microparticles
23 May 2013, 23:00 UTC
The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) announced that NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorian satellite encountered a field of micro particles left by a Soviet rocket at 640 km of altitude. It is still unclear if the collision may have damaged the satellite. On May 22, the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center notified EXA of a possible collision for the day after, [...] A model of NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorean satellite (Credits: Ecuadorian Space Agency). The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) announced that NEE-01 Pegaso, the first Ecuadorian satellite encountered a field of micro particles left by a Soviet rocket at 640 km of altitude. It is still unclear if the collision may have damaged the satellite. On May 22, the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center notified EXA of a possible collision for the day after, between Pegaso and a Tsyklon rocket body, launched in 1985. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) which tracks more than 22,000 objects orbiting Earth, assigned the soviet object the identification number 15890. “We had NORAD’s confirmation that there was no direct collision” tweeted Ronnie Nader, EXA Space Operations Director and first Ecuadororean trained space tourist, on May 23. Although it is not clear if the ...
Discover
23 May 2013, 21:49 UTC
Imagine if you could see a car’s headlights from more than 20 miles away. Those must be some headlights! It might even throw your whole understanding of headlights into question – how could there be any this bright? But then, you realize that the car wasn’t 20 miles away, but just 2; instantly, things make sense again. This is how scientists solved an astronomical mystery involving not headlights, but a double star system named SS Cygni. It’s a kind of system known as a dwarf nova, which
Twin Stars Are Closer to Earth Than Thought
23 May 2013, 21:49 UTC
Imagine if you could see a car’s headlights from more than 20 miles away. Those must be some headlights! It might even throw your whole understanding of headlights into question – how could there be any this bright? But then, you realize that the car wasn’t 20 miles away, but just 2; instantly, things make sense again. This is how scientists solved an astronomical mystery involving not headlights, but a double star system named SS Cygni. It’s a kind of system known as a dwarf nova, which
SPACE.com
23 May 2013, 20:28 UTC
Private companies are interested in setting up lunar bases.
Destination Moon: Private Spaceflight Companies Eye Lunar Bases
23 May 2013, 20:28 UTC
Private companies are interested in setting up lunar bases.
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