New IRIS Space Telescope Shows Sun Up Close
The IRIS Telescope was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 27, 2013 on a mission to study the lower interface regions of the suns atmosphere. The telescope opened…
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Jason-1 Satellite lost after Transmitter Failure
Long-Running NASA/CNES Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow (Source NASA) – Were facing a critical time in our ability to monitor the health of the Earth using satellites. Many, such as…
New Indications Voyager 1 is about to Exit Solar System
When Voyager 1 and it’s twin were launched in 1977 no one really expected the Voyager spacecraft would last for over 30 years but in theory they could. In practice these amazing…
New Solar Mission (IRIS) Rescheduled to Launch June 27
A Pegasus Rocket is set to drop from the Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft with NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission. Launch is set for 7:27 p.m. PDT (10:27…
Rare alignment allows Hubble to become a planet hunter
(Source Space Telescope Science Institute) – With the probable demise of the Kepler mission due a failure of the components used to point the spacecraft, the reaction wheels, Hubble is helping…
Congress Mulls Asteroid Protection for the Most Important Planet – Earth
On March 19th 2013 the U.S. Congress heard testimony from NASA about the potential of the most important planet in the universe being wiped out by an asteroid. The odds were…
New Radiation Belt Found Around Earth
(Source NASA) – Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of…
Unusual Mars rock has shiny metallic looking object
This picture shows a shiny polished metallic tip on what looks like an eroded rock. According to NASA this can happen when wind and sand erode softer rock away from around the…
