NASA’s Kepler Mission Extended to 2016
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler mission has been approved for extension through fiscal year 2016 based on a recommendation from the Agency’s Senior Review of its operating missions.. The…
Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high
Mars’ Whirling Dust Devil A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) high was captured winding its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March…
New Surface Features Seen on Giant Asteroid Vesta
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta’s surface and reveal unusual…
Mars Curiosity Rover nears half way point to Mars
These computer simulations show the Mars Science Laboratory’s current position on the journey between Earth and Mars. NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity, is slated to land on the Red…
Northeast Coast of U.S. to get rare opportunity to see rocket launch
UPDATE – Countdown to Begin For Five Sounding Rockets to Illuminate Eastern U.S. Night Sky 03.20.12 – NASA managers have given a “go” for a countdown leading to the launch…
Small Black Hole causes 2 Million MPH wind
NASA’s Chandra Finds Fastest Wind from Stellar Mass Black Hole WASHINGTON – Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have clocked the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a disk around…
China will place Astronauts on their space lab in August
China placed a space lab Tiangong-1 int orbit last September 2011, were you paying attention? It has been on orbit and undergoing checkout operations. This August they have announced that…
Video of Tornados on the Sun..too cool to miss
Recent Video from SDO will make earthbound tornado chasers envious. SDO recently captured some astounding videos of tornados on the surface of the sun. These are caused by the plasma…
