VLT Detects First Superstorm on Exoplanet VLT Detects First Superstorm on Exoplanet Astronomers have measured a superstorm for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, the well-studied “hot Jupiter” HD209458b. The very high-precision observations of carbon monoxide gas show that it is streaming at enormous speed from...
Backwards Black Holes Might Make Bigger Jets Backwards Black Holes Might Make Bigger Jets Going against the grain may turn out to be a powerful move for black holes. New research suggests supermassive black holes that spin backwards might produce more ferocious jets of gas. The results have broad implications for how galaxies change...
Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85 Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85 Guenter Wendt, the legendary pad leader who often was the last person astronauts saw before going into space, died at his home Monday morning in Merritt Island, Fla., within a few miles of NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Scientists Say Ice Lurks in Asteroid's Cold Heart Scientists Say Ice Lurks in Asteroid's Cold Heart Scientists using a NASA funded telescope have detected water-ice and carbon-based organic compounds on the surface of an asteroid. The cold hard facts of the discovery of the frosty mixture on one of the asteroid belt's largest occupants,...
The Coalition believes human space exploration is a national imperative that calls for a focused strategy with a more aggressive timetable and milestones to drive the development of capabilities, in support of its missions. Coalition For Space Exploration Statement on President Obama's Space Policy Speech The Coalition believes human space exploration is a national imperative that calls for a focused strategy with a more aggressive timetable and milestones to drive the development of capabilities, in support of its missions.
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful activation of its new Dragon spacecraft communication hardware aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a series of operations conducted in January and March. SpaceX Activates new Communication System Aboard Internation Space Station for Control of Upcomming Dragon Spacecraft Visits Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful activation of its new Dragon spacecraft communication hardware aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a series of operations conducted in January and March.
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), have entered into a strategic teaming agreement to offer launch services utilizing upgraded and modernized Athena rockets. Lockheed Martin and ATK Announce 2nd Generation Athena Launch Vehicles Athena to fill Critical Niche in Affordable Rockets – Available for Launch in 2012
Little Shrimp Makes Big Splash Beneath Antarctica NASA Spots Surprising Shrimp Beneath Antarctic Ice At a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, a small shrimp-like creature managed to brighten up an otherwise gray polar day in November 2009. Bob Bindschadler of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., remembers the...
See Spot on Jupiter. See Spot Glow. See Spot on Jupiter. See Spot Glow New thermal images from powerful ground-based telescopes show swirls of warmer air and cooler regions never seen before within Jupiter's Great Red Spot, enabling scientists to make the first detailed interior weather map of the giant storm...
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012 SpaceX And Space Systems/Loral Sign Contract For Falcon 9 GTO Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012.
Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper into Universe Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper into Universe Distant galaxy clusters mysteriously stream at a million miles per hour along a path roughly centered on the southern constellations Centaurus and Hydra. A new study led by Alexander Kashlinsky at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,...
Keck telescope confirms smallest known star duo Keck telescope confirms smallest known star duo Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have identified the smallest known binary system to date. The system, called HM Cancri, consists of two dead stars that revolve around each other in 5.4 minutes, by far the shortest known orbital...
Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day. JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth's rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and...
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) has released its 2010 Review of U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Developments & Concepts. FAA Releases 2010 Commercial Space Transportation Report The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) has released its 2010 Review of U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Developments & Concepts
A Little Telescope Goes a Long Way A Little Telescope Goes a Long Way NASA astronomers have successfully demonstrated that a David of a telescope can tackle Goliath-size questions in the quest to study Earth-like planets around other stars. Their work, reported today in the journal Nature, provides a new tool for...
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