Peaks at the center of the moon’s Tycho Crater. Credit: NASA Goddard/Arizona State University Tiny Moon Shadows May Harbor Hidden Stores of Ice Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than scientists once suspected, according to new research led by CU Boulder. In some cases, these tiny […]
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Aerospace Corp. is calling for the U.S. government to work with industry and international partners to develop space solar power technologies. The concept of space solar power “evolved over a very long time and is probably a couple of generations away from being hooked into the terrestrial power grid,” James Vedda, […]
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Sometimes half measures can be a good thing — especially on a journey this long. The agency’s latest rover only has about 146 million miles left to reach its destination. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission has logged a lot of flight miles since being lofted skyward on July 30 — 146.3 million miles (235.4 […]
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Findings warrant further study in view of current coronavirus pandemic, say researchers. High vitamin A, E, and D intake may be linked to fewer respiratory complaints in adults, suggests an analysis of nationally representative long term survey data, published online in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The findings warrant further study among different ethnic […]
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Today is a milestone in NASA’s Perseverance mission to Mars. At 1:40 pm Pacific time today, the rover will have traveled 235.4 million km (146.3 million miles). That means the spacecraft is halfway to Mars and its rendezvous with Jezero Crater. The spacecraft isn’t traveling in a straight line, and the planets are moving, so […]
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Aerospace Corp.’s policy center intends to influence future debates on issues such as space traffic management and military space doctrine. WASHINGTON — The nation’s civilian and military space programs have barely registered in the 2020 presidential race, and not much has been said about space by former Vice President Joe Biden. James Vedda, senior policy […]
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By Donna Lu A strict lockdown in Melbourne, Australia left streets empty and helped the city quash the coronavirusDaniel Pockett/AAP/PA Images Car horns honked in the streets and declarations echoed that people could “get back on the beers”, as residents of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria celebrated a double milestone on 26 October. […]
Read MoreNASA’s moon-orbiting space station just got a new high-profile partner. The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday (Oct. 27) formalizing its collaboration on Gateway, a planned outpost in lunar orbit that NASA sees as key to its Artemis program of crewed moon exploration. Under this new agreement, ESA will […]
Read MoreNASA’s asteroid-sampling maneuver last week was so successful that the spacecraft will begin stowing its new souvenirs today (Oct. 27) to avoid losing rock by idling around. The agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on an asteroid named Bennu on Oct. 20 and puffed nitrogen gas at the space rock to blow pieces into the arm’s […]
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Every 200,000 to 300,000 years Earth’s magnetic poles reverse. What was once the north pole becomes the south, and vice versa. It’s a time of invisible upheaval. The last reversal was unusual because it was so long ago. For some reason, the poles have remained oriented the way they are now for about three-quarters of […]
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