NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations…
Hopes dim for another bright October comet after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
There’s been talk of another spectacular comet putting on a show in our sky after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t look like the newcomer will deliver.
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in…
Solar storm bombarding Earth now may reach ‘extreme’ levels, sparking auroras down to Alabama and straining hurricane-weakened power grids
A severe solar storm sparked by an intense flare from the sun could reach “extreme” levels as it bombards Earth, NOAA officials warned Thursday (Oct. 10).
NASA secures Europa Clipper probe as Hurricane Milton sweeps over Kennedy Space Center (photos)
The Europa Clipper probe rode out the arrival of Hurricane Milton Oct. 9 inside a SpaceX hangar, as NASA’s Kennedy Space Center experienced strong winds.
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Sept. 19, the imaging spectrometer on the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite detected this methane plume in Karachi,…
U.S. military spaceplane to perform orbital maneuvers
The X-37B’s service module, used to carry experimental payloads and scientific instruments, will be jettisoned during the aerobraking process The post U.S. military spaceplane to perform orbital maneuvers appeared first…
A New Way to Detect Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres
The total number of exoplanets discovered to date totals 5,288. Among them are a host of rocky, Earth-like exoplanets but none of them seem to have atmospheres. It’s a fairly…
How Did Mars Become Uninhabitable?
Mars has captured our imagination for centuries. Ever since the invention of the telescope our imagination has often drifted toward the possibility of life on Mars. Exploration of the red…
We have the satellite data to show climate change is real. Now what?
Free, open source climate data can help bridge the gap between information and environmental action.