Tag: space
Planck satellite scientists release picture of early universe
Scientists from the European Space Agency's Planck Surveyor satellite have mapped cosmic imprints from the earliest moments in the universe. The findings help explain what the universe was like seconds after the Big Bang....
Microbes below Earth's surface could be potential link to Mars rover discovery
Carbon compounds found in a drill sample from Mars and microbes found below the Earth's surface could be related to one another according to researchers at the Deep Carbon Observatory. Though they're learning more about deep microbial life, some researchers say it could be the link to previous life on Mars....
Meteorite explodes over Russia, hundreds injured in blast wave
Russians in western Siberia captured video of a visible meteorite that streaked across the sky, early Friday morning. The meteorite caused a shockwave strong enough to shatter glass in a wide area, causing hundreds of injuries....
NASA develops system to recycle space station waste into radiation-protecting tiles
Hauling trash off the International Space Station can be an expensive proposition, especially without NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. So NASA has come up with a system to recycle the waste astronauts develop into radiation-protecting tiles for the space station....
NASA's outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention
Among the most popular videos on YouTube in 2012 there was music, an angry dad and even a guy jumping out of a space capsule. But among the hits, was an 11-minute, animated depiction of what it was like for the Mars Curiosity rover to land on Mars....
Astronauts get Halloween treats delivered as research continues
Astronauts on the International Space Station celebrated Halloween Wednesday with some treats, but before long it was back to the tricks, keeping the ship running and monitoring Earth, including the progress of post-Hurricane Sandy....
Daredevil set to attempt record-breaking free-fall from 23 miles up
Felix Baumgartner on Sunday is expected to attempt to skydive 23 miles from the edge of space to earth — and in the process attempt to reach a free-fall speed in excess of the speed of sound. Both the height and the speed would break records....
'Mohawk guy' becomes the new face of NASA
Bobak Ferdowsi is young, good looking and sports a stars-and-stripes Mohawk. He's also the flight director for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. That Ferdowki doesn't look like your typical rocket scientist is what made him an overnight Internet sensation, and the new face of the U.S. space program. ...
Meet the NASA scientist responsible for overseeing Curiosity's successful landing
Behind the impressive sky crane-type system that landed the American Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars late Sunday night was an Argentinian man, Miguel San Martin. San Martin first became interested in space listening to NASA's Viking mission to Mars, so his participation this time was quite appropriate....
VIDEO: NASA lands Curiosity rover on Mars surface
Late Sunday night or early Monday morning, depending on where you were in the world, NASA landed a technologically advanced rover on the surface of Mars, with a mission to determine whether life ever could have, or maybe does today, exist on the red planet....
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