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Liquid Water on Mars–Maybe

• August 4, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Astronomy, Current Events, In The News, space, Space Probe Imagery
Tags: astronomy, Earth, Extrasolar planet, HiRISE, Ice, Impact crater, Mars, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Planets, Solar System, Water


Cassini Feels the Spray of the Sea

• June 22, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Current Events, Into the Dark, space, Space Probe Imagery, Technology
Tags: astronomy, Cassini–Huygens, Enceladus, NASA, Nature (journal), Saturn, space, Technology, Water


Earth-like?

• October 4, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Astronomy, Current Events, space, Star Gazing and Astronomy, Weird Science, writing
Tags: Arts, astronomy, Earth, Extrasolar planet, Gliese 581, Habitable zone, Libra (constellation), Online Writing, Planet, science fiction, Solar System, Tidal locking, Water


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Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad — Kindle Edition

Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad -- Kindle Edition

In a world hostile to space travel, a former Astronaut has a dream to travel the stars--so he steal's NASA's forbidden starship designs and starts building the ship himself, only to get caught up in a perilous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger between two alien superpowers fighting over Earth.

One Way

One Way

So you want to go to Mars? One Way? Are you sure?

Another Man’s Terrorist — Kindle Edition

Another Man's Terrorist -- Kindle Edition

In a war far into the future, two young refugees, orphaned by insurgent violence on their home planet, flee behind the lines to make a new life for themselves. But when the turmoil they sought to escape beats them to their new home, thirteen year old Jessica Ratcliff must find peace for her small family while learning the true difference between friend and enemy.

Where’s the Cat? — Kindle Edition

Where's the Cat? -- Kindle Edition

On a long cargo flight to the outer solar system, Pauline gets a visitor she didn't expect and learns of a marvelous friend she never knew she had.

Into the Dark–Escape of the Nomad — Original Paperback

Into the Dark--Escape of the Nomad in Paperback

In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger.

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    Keith's note: Jim Bridenstine has announced that he is leaving NASA. His last day will be 20 January 2021. I really did not know much about Jim Bridenstine when his name started to bubble up as a possible NASA Administrator choice in 2017. Given the chaos and amateurish way the Trump Landing Team (more like a "boarding party") conducted itself […]
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    Keith's note: In summary NASA is not sure how long the engines fired. Seriously - they said that they do not know. They saw a flash near engine 4 and moments later the rocket commanded itself to shut down. They do not know the cause of the shutdown, nor whether the test needs to be run again nor whether they can ship the rocket to KSC. They do not know […]
  • Columbia January 17, 2021
    Sadly with all the fluff on NASA TV, no one has noted that this is the 18th anniversary of the launch of Columbia on the ill-fated STS-107 flight. Has the agency forgotten those lessons? Or is the seriousness of this endeavor too much for this generation to face?— Wayne Hale (@waynehale) January 16, 2021
  • SLS Green Run test Halted Early January 16, 2021
    Keith's note: The 4 engines lit up and ran for 2 minutes or so before there was a MCF (major component failure call) and then they continued to fire for a few more seconds before they shut down. This was supposed to be an 8 minute test and various sources have suggested that more firing time than 2 minutes was needed - even if the full 8 minutes was not […]
  • Bill Thornton January 15, 2021
    NASA Remembers Astronaut William Thornton "NASA is saddened to learn of the loss of former physician-astronaut, Dr. William Thornton, who died last week at his home in Boerne, Texas, at the age of 91. Thornton was selected as an astronaut in 1967, and launched twice on the space shuttle Challenger on STS-8 and STS-51B, the Spacelab 3 mission." […]
  • Cliff Feldman January 15, 2021
    Keith's note: Cliff Feldman was a Production Supervisor at NASA Television at NASA HQ. More to follow. Ad Astra, Cliff. Cliff Feldman, LinkedIn
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  • National Space Council Issues Its Greatest Hits January 15, 2021
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    Keith Cowing
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    Stephen Clark
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    Stephen Clark
  • NASA studying cause of early end to moon rocket test-firing January 17, 2021
    A critical test-firing of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket in Mississippi ended just 67 seconds after it began Saturday, well short of a planned eight-minute burn that was supposed to clear the way for the space agency to finally ship the rocket's core stage to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations.
    Stephen Clark
  • Video: SLS core stage test-firing ends early January 16, 2021
    The four RS-25 engines at the bottom of NASA's first Space Launch System core stage shut down about a minute into a ground test-firing Saturday that was supposed to last more than eight minutes.
    Stephen Clark
  • NASA takes a chance on Virgin Orbit with company’s second test launch January 16, 2021
    On its second launch attempt after a propulsion problem prevented its light-class air-dropped rocket from reaching space last year, Virgin Orbit will try to deliver 10 experimental CubeSats into orbit as soon as Sunday on a mission booked by NASA five years ago for $4.7 million.
    Stephen Clark
  • Live coverage: SLS core stage engines shut down early during critical hotfire test January 16, 2021
    A critical test-firing of the Space Launch System's core stage engines cut off about a minute into a planned eight-minute burn Saturday on a test stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The rocket's four engines ignited at 5:27 p.m. EST (2227 GMT) for a test that was to pave the way for the core stage's shipment to the Kenned […]
    Stephen Clark
  • Live coverage: Rocket Lab scrubs launch from New Zealand January 16, 2021
    Rocket Lab scrubbed a launch attempt Saturday for its first mission of 2021 to review sensor data. Officials did not immediately set a new target launch date. The company's light-class Electron rocket is set for launch from New Zealand with a small clandestine satellite for OHB, a German aerospace company.
    Stephen Clark
  • NASA proceeds with SLS booster stacking in Florida before core stage arrives January 15, 2021
    NASA ground crews at the Kennedy Space Center are continuing to stack segments of the Space Launch System’s side-mounted solid rocket boosters on a mobile launch platform inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building.
    Stephen Clark

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    As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it's found distinctive benchlike rock formations.
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    Marvels of engineering, the rover's sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the long journey back to Earth in immaculate condition.
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    When it comes to water and Mars, there's good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there's water on Mars! The not-so-good news?
  • Laboratory Experiments Unravelling The Mystery Of Phobos December 1, 2020
    There is no weather in our sense of the word in space - nevertheless, soil can also "weather" in the vacuum of space if it is constantly bombarded by high-energy particles, such as those emitted by the sun.
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    NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.
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    Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around 4 billion years ago.
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    Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, spacecraft have discovered that water vapor near the surface of the Red Planet is lofted higher into the atmosphere than anyone expected was possible.
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    A mere 100 days and 166 million miles (268 million kilometers) separate NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission and the Red Planet's Jezero Crater.
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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.
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    For hobbyists and makers, 3D printing expands creative possibilities; for specialized engineers, it's also key to next-generation spacecraft design.

RSS SpaceX

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RSS Spacewire

  • EPA and NASA Enter Agreement on Cleanup of NASA Wallops Flight Facility Site
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  • UPDATE: NASA TV to Air Hot Fire Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Moon Missions

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  • Fulfilling the Dream January 15, 2021
    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on.
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    Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula.
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  • Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space Station January 11, 2021
    The HUNCH - High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware - Program empowers and inspire students to launch their careers through the participation in the design and fabrication of real world products for NASA.
  • SpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History January 11, 2021
    In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
  • Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station January 8, 2021
    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
  • Behold: The City of Boston at Night! January 7, 2021
    The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station.

RSS Astronomy Picture of the Day

  • A Lunar Corona with Jupiter and Saturn
    Why does a cloudy moon sometimes appear colorful?
  • The Medulla Nebula Supernova Remnant
    What powers this unusual nebula?
  • Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A
    The jets emanating from
  • The Mountains of NGC 2174
    The Mountains of NGC 2174
  • A Plutonian Landscape
    A Plutonian Landscape
  • Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
    Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green
  • Arches Across an Arctic Sky
    What are these two giant arches across the sky?
 

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