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Astronomers Hunting a Class of Supermassive Black Holes Throughout the Universe Called Blazars
Astronomers are actively hunting a class of supermassive black holes throughout the universe called blazars thanks to data collected by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The mission has revealed more than 200 blazars and has the...
Ball Aerospace STPSat-2 Completes Experimental Mission
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will provide an additional year of support for the STPSat-2 spacecraft, following completion of the initial experimental mission requirements that ended successfully on Jan. 31, 2012.
NASA Preparing to Fly a Deep Space Atomic Clock Demonstration
When people think of space technologies, many think of high-tech solar panels, complex and powerful propulsion systems or sophisticated, electronic guidance systems. Another critical piece of spaceflight technology, however, is an ultra stable, highly...
NASA Announces Student Winners in Space Game Design Challenge
Three school student teams in the fifth through eighth grades have been selected as the winners of NASA’s second annual Spaced Out Sports challenge. The students designed science-based games that will be played by astronauts aboard the International...
UK And Japan Pursue Greater Collaboration on Space Research And Technology
Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts will sign an agreement with the Japanese Economy Minister Motohisa Furukawa for greater collaboration on space research and technology, alongside identifying potential commercial opportunities.
Space Shuttle Discovery to Make Low Level Flight Over Washington DC Atop a 747
NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly approximately 1,500 feet above various parts of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, April 17.
NASA Extends Kepler, Spitzer Space Telescope, Planck Missions
NASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. — Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the U.S. portion of the European Space Agency’s Planck mission — as a result of the 2012 Senior...
Martian Dust Devil Roughly 12 Miles High Imaged By the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14. It was imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars...
