Items Tagged With NASA
Astronomers hit Einsteinian jackpot
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-13 10:23:38
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-13 10:23:38
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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Historic return to planet Mercury set for January 14, 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 12:59:42
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 12:59:42
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 is poor marksman: Now predicted to totally miss Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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NASA reports February 7 as new STS-122 liftoff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 10:10:12
On Thursday, January 11th, NASA officials announced that the new "tentative" launch data for the STS-122 mission and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis to be February 7, 2008, at 2:47 p.m. EST (1947 GMT).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 10:10:12
On Thursday, January 11th, NASA officials announced that the new "tentative" launch data for the STS-122 mission and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis to be February 7, 2008, at 2:47 p.m. EST (1947 GMT).
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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame selects four new members for 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-10 09:11:12
On January 9, 2008, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced that U.S. astronauts Loren Shriver, John Blaha, Bryan O’Connor, and Robert Cabana will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-10 09:11:12
On January 9, 2008, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced that U.S. astronauts Loren Shriver, John Blaha, Bryan O’Connor, and Robert Cabana will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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Another update: asteroid has only 1-in-40 chance (2.5%) of hitting Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Hubble repair scheduled for August
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 17:06:46
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 17:06:46
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Historic Apollo footage discovered on “The Tennis Shoe Test”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-07 09:49:41
Authors Alan Lawrie and Robert Pearlman wrote on the CollectSpace.com website about an interesting day in 1966 for NASA engineers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-07 09:49:41
Authors Alan Lawrie and Robert Pearlman wrote on the CollectSpace.com website about an interesting day in 1966 for NASA engineers.
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New 2008 sunspot cycle: Will cause problems here on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-07 08:51:13
NOAA announced on January 4, 2008 that the first sunspot (identified as #10,981) has been spotted on the Sun’s northern hemisphere. The sighting introduces a new eleven-year sunspot cycle (Sunspot Cycle 24) that will no doubt periodically disrupt power and communications here on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-07 08:51:13
NOAA announced on January 4, 2008 that the first sunspot (identified as #10,981) has been spotted on the Sun’s northern hemisphere. The sighting introduces a new eleven-year sunspot cycle (Sunspot Cycle 24) that will no doubt periodically disrupt power and communications here on Earth.
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Fifty years ago U.S. begins to explore space: Explorer-1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-06 10:57:39
The month of January 1958 was very busy for the pioneers that began space exploration for the United States. Satellite 1958 Alpha (commonly called Explorer-1) lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, on January 31, 1958--the beginning of the Space Age for the United States.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-06 10:57:39
The month of January 1958 was very busy for the pioneers that began space exploration for the United States. Satellite 1958 Alpha (commonly called Explorer-1) lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, on January 31, 1958--the beginning of the Space Age for the United States.
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