A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in…
Month: October 2005
Icy Dust-ball Comets
Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 made by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft after the Deep Impact collision suggest…
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGES
NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X PRIZE Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges…
Wetlands Satellite Mapping
Earth’s wetlands are havens for wildlife and vital to the water cycle, but they are also…
WALT CUNNINGHAM
NASA honored former Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham as an “Ambassador of Exploration.” The award provides special…
TOXIC SEAS
NASA exobiology researchers confirmed Earth’s oceans were once rich in sulfides that would prevent advanced life…
SAILPLANE SOARS LIKE A BIRD
With the graceful flight of hawks and eagles in mind, NASA aerospace engineer Michael Allen recently…
Scaled Experimental Supersonic Transport (SST)
The scaled experimental SST, launched at 7:06 (a.m.) on 10 October, 2005 local time, at the…
ENDEAVOUR COMES TO LIFE
Engineers cheered as electricity coursed through Space Shuttle Endeavour today for the first time in two…