NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a…
Month: August 2012
Hurricane Isaac at Night
Early on August 29, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured…
NASA, WHOI to Hold Media Briefing on Ocean Salinity Expedition
NASA-funded researchers are making final preparations at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole,…
NASA’s WISE Survey Uncovers Millions Of Black Holes
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission has led to a bonanza of newfound supermassive black holes…
Montage Neptune and Triton
This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's…
NASA Completes Maximum Parachute Test For Orion Spacecraft
HOUSTON -- NASA Tuesday successfully completed another parachute test of its Orion spacecraft high above the…
Will.i.am on Mars; Black Eyed Pea premiering new song with help of Curiosity rover
Excellent news for fans and haters of will.i.am alike: the Black Eyed Pea will debut his…
NASA – NASA’s Kepler Discovers Multiple Planets Orbiting a Pair of Stars
Kepler-47 is the first double-star system discovered containing multiple planets, one of which is orbiting in…
Once in a blue moon: A lunar oddity caps off August 2012
The Friday’s Full Moon ends the month of August with one of the stranger astronomical terms…