Imaging experts located at NASA's Ames Research Center captured and composited high dynamic range still images…
Month: August 2011
Another Take on Supersonic Aircraft
Our ability to fly at supersonic speeds over land in civil aircraft depends on our ability…
Is there a backup plan for the International Space Station?
The space shuttle flew to the International Space Station 37 times, but its retirement leaves NASA…
NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers To Launch Of Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft
NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to a two-day launch Tweetup Aug.…
NASA’S Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Orbits Of Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the first ever to orbit an object in the main asteroid belt, is…
Close-up View of ‘Snowman’ Craters on Asteroid Vesta
A set of three craters, nicknamed "Snowman," are seen in this image of the northern hemisphere…
Herschel Telescope Detects Oxygen Molecules In Space
The Herschel Space Observatory's large telescope and state-of-the-art infrared detectors have provided the first confirmed finding…