NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, told students at Pennsylvania’s Upper St Clair…
Month: September 2004
Students ride zero-g roller coaster
The reactions are unanimous. “It is really awesome!” As the youngsters disembark from the Airbus, all…
Taking apart a hurricane: Frances
Hurricanes are one of those forces of nature that can only fully be captured by satellite…
South Polar ozone hole
The smudges of dark blue on this Envisat-derived ozone forecast trace the start of what has…
Research Balloon successfully launched
Longueuil, September 1, 2004 – Scientists from the Canadian Space Agency, Environment Canada, the University of…
ISS PHASE 2 USED AS FM “EASYSAT”
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program this week put one of the…
HELIOS MISHAP REPORT
The board that investigated the loss of the remotely operated Helios Prototype aircraft released its final…
Hyper-G Contest
NASA scientists continue to inspire the next generation of explorers, as they invite high-school students to…
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER EXTRASOLAR PLANETS
Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system…
SATELLITES SEE “GLOW” OF PLANKTON IN BLACK WATERS
For the first time, scientists may now detect a phytoplankton bloom in its early stages by…