The Supermoon makes its appearance Monday, 9 March casting a warm glow in the night sky. The event occurs when the Moon, “our cosmic partner,” is full and at its closest point to the Earth, appearing bigger and brighter. “Everybody gets all romantic about the Sunrise and the Sunset but a Moonrise and a Moonset […]
NASA has budgeted for the Mars Sample Return mission to take flight in Y 2021 In total, the space agency Tuesday requested $25.2-B to send astronauts to the Moon by Y 2024. About 50% of the funds, $12.3-B would be spent on NASA’s Artemis program, while $3.37-B would go toward the Human Landing System. An additional $2.7-B […]
$BA The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to hit the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is “healthy,” in a stable orbit and expected to land in New Mexico on Sunday morning, NASA said on Saturday. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsule was successfully launched from Florida on Friday, but an automated […]
Research teams have identified areas where the Mars 2020 might discover signs of ancient life when it lands on the planet in February 2021, scientists believe. The rover will touch down in Jezero Crater, where a lake existed 3.5 billion years ago, and research teams say the rover might find signs of ancient life in […]
The 1st all-electric configuration of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell now is at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The X-57, NASA’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane – and the first crewed X-plane in two decades – was delivered by Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California Wednesday, 2 October, in […]
$LMT These companies are pushing to put supersonic passenger planes back in the sky It has been 16 years since the last commercial supersonic flight, operated by Concorde, flew the Atlantic. Concorde carried travelers from London and Paris to places like New York, Dakar, Senegal, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City in 50% the time of traditional aircraft and was the preferred way to fly […]
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, joined by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks, Robert Aderholt, Scott DesJarlais and Brian Babin, will discuss updates on the agency’s plans for landing humans on the Moon by 2024 through the Artemis program at 3:10 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 16. The remarks will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. From the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Bridenstine will discuss […]
NASA has selected two proposals for concept studies that could help us better understand the fundamental nature of space and how it changes in response to planetary atmospheres, radiation from the Sun, and interstellar particles. The proposals will advance NASA’s heliophysics program and could lead to better protection for both technology and humans as we travel farther […]
After months grappling with the rugged reality of asteroid Bennu’s surface, the team leading NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has selected four potential sites for the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft to “tag” its cosmic dance partner. Since its arrival in December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has mapped the entire asteroid […]
The next generation of explorers in Virginia will have an opportunity to talk live with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA television and the agency’s website. Nick Hague will answer questions from young space enthusiasts from local schools and youth organizations in the Norfolk, Virginia, area at 1:15 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. […]
Media are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the second phase of a major field campaign to study the impacts of U.S. wildfires and agricultural fires on air quality and climate. The media event will take place Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Salina, Kansas. Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and agricultural fires in the southern U.S. […]
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) today joined U.S. House of Representatives’ Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chair Kendra Horn (D-OK). To discuss women’s historic contributions at NASA. To build the inclusive workforce necessary to maintain the United States’ global competitive edge. Participants also discussed how Girl Scouts […]
FLASH: A huge asteroid just missed Earth and was not noticed by astronomers until the very last minute. The asteroid seemingly appeared from “out of nowhere,” said Michael Brown, a Melbourne, Australia observational astronomer. NASA estimated the object was 187-427 feet wide and missed Earth by 45,0000 miles this week, less than 1/5 of the […]
FLASH: July will be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, climate scientists said Wednesday Although official data will not be available until early August, the record-breaking temperatures throughout Europe, the US and the Artic so far in July will be enough to break the previous worldwide record set in July 2017, the scientists said. […]
Friday, President Trump gave NASA his “great vision” about an eventual journey to land on Mars, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, explaining that the plan would call for using the Moon as a gateway before heading on for a trip to the Red planet. “The President has been very clear, he wants to put an […]
Image credit: NASA Fifty years ago the Apollo 11 astronauts launched on their history-making mission. Saturday, 20 July, is the anniversary of that 1st landing of humans on the Moon. It is a great milestone to reflect on, as well as an opportunity to look ahead. Read on for some of the ways you can […]
NASA plans to send Dragonfly, a drone, to Saturn’s biggest Moon, Titan, the agency said Thursday, announcing the space agency’s latest high-profile mission to explore the solar system for clues on humanity’s origins. “Today I am proud to announce that our next New Frontiers mission, Dragonfly, will explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan,” NASA administrator Jim […]
A new NASA telescope, expected to be operational in the mid-2020’s, will offer a view 100X wider than the famous Hubble telescope. The WFIRST telescope is expected to find millions of galaxies with one image and discover new exoplanets, according to a video posted on the newspaper’s website Tuesday. NASA officials also anticipate the telescope will […]
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has survived humanity’s most distant exploration of another world. Just 10 houra after the middle-of-the-night encounter 4-B miles away, flight controllers in Laurel, Maryland, received word from the spacecraft late Tuesday morning. Cheers erupted at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, home to Mission Control. “We have a healthy spacecraft. We’ve […]
Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station Hurricane Florence is predicted to slam into the US East Coast as an “extremely dangerous major hurricane” overnight Thursday. The storm may stall over South Carolina and North Carolina, dump several feet of rain, and trigger widespread floods. A camera aboard the International Space Station recorded video of Hurricane Florence Wednesday morning, […]
NASA Will Launch Astronauts Into Space From US in 2019 The US space agency will launch astronauts into space next year from US soil following seven years of reliance on Russian transport, NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said in an interview published Monday. “Without question, by the middle of next year, we’ll be flying American astronauts on […]
NASA’s Astronauts Named for 1st Manned US Space Flight Since 2011 $BA Friday, NASA named 9 astronauts for its 1st manned space launches from US soil since the space shuttle program ended in Y 2011. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) announcement signals a milestone in the US space program championed by President Donald […]
NASA: The Earth Cooled by Half a Degree Celsius From 2016-2018 The average global temperature dropped by more than half a degree Celsius from February 2016 to February 2018, according to just published NASA data. According to the average temperature around the world fell 0.56 degrees Celsius during that time period, the biggest dip in temperatures […]
The Earth will experience a number of (relatively) close calls in one day, as NASA reports that an alarming total of five asteroids will hurtle towards – but happily not quite at – our planet. READ MORE: Cosmic fender-bender: NASA’s asteroid-hunting probe develops mysterious dent . The Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s […]
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Has 10X the Data on American’s than Facebook $AMZN, $FB, $ORCL, $GOOGL Amazon has 10X the data on American consumers and owns the Washington Post a left wing political newspaper, always critical of President Trump and his administration. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) disengaged with Washington’s biggest lobbying firm and brought on new advisers following […]
An asteroid bigger than the world’s tallest building is set to whizz past the Earth at a speed of 76,000 miles per hour (122,000kph) Sunday night. The space rock, known by the catchy name of ‘2002 AJ129,’ measures up to 0.75 miles (1.2kms) wide. That’s a sight bigger than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the […]
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid, larger than the world’s tallest building, is heading towards Earth at a speed of 76,000 miles per hour. Asteroid 2002 AJ129 will fly past Earth on February 4, coming within 2.6 million miles (4.2 million kilometers) of our planet, according to NASA. Although this is the equivalent of ten times the […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secret Satellite Failure Probed by Congress $BA, $NOC, $LMT SpaceX dealt blow as secret military satellite goes missing Lawmakers said they will receive classified briefings on a secret US government satellite that apparently crashed into the sea after it was launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (a private company). In a […]
A 2.7-Mile-Wide Asteroid to Pass by Earth on 1 September This coming Labor Day weekend is set to get off to a stellar start when a 2.7-mile-wide asteroid has a “relatively close encounter” with Earth Friday, 1 September, according to NASA officials. The asteroid, named Florence, will be the largest to pass this close to […]
Really Big News from NASA Tuesday’s news out of NASA is really big news NASA says it has found evidence of 10 new Earth-size planets that could have life The Kepler Space Telescope Team just announced the discovery of 219 potential planets. It is the most comprehensive catalog of exoplanets from the telescopes 1st 4 […]
New Results from NASAs Juno Mission Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate […]
Anti-aging: NAD+, a Metabolite, Headed for Human Trials Medical researchers have discovered a naturally occurring compound the human body produces that can speed DNA repair, combat disease, and may turn back the clock on aging. The compound called NAD+, which is present in all cells plays a Key role in regulating protein interactions that control […]
In a recent article in the Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, Transdyne Corporation geoscientist J. Marvin Herndon makes some startling claims that could require climate scientists to make radical revisions in their operating assumptions. In the paper published on April 21, 2017, Herndon asserts that “Geophysical evidence of variable earthquake activity and […]
NASA’s Pictures of Huge Asteroid Passing Earth NASA has released the following images of a large asteroid as it readies to pass by alarmingly close to Earth on 19 April. The administration has been monitoring the space rock, known as 2014 JO25, since it was discovered in May 2014 by astronomers at the Catalina Sky […]
Supermoon 70 Years in the Making The Supermoon, which will appear bigger and brighter than any in 70 years, gives competition to Taurid and Leonid meteor showers. November’s huger-and-brighter-than-usual Supermoon on Monday, 14 November is the star of the sky show in November, it will appear closer to the Earth than any Moon in nearly […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Fueling Policy Under Review NASA has announced that Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s fueling policy could cause future rockets to explode, after one blew up in September. The agency’s Space Station Advisory Committee has suggested that the company review its policies due to serious concerns about its safety standards, but SpaceX has rejected […]
Water Plumes on Jupiter Moon Europa Spotted by Hubble Telescope Possible water vapor plumes have been erupting on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, spraying water jets as high as 125 miles high, NASA announced Monday. The discovery was picked up by the Hubble Space Telescope, and could be exciting news for future missions, NASA said. “Europa’s […]
Aliens Are Real, These 9 Photos Prove It “Allegedly” a hacker busted into NASA’s mainframe and stole some sensitive photos! If you’re into conspiracy theories, congratulations, because you’ve hit the motherload. These are pictures totally, completely, 100% not fake at all. 1. This enormous skeleton could be one of 3 things: Bigfoot, a giant, or […]
SpaceX Rocket Explosion Destroys Facebook Satellite (NASDAQ:FB) $FB, $BA, $TSLA The Cape Canaveral explosion jostled buildings for miles and destroyed a $200-M satellite providing Internet to remote regions. A rocket designed by Los Angeles area firm, SpaceX, the Falcon 9, exploded on a Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday morning, shaking buildings for miles and destroying […]
This Year’s Wildfires From Space Fire seasons are an average 78 days longer than they were in Y 1970, and the number of acres scorched each year has doubled since 1980, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) If the start of this wildfire season is any indication, this alarming trend won’t be extinguished anytime […]
Cautiosystems, A Disruptive Environmental & Energy Saving Technology Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the US government’s “1st-ever” set of standards to reduce methane emissions. The new regulations were criticized by environmentalist critics as not far-reaching enough. The Obama Administration proposed new regulations in January 2016 to cut the amount of Methane, a powerful Greenhouse […]
Bushfires on the Rise in Australia, + 40% Since 2007 The number of bushfires in Australia is on the rise, +40% since Y 2007 local scientists have found. In a new research paper, published earlier this year in the journal Royal Society Open Science, scientists from CSIRO and University of Tasmania also say the increasing […]
