Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. A new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress finds that there is a solid foundation for a rejuvenated and realistic space exploration program as NASA transitions to new leadership under the Trump administration. Under the leadership of former administrator Charles Bolden, NASA has[Read More…]
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Remembering Gene Cernan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017. Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died Monday, Jan. 16, surrounded by his family. Cernan, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon. He also holds[Read More…]
Research Reinforces Role of Supernovae in Clocking the Universe
New research confirms the role Type Ia supernovae, like G299 pictured above, play in measuring universe expansion. Courtesy of: NASA CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017 By: Greg Borzo How much light does a supernova shed on the history of universe? New research by cosmologists at the University of Chicago and Wayne State[Read More…]
Former Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn Dies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20,[Read More…]
Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what’s in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have determined. Scientists examined part of Mars’ Utopia Planitia region, in the mid-northern latitudes, with the orbiter’s[Read More…]
Science From the Sky: NASA Renews Search for Antarctic Meteorites
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. Three federal entities, including NASA, are reaffirming their commitment to search for Antarctic meteorites, to help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earth’s neighbors like the moon and Mars. Members of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)[Read More…]
Supermoon and Expedition 50 Soyuz
KAZAKHSTAN–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The moon, or supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, Monday, November 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to[Read More…]
Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite
The dark, golf-ball-size object in this composite, colorized view from the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is a nickel-iron meteorite, as confirmed by analysis using laser pulses from ChemCam on Oct. 30, 2016. Credits: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/LPGNantes/CNRS/IAS/MSSS CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016.Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s[Read More…]
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins after Soyuz landing. Credits: NASA TV Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.Rubins and her crewmates Anatoly[Read More…]
Study: Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Could be Habitable
This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and[Read More…]
