Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Blanco Telescope in Chile have used the distorting effects of a weak gravitational lens to discover and locate a dim cluster of at least […]
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First global atlas of artificial night sky brightness shows how humans are enveloping world in ‘luminous fog
About two thirds of the population of the world and 99% of people in the continental USA and western Europe never see a truly dark starry sky from where they […]
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NASA study to brave storms in quest for better prediction, understanding of hurricanes
As this year’s hurricane season rolls in, a team of researchers participating in a NASA study is waiting. Armed with airplanes, robotic aerial vehicles and a fleet of sophisticated instruments, […]
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NASA Marshall Center Associate Director Sid Saucier remembered for service to nation’s space program
Sidney P. Saucier III, associate director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., died Monday, Aug. 6. Saucier, who began his career at Marshall in 1962, was recognized […]
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NASA summer programs hope to create a needed generation of Aeronautical engineers, scientists
A program designed to excite students about the aeronautics industry, encourage higher education for math and science, and provide hands on experience with current NASA projects is in its 15th […]
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First Light: Astronomers Use Distant Quasar To Probe Cosmic ‘Dark Age,’ Universe Origins
Using light from the most distant object known, astronomers have found traces of the first generation of atoms in the universe, 14 billion light years from Earth. The observations are […]
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AIP FYI #98: Appropriations Report Language on NSF: Major Research Equipmentlated Activities
As noted in FYI #97, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have released their reports accompanying the FY 2002 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bills. Below is the full […]
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AIP FYI #93: Appropriators Complete Work on FY 2002 National Science Foundation Bill
The Senate VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee completed its work yesterday, and this afternoon took its FY 2002 bill before the full Senate Appropriations Committee. Some information on […]
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Stennis completes first hot-fire test of aerospike engine technology for Space Launch Initiative
Stennis Space Center, Miss., has successfully completed a critical initial test in a three-part series for a Space Launch Initiative (SLI) test program of the Electro-Mechanical Actuator (EMA) technology used […]
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ESA assessing the situation to bring the Artemis satellite back into the right orbit
Ground controllers are evaluating possibilities to recover the mission of the Artemis telecommunications satellite, one of two spacecraft launched by a European Ariane 5 vehicle on Thursday, 12 July 2001 […]
