BERKELEY – Razor-sharp optics on ground-based telescopes now allows astronomers to peer at events occurring near the very edge of our galaxy’s central black hole, providing new clues about the […]
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NASA Exploring Potential of Small UAVs for Earth Studies
NASA is exploring the potential use of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAV) that look like large radio controlled airplanes to conduct scientific studies of the Earth. Long endurance UAVs have the […]
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Orbital receives major order from NASA for Pegasus and Taurus space launch vehicles
U.S. Space Agency Orders Two Pegasus and Two Taurus Rockets for Scientific Missions in 2006 and 2007 (Dulles, VA 30 October 2003) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today […]
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Rep. Udall: The Space Environment Center’s Work is Vital
Recent solar storms demonstrate Colorado facility’s critical expertise As the Sun bombarded Earth the last several days with high-energy particles released from gigantic solar flares, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
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Republic of Korea Hosts United Nations Workshop on Space Law
VIENNA, 31 October (UN Information Service) — A four-day workshop on space law: “United Nations treaties on outer space: actions at the national level”, will be held at the Korea […]
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Carnegie Mellon Celebrates West Coast Campus Expansion
Carnegie Mellon University is celebrating the expansion of its West Coast Campus at Moffett Field, Calif., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its new headquarters in Building 23 on […]
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NASA Announces Research Grants in Interdisciplinary Science
NASA has awarded approximately $47.4 million in grants to researchers from 23 states conducting interdisciplinary scientific investigations. The research is expected to expand understanding of a variety of aspects of […]
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ATK Awarded $13 Million Space Shuttle Booster Separation Motor Contract
ATK (Alliant Techsystems), has been awarded a $13 million contract that expands its presence on future Space Shuttle missions. Under the contract awarded by the United Space Alliance (USA), ATK […]
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Another giant solar explosion follows Tuesday’s enormous solar flare
Since Tuesday 28 October, explosive events originating from the Sun have been bathing the Earth and its surroundings in high energy radiation. Although 150 million kilometers away, the Sun is […]
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Space Station Incident Highlights Need For NASA Reorganization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) today told the House Science Committee that organizational changes at NASA proposed by the CAIB would have helped […]
