LIVERMORE, Calif. — An astronomer from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, have discovered that a neighboring galaxy — the Large Magellanic Cloud […]
Posted inPress Release
MIT researchers reassess asteroid hazards
MONTEREY, Calif.-Of the approximately 1,000 near-Earth asteroids larger than 1 kilometer in diameter, one strikes the Earth on average once every 600,000 years, MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher J. Scott Stuart […]
Posted inPress Release
Opening up the dark side of the universe
Physicists in the UK are ready to start construction of a major part of an advanced new experiment, designed to search for elusive gravitational waves. They are already part of […]
Posted inPress Release
Boeing Names Elbon VP International Space Station
Twenty-one year Boeing [NYSE: BA] veteran John Elbon has been named vice president and program manager for the International Space Station (ISS), NASA Systems, for Boeing. Elbon will lead Boeing’s […]
Posted inPress Release
Cosmic X-ray Flashes Reveal Their Distance
Astronomers using X-ray, radio, and optical telescopes have announced a big leap in solving the origin of mysterious objects known as X-ray flashes (XRFs) by finding that they originate from […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA Satellites Sample Hurricane “Ingredients” To Help Forecasters
The Atlantic Ocean becomes a meteorological mixing bowl from June 1 to November 30, replete with all needed ingredients for a hurricane recipe. NASA turns to its cadre of satellites […]
Posted inPress Release
Rep. Lampson Re-Introduces Bill to Restore Vision for NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program
“America’s human space flight program is adrift” WASHINGTON,DC- After today’s House Science Committee hearing on returning the Space Shuttle to flight, U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson re-introduced his Space Exploration Act. […]
Posted inPress Release
Rep. Gingrey: NASA must keep Murphy’s Law in mind
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) expressed his disappointment that NASA officials ignored a fundamental rule: Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. “NASA in its history has been trying […]
Posted inPress Release
Sunlight makes asteroids spin in strange ways
A new study by researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Charles University (Prague) has found that sunlight can have surprisingly important effects on the spins of small asteroids. The […]
Posted inPress Release
Research Subcommittee Chairman Nick Smith’s Statement on NASA’s Response to the Columbia Report
I’d like to thank Chairman Boehlert and Ranking Member Hall for holding this hearing today to discuss NASA’s reaction to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report. In the wake […]
