The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP), scheduled for launch June 30, will journey into deep space on a voyage to explore some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos. Scientists hope […]
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A NASA airborne observatory’s images of space will be sharper and more precise, thanks to a new mirror coating facility being installed at the agency’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, […]
Study Stirs Old Debate about Galaxies
Using a technique that peeks over obscuring rings of dust and gas and into the hearts of distant galaxies, a researcher has found evidence suggesting that as many as half […]
Climate change affecting even remote arctic environment, study says
The remoteness of one of the world’s largest ecosystems has not made it immune from global environmental problems, according to a major new report on the state of Arctic biodiversity, […]
Atlas V booster arrives at Cape
By Ken Warren, 45th Space Wing Public Affairs CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. — The upcoming Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) era at Cape Canaveral AFS got another step […]
Genesis media opportunity to be held at KSC June 13
NASA’s Genesis spacecraft, planned for launch next month, will be featured in a news media opportunity on Wednesday, June 13, at 9:30 a.m. Genesis will capture a piece of the […]
JPL Licenses Technology to Map Earth
A new radar mapping technology designed to generate high- resolution, three-dimensional maps of Earth beneath foliage and other vegetation has been licensed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., […]
Tenth Anniversary of the Eruption Felt Around the World
The explosion of the Mt. Pinatubo volcano on June 15, 1991, was the largest volcanic eruption the world had seen in nearly a century. In addition to the widespread destruction […]
The ‘ins and outs’ of Cluster’s celestial dance
Some 100 scientists and engineers gathered last week at the European Space Technology Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands for the 36th Cluster Science Working Team (SWT) meeting. They were […]
What’s Behind June Gloom in Los Angeles?
The elusive swirl of breezes called the Catalina Eddy, responsible for helping cool the Los Angeles basin, is captured in a new animation of sea-surface winds measured by the SeaWinds […]