By means of orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return missions, NASA’s revamped campaign to explore Mars, announced today, is poised to unravel the secrets of the Red Planet ‘s past […]
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, was that an elevator car? Industry leader Otis calls NASA elevator to orbit feasible
FARMINGTON, Conn., October 26, 2000 – Otis Elevator Co. said today that it has “the right stuff” to help NASA achieve its dream of building a space elevator. Otis is […]
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Analysis of Martian meteorite using unique magnetic microscope
Contact: David F. Salisbury david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu 615-343-6803 Vanderbilt University Designer/builder Franz Baudenbacher holding sample of Martian meteorite ALH84001 next to scanning stage of URSSM. Photo source: Neil Brake, Vanderbilt University. Full […]
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Astronomers conducting post-mortem on Comet LINEAR
Contact: Michael Purdy mcp@jhu.edu 410-516-7160 Johns Hopkins University New analysis of observations of Comet LINEAR, a comet whose breakup in late July and early August made headlines worldwide, has shown […]
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Astronomers Image Double Asteroid And A New Asteroid Moon
Technical Contact:Dr. William J. Merline, (303) 546-0487, merline@boulder.swri.edu Media Contact:Maria Martinez, (210) 522-3305, mmartinez@swri.org Boulder, Colorado — Large telescopes with deformable optics are allowing astronomers to study distant asteroids with […]
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Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io: Strange Shapes In A Sizzling World
The volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are like exotic dishes: they’re hot, spicy, and have unfamiliar ingredients, according to new data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Galileo’s near infrared […]
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Spooky New York – Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Imagery
Tombstones in a surreal graveyard? No, the ghostly white spikes are New York skyscrapers surrounding an unearthly looking Central Park. What looks like a scene from a futuristic horror movie […]
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Volcanic Moon Io Wears Sulfur-Rich ‘Snow’ in New NASA Images
New pictures of the most volcanically active world in our solar system show it also has surface activity that resembles the accumulation and disappearance of bright snow or ice. The images […]
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AIP FYI Number 129: VA/HUD FY 2001 Conference Report: NASA
“The Congress knows that it is performance that counts, and this budget is a tribute to NASA’s performance.” – NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin The House and Senate have reached agreement […]
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Envisat launch: Win a chance to send your drawing into space!
Abstract ESA is inviting young people to take part in a competition to draw a flag to represent the Earth. The overall winner will fly to Kourou, in French Guiana, […]
