Carnival of Space #226
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our very own Ray Sanders at his very own website, Dear Astronomer.…
Coming Attraction: Geminid Meteor Shower 2011
[/caption] It's the finale of this year’s meteor showers: The Geminids will start appearing on Dec. 7 and should reach…
- Asteroids
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Meteorites
- Missions
- NASA
- Science
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
Rainbow of Colors Reveal Asteroid Vesta as More Like a Planet
[/caption] The giant Asteroid Vesta is among the most colorful bodies in our entire solar system and it appears to…
Armadillo Aerospace Successfully Lauches a Sounding Rocket from Spaceport America
Over the weekend Armadillo Aerospace successfully launched an advanced sounding rocket from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The launch took…
Carbon “Super Earths” – Diamond Planets
[/caption]During a laboratory experiment at Ohio State University, researchers were simulating the pressures and conditions necessary to form diamonds in…
- Breaking News
- History
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Jupiter
- Kennedy Space Center
- Missions
- NASA
- Neptune
- Saturn
- Science
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- sun
- Technology
- Voyager
Voyager 1 Spacecraft Enters New Region of Solar System
[/caption] Voyager 1 is in uncharted territory. The long-lived spacecraft has entered a new region of space that lies between…
The Space Program Is Over? Nobody Told Us!
With the space shuttle program ending, erroneous reports of NASA's space program being "over" have surfaced on various websites and…
SETI to Resume Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Will Target Kepler Data
After being shut down for over six months due to financial problems, The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is once again…
Incredible Spinning Star Rotates At A Million Miles Per Hour!
[/caption] Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a star named VFTS 102 is spinning its heart out... Literally. Rotating at…
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- Charles Bolden
- Flight
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- Kennedy Space Center
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- Space Exploration
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- Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
Commander of Final Shuttle Mission to Leave NASA
[/caption] On Dec. 9, 2011, NASA will witness the departure of the astronaut who served as commander for the final…