• WISE finds the very first Earth Trojan asteroid

    Updated: 2011-07-27 18:17:47
    Subscribe Give a Gift Archives Customer Service SEARCH Health Medicine Mind Brain Technology Space Human Origins Living World Environment Physics Math Video Photos Podcast RSS Stunning portrait of galactic triplets New meteor shower points to a future close encounter WISE finds the very first Earth Trojan asteroid NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE has found the very first asteroid that more or less shares an orbit with Earth Called 2010 TK 7 this asteroid is about 300 meters roughly 1000 feet across , and is the first in an up-to-now theoretical class of objects called Earth . Trojans Here’s a WISE image of the little : bugger Doesn’t look like much , does it Of course , from 80 million km 50 million miles from Earth it’s amazing we can see it at all . Moreover , given its

  • Atlantis enters final orbit

    Updated: 2011-07-21 09:06:07
    Space shuttle Atlantis is beginning the final orbit of NASA’s 30-year space-shuttle program. Conditions remain favorable for the 5:56 a.m. landing.

  • Press Release: The End of the Space Shuttle Program

    Updated: 2011-07-21 08:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: The End of the Space Shuttle Program

  • Astronauts close bay doors; Atlantis set for 5:56 a.m. return

    Updated: 2011-07-21 07:34:17
    At 2:17 a.m. the astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis successfully closed its cargo bay doors then set the general operation computers to prepare for a 5:56:58 a.m. homecoming this morning. All is clear. The near-perfect weather offers only scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, visibility of seven miles and light winds. With Commander Chris Ferguson at the helm, [...]

  • Video of space shuttle Atlantis final landing

    Updated: 2011-07-21 01:06:33
    Here’s a clip of space shuttle Atlantis touching down to conclude STS-135 and end the space shuttle Program.

  • Comments on The Remarkable Spirit Rover

    Updated: 2011-07-20 21:24:17
    By John Callas Below are remarks made by Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager John Callas at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Spirit Celebration on July 19, 2011. Artist’s concept of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech “We are here today to celebrate this great triumph of exploration, the incredible mission of this Mars rover. As bittersweet [...]

  • Pluto has another moon!

    Updated: 2011-07-20 15:57:41
    Subscribe Give a Gift Archives Customer Service SEARCH Health Medicine Mind Brain Technology Space Human Origins Living World Environment Physics Math Video Photos Podcast RSS Nearby earth-like” planet : not so much Atlantis launch in 3D Pluto has another moon This is pretty nifty : astronomers have discovered a fourth moon orbiting Pluto The tiny chunk of ice was found in Hubble images taken just a few weeks ago , and was clearly seen among the three previously known : satellites It doesn’t have a name yet it’s designated S 2011 P1 or just P4 informally and it’s only about 13 34 km 8 to 21 miles across . The size is estimated by measuring its brightness and assuming it’s icy like Pluto itself a more reflective white or icy object would appear brighter than a darker object if they are the

  • Taken In by the Giant Asteroid Vesta

    Updated: 2011-07-18 21:21:48
    By Marc Rayman NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has just arrived at its first target, the giant asteroid Vesta. Each month, Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer, shares an update on the mission’s progress. This is the first image obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft after successfully entering orbit around Vesta. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA › See more images Dear Residawnts of Vesta, Dawn [...]

  • Dr. Tom Gehrels (1925-2011): Planetary Scientist and Astronomer

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:32:00
    : . This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . All opinions are those of the . author 12 July 2011 Dr . Tom Gehrels 1925-2011 Planetary Scientist and Astronomer From : mpml Richard A . Kowalski Catalina Sky Survey Lunar Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson , Arizona Folks it is with great sadness that I must report to you that Tom Gehrels passed away peacefully at his home this evening , July 11, 2011. More information will be released by the family in due . course Tom will be sorely . missed Sadly Mike Michael J . Drake OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Head and Director Department of Planetary Sciences Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Regents' Professor Director , Arizona Space

  • Slice of History: Low Speed Wind Tunnel

    Updated: 2011-07-11 18:32:42
    By Julie Cooper Each month in “Slice of History” we feature a historical photo from the JPL Archives. See more historical photos and explore the JPL Archives at https://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/. Low Speed Wind Tunnel — Photograph Number 383-6109Bc In December 1974, this photo was taken of the Low Speed Wind Tunnel. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory had 21-, 20-, and [...]

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