Astronomy
A team of researchers analyzing high-resolution images obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) show small, narrow trenches typically much longer than they are wide.
11:08 Feb 21, 2012
The HOSC services contract has a potential period of performance of five years and is a small business set-aside. The contract begins April 1, 2012, with an 18-month base period, followed by three one-year options and one six-month option that may b
17:01 Feb 16, 2012
NASA Associate Administrator for Education and two-time space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin also participated in some of the flights and shared first-hand with the participants his experiences in astronaut training.
08:31 Feb 16, 2012
The selected spacecraft are eligible for flight after final negotiations and an opportunity for flight becomes available.
13:07 Feb 15, 2012
The budget supports NASA's continued work to develop the Space Launch System, a new heavy-lift rocket to carry astronauts to destinations such as an asteroid and Mars, and the Orion crew capsule in which they will travel.
06:35 Feb 14, 2012
NASA's Game Changing Opportunities research announcement seeks proposals for payloads, vehicle enhancements and onboard facilities for payload integration that will help the agency advance technology development in the areas of exploration, space o
17:31 Feb 11, 2012
Hydrazine is an efficient and ubiquitous propellant that can be stored for long periods of time, but is also highly corrosive and toxic.
07:30 Feb 11, 2012
Both spacewalkers will wear Russian Orlan suits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. They will emerge from the Pirs airlock at about 8:15 a.m.
18:31 Feb 10, 2012
Joining Bolden at the event were NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin and Associate Administrator for Science John Grunsfeld. Melvin and Grunsfeld are veteran space shuttle astronauts.
16:20 Feb 8, 2012
To provide industry a better understanding of this initiative so that they may provide more comprehensive proposals, NASA plans a pre-proposal conference on Feb. 14, at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Proposals are due March 23.
12:51 Feb 8, 2012
NASA spinoffs have proven benefits in health and medicine, transportation, public safety, consumer goods, energy and the environment, information technology, and industrial productivity,
19:58 Feb 7, 2012
APS, the professional society for physicists, plans to ignite interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by sharing the 'Science off the Sphere' videos on its outreach website, Physics Central.
06:46 Feb 7, 2012
The Astronaut Selection Office staff will review the applications to identify those meeting the minimum requirements. Next, an expanded team, comprised mostly of active astronauts,
09:26 Feb 4, 2012
NASA's Edison Small Satellite Demonstration Program has released a broad agency announcement seeking low-cost, flight demonstration proposals for small satellite technology.
18:05 Feb 3, 2012
Colbert specifically mentions the agency's work aboard the space station to develop new vaccines to fight infectious and deadly diseases, such as salmonella and pneumonia. As resistance toward current antibiotics becomes more common, there is an in
11:49 Feb 3, 2012
One year ago, NASA provided 14 draft space technology area roadmaps to the NRC and asked the council to examine and prioritize technologies for the agency. The technologies were prioritized in each of the 14 areas and then across all categories.
06:44 Feb 3, 2012
GRAIL consists of two identical spacecraft, recently named Ebb and Flow, each of which is equipped with a MoonKam. The images were taken as part of a test of Ebb's MoonKam on Jan. 19. The GRAIL project plans to test the MoonKAM aboard Flow at a lat
13:28 Feb 2, 2012
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has captured the best and most complete glimpse yet of what lies beyond the solar system.
18:22 Feb 1, 2012
Free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets can be picked up from the Stamp Union ticket office daily between noon and 10 p.m., starting Monday, Feb. 6. Reporters interested in covering the event should contact Missy
18:12 Feb 1, 2012
Lucid, who holds a doctorate in biochemistry, was selected by NASA in 1978. She joined five other women as the agency's first female astronauts. Her first three shuttle missions deployed satellites. STS-51G in 1985 deployed and retrieved the SPARTA
14:10 Feb 1, 2012
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