Jupiter Apparently Hit By Object, According to NASA
In this image released by NASA/JPL showing a large impact on Jupiter’s south polar region captured on Monday, July 20, 2009, by NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Astronomers say Jupiter has apparently been struck by an object, possibly a comet. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL)
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Early friction plagues talks between NASA, Obama team
By STEWART M. POWELL and MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
Dec. 11, 2008, 7:08PMWASHINGTON — Officials with NASA and President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team on Thursday tried to paper over tensions that have arisen as the agency defended a chronically underfunded blueprint for space exploration.The officials […]
NASA’s search for Mars life delayed
Will Dunham, Reuters
Published: Friday, December 05, 2008
N ASA said Thursday that it will postpone by two years the planned launch of a major mission to study whether Mars was ever capable of harbouring life, citing development and testing delays.
NASA administrator Michael Griffin said the Mars Science Laboratory mission must be […]
I hope they removed the door.
‘Gravity tractor’ could deflect asteroids* 22:55 28 July 2008
* NewScientist.com news service
* David L Chandler
A “gravity tractor” could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was more than one orbit away from the potential impact, according to a new study. If the space rock was found heading straight for Earth, a […]
Phoenix makes picture-perfect Mars landing
After touchdown, first images show unfurled solar panels, arctic horizon
MSNBC staff and news service reports
updated 1:20 a.m. ET, Mon., May. 26, 2008
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander survived a risky plunge through the Red Planet’s atmosphere and touched down in Mars’ northern polar region on Sunday, sending back pictures of […]
THROW THEM DOWN THAT HOLE!!
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An artist’s impression of the lowest-mass known black hole belonging to a binary system named XTE J1650-500. The black hole has about 3.8 times the mass of our sun, and is orbited by a companion star.
(NASA/Reuters)
Mini-black hole is smallest ever but still strong
Tue Apr 1, 3:44 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA […]
NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force Acting on Space Probes
By Charles Q. Choi
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 29 February 2008
11:17 am ET
Mysteriously, five spacecraft that flew past the Earth have each displayed unexpected anomalies in their motions.
These newfound enigmas join the so-called “Pioneer anomaly” as hints that unexplained forces may appear to act on spacecraft.
A decade ago, after […]