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NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill To Improve Astronaut Health In Space
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2008NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astronauts prepare for long-duration missions to the moon and beyond. A team of engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland built the Standalone Zero Gravity Locomotion Simulator to imitate conditions astronauts experience while exercising in space. Exercise in microgravity helps lessen the ... more NASA Scientists Get First Images Of Earth Flyby Asteroid 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2008Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have obtained the first images of asteroid 2007 TU24 using high-resolution radar data. The data indicate the asteroid is somewhat asymmetrical in shape, with a diameter roughly 250 meters (800 feet) in size. Asteroid 2007 TU24 will pass within 1.4 lunar distances, or 538,000 kilometers (334,000 miles), of Earth on Jan. 29 at 12 ... more The Storms May Tell Why Gas Giant Planets Are So Windy 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 29, 2008A University of Arizona scientist, observing Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope last May, took some of the best images of two unusual giant storms that erupted from the planet last spring. Erich Karkoschka of the UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory is co-author on a scientific paper being published about Jupiter's giant storms in the Jan. 24 issue of the journal Nature. When the Pluto ... more Scientists Get First Images Of Earth Flyby Asteroid 2007 TU24 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2008Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have obtained the first images of asteroid 2007 TU24 using high-resolution radar data. The data indicate the asteroid is somewhat asymmetrical in shape, with a diameter roughly 250 meters (800 feet) in size. Asteroid 2007 TU24 will pass within 1.4 lunar distances, or 538,000 kilometers (334,000 miles), of Earth on Jan. 29 at 1 ... more Volcanic deposits may aid lunar outposts 
Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2007 A U.S. study of radar images of the moon suggests deposits from early lunar volcanoes might be useful to astronauts at lunar stations. Bruce Campbell and associates at the National Air and Space Museum said ancient volcanic eruptions on the Moon produced deposits of fine-grained, often glass-rich, pyroclastic material. In some places, such as at the Aristarchus Plateau, the deposits can ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Jan 18, 2008In the midst of the buzz about Chandrayaan, the moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a satellite to study the sun. 'Aditya' should be up in space by 2012 to study the dynamic solar corona, the outermost region of the sun. This fiery region has temperatures of over one million degrees, with raging solar winds that reach a velocity of up to 1000 km a se ... more With Moon Dirt In Demand, Geoscientist's Business Is Booming 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 17, 2008After 43 years, Dr. James L. Carter has retired from teaching and research at the University of Texas at Dallas, but he is not giving up his other job: making fake moon dirt. The geoscientist has parlayed his arcane specialty as an expert on lunar soil into a full-time business, ETSimulants. The company makes and ships tons of lunar regolith stimulant, or fake moon dirt, to the National Aeronau ... more NASA Announces Study Human Lunar Lander Design As Students Line Up For Moonbuggy Races 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2006NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon. The Altair spacecraft will deliver four astronauts to the lunar surface late in the next decade. NASA plans to establish an outpost on the moon through a sustainable and affordable series of lunar missions beginning no later than 2020. " ... more NASA Quest To Find Water On The Moon Moves Closer To Launch 
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2008Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite. The science instruments for the satellite, which is known as LCROSS, departed NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field Calif., for the Northrop Grumman Corporation's facility in Redondo Beach, C ... more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Jan 03, 2008In the year gone by, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved self-reliance in launch vehicle technology with the successful ground testing of the Cryogenic Upper Stage, a key component in putting heavier payloads in orbit. Capping a string of successes in 2007 in space research, India is poised to take a giant leap forward in the new year with the launch of its maiden moon mission Ch ... more Lockheed Martin Spacecraft To Be Flown For NASA's Grail Lunar Mission 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 02, 2008The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) newest mission will analyze the internal structure and gravitational forces of the Earth's moon. The Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission is the latest mission under NASA's Discovery Program. Lockheed Martin will design, build and operate the GRAIL spacecraft. The $375-million GRAIL mission is led by principa ... more Unveiling The Mountains Of Titan 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 02, 2008By analyzing images from NASA's Cassini Radar instrument, a Brigham Young University professor helped discover and analyze mountains on Saturn's largest moon, additional evidence that it has some of the most earthlike processes of any celestial body in the solar system. Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh is lead author of the discovery paper in the December issue of the astronomy journal I ... more Major lunar probe begins full operation: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 26, 2007Japan's first lunar probe, the world's most extensive mission to the moon in decades, has gone into full operation on schedule, the space agency announced Wednesday. The Kaguya orbiter completed a two-month initial phase to inspect the functioning of all the equipment before starting its main mission on Friday last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. "Normal operati ... more
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