Space

Voyager 1 Goes Dark: First Craft in Interstellar Space Loses Contact

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Space exploration occupies some of my thoughts of late. Wonder what’s become of Voyager 1? The first of its kind space probe launched in 1977 when I was right out of high school? Is it out there somewhere past Pluto, still transmitting? This is the…

America Plans Return to the Moon For the First Time in 50 Years

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — All things being stable, the United States of America will launch a rocket to the moon this Wednesday for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, 50 years ago. While many critics say the billions of dollars being spent on this Artemis moon mission that…

Artemis: We Are Going Back to the Moon, Onto Mars…

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NASA to Stream Artemis I Rollout, Briefings on Science, Tech Payloads – Staff Report – It’s true. No BS, according to NASA. We are going back to the Moon, and setting up a base to launch the trip to Mars. NASA will hold three media teleconferences the week of August 14 to preview the science…

NASA’s Webb Telescope Launches on Christmas Day

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Staff Report – GREENBELT, Md. — Early on Christmas morning, when many Americans were just waking up wondering if this would be the Christmas when Donald Trump would end up behind bars, the good scientists at NASA were busy at work as the new James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 a.m. EST on an…

U.S. Postal Service Issues Forever Sun Science Stamps

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Staff Report – GREENBELT, Md. — The U.S. Postal Service issued forever Sun Science stamps this week at a special dedication ceremony at the Greenbelt Main Post Office. They are now for sale at Post Offices nationwide. The Stamps highlight stunning images of the sun that celebrate the science behind the ongoing exploration of our…

New NASA Space Sensors to Address Key Earth Science Questions

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By Glynn Wilson – Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Does mineral dust warm or cool the atmosphere? These are actual questions just out from NASA about an ongoing research program. While the Trump administration has banished the use of the term climate change or global warming from the…

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Journey on Saturn

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn on Friday, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet. “This is the final chapter of an amazing mission, but it’s also a new beginning,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.…

Cassini Spacecraft Makes Final Approach to Saturn

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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15. Cassini is ending its 13-year tour of the Saturn system with an intentional plunge into the planet to ensure Saturn’s moons – in particular Enceladus, with…

NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for ‘Grand Finale’ at Saturn

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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable journey through space. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings as part of the mission’s grand finale. “No…

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Successfully Enters Jupiter Orbit

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By Glynn Wilson – Scientists have confirmed that Juno, a craft the size of a football field launched to explore some key secrets of space, successfully entered the volatile atmosphere in an orbit around Jupiter Monday night about the time most Fourth of July fireworks shows in the United States were climaxing. After a five-year…

NASA Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

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By Glynn Wilson – We are closer than ever to answering the question: Are we alone in the universe? If there are other planets out there that could support life like Earth, NASA’s Kepler space telescope may find them first. Due to the most recent analysis of data from Kepler, launched in March 2009 and…

NASA Satellite Camera Provides ‘EPIC’ View of Earth

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A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away. The color images of Earth from NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) are generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes…