NASA
has received more than 400 responses to its request for information
(RFI) on the agency's asteroid initiative, Deputy Administrator Lori
Garver announced Friday.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral
This
striking cosmic whirl is the center of galaxy NGC 524, as seen with the
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is located in the
constellation of Pisces, some 90 million light-years from Earth.
NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy.
Station Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover From Space
NASA
uses the International Space Station as a platform to study how
remotely-operated vehicles may one day help astronauts explore other
worlds.
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Meteorite artist meets the public
On Tuesday, 30 July, artist Katie Paterson will be featured at an 'Artist's Talk' at the Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate, UK, starting at 15:00 BST. She will present her meteorite art to the public and answer questions, together with Dr Alice Bunn from the UK Space Agency.Register to win free tickets.
Launch in images
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| The Ariane 5 launcher containing Europe's largest telecom satellite Alphasat was rolled out to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana at 11 am local time on 24 July, arriving 90 minutes later. |
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| On 25 July 2013, an Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana carrying Europe’s largest telecom satellite Alphasat. |
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| On 25 July 2013, an Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana carrying Europe’s largest telecom satellite Alphasat. |
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| On 25 July 2013, an Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana carrying Europe’s largest telecom satellite Alphasat. |
Alphasat launched on 25 July
Image of the week
NASA's WISE Finds Mysterious Centaurs May Be Comets
The
true identity of centaurs, the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun
between Jupiter and Neptune, is one of the enduring mysteries of
astrophysics. Are they asteroids or comets? A new study of observations
from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) finds most
centaurs are comets.
NASA Mission Discovers Particle Accelerator in Heart of Van Allen Radiation Belts
Using
data from a NASA satellite, scientists have discovered a massive
particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of
near-Earth space, a region of super-energetic, charged particles
surrounding the globe and known as the Van Allen radiation belts.
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