Recent Posts Tagged With 'space'

• Snowbound on the Dunes

  Posted on Thursday December 6th, 2007 at 22:39 in space, physics

  Icy Martian dunes contain mysterious dark streaks in this south polar image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)....

• High resolution picture of Mar’s “Home Plate”

  Posted on Thursday November 29th, 2007 at 21:23 in space, physics

  Wandering Spirit The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted fellow Martian explorer, the Mars Exploration Rover “Spirit,” inside the feature dubb...

• Radio Burst from Space Mystifies Astronomers

  Posted on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at 00:47 in space

  It was extremely brief but very strong, and appears to have come from about 3 billion light-years away—a light-year being the distance light travels in a year, or about 6 trillion miles. read more ¦ digg story...

• Endeavour’s Triumphant Return

  Posted on Tuesday August 21st, 2007 at 16:58 in space, physics

  US shuttle Endeavour returned safely to Earth Tuesday, despite damage to its underside, after a 13-day mission in which the first teacher in space gave lessons to children back home. “You have given a new meaning to higher education,&#...

• What NASA Can (and Can’t) Do to Take Care of the Gouge on the Shuttle’s Belly

  Posted on Tuesday August 14th, 2007 at 20:11 in space, physics

  The Space Shuttle Endeavour was damaged last week during liftoff when a piece of foam smacked the shuttle. Now NASA has a few choices and none of them are ideal. NASA has 3 options….. read more ¦ digg story ...

• Update on NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander—Part II

  Posted on Sunday July 29th, 2007 at 15:54 in space

  Advanced tools for the Mars Lander that are the most advanced technology ever sent to Mars include “a mast-mounted stereo camera in order to survey the landing site, a descent camera to see the site in broader context and two microscopes.”...