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22Aug/17

NASA reports massive asteroid to pass by Earth on September 1

August 22, 2017Uncategorized99942 Apophis, Asteroid, Asteroid-impact avoidance, Asteroids, Environment, Florence Nightingale, Moon, Outer space, Planetary science, Space, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

A 3 mile-wide asteroid will drift past Earth more than 18 moon-lengths away, making it the largest to do so since researchers began tracking such close encounters. Continue reading →

07Aug/15

Deep space satellite captures dark side of moon

August 7, 2015SpaceApollo program, Deep Space Climate Observatory, Environment, Exploration of the Moon, Moon, Moon landing conspiracy theories, NASA, NASA Deep Space, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Planetary science, Space, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Technology/Internet, The Blue Marble, Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landingssmbale

A NASA camera onboard its Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captures the rarely seen dark side of the moon.
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13Jul/15

NASA prepares for ‘New Horizons’ to pass by Pluto

July 13, 2015SpaceAlan Stern, Astronomy, Charon, Discovery and exploration of the Solar System, Dwarf planet, Environment, Glen Fountain, John Grunsfeld, Kuiper belt, LAUREL, Moons of Pluto, NASA's New Horizons, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neptune, New Horizons, Outer space, Planet, Planetary science, Planets beyond Neptune, Pluto, Solar System, Space, Stern, United Statessmbale

NASA says New Horizons spacecraft is on track to be the first probe to visit Pluto — as it is due to pass the planet in less than 24 hours.

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12Jul/15

Excitement grows as New Horizons spacecraft nears historic flyby of Pluto

July 12, 2015SpaceAlan Stern, Astronomy, Charon, Environment, Flyby, Kuiper belt, Minor planets, Moons of Pluto, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neptune, New Horizons, Outer space, Planet, Planetary science, Planets beyond Neptune, Plutinos, Pluto, Plutoids, Solar System, Space, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

Historic flyby of Pluto on track: scientists standby to be wowed by detailed images of the mysterious planet.

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11Jul/15

NASA holds daily briefing as New Horizons makes it’s final approach to Pluto

July 11, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Charon, Dwarf planet, Environment, Exploration of Pluto, John Spencer, Kuiper belt, LAUREL, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neptune, New Frontiers program, New Horizons, Planet, Planetary science, Planets beyond Neptune, Pluto, Solar System, Space, Space science, United Statessmbale

NASA officials say they see black and white images of Pluto’s geological patterns sent back to earth by New Horizons’ mission as it is set to be the first probe to visit the distant world.

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06Jul/15

Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes

July 6, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Black hole, energy, European Space Agency, Explorer program, Galaxies, Galaxy, Great Observatories program, Hubble Space Telescope, Llandudno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Nustar, Outer space, Space, Space observatories, Space telescopes, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Supermassive black hole, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, Wales, X-ray telescopessmbale

NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) recently caught a glimpse of five of these secluded beasts. While hidden from view from most other telescopes, NuSTAR can spot them by detecting the highest-energy X-rays, which can penetrate through the enshrouding gas and dust.
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26Apr/15

Hubble telescope turns 25

April 26, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Big Bang, Carpenter, Dark energy, Expansion of the universe, Galaxy, Greenbelt, Hubble Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble's law, James Webb Space Telescope, Kenneth Carpenter, Metric expansion of space, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Natural sciences, Physical cosmology, Physical sciences, Physics, Pillars of Creation, Space, Space observatories, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

Happy Birthday Hubble! NASA celebrates twenty five years of the Hubble Space telescope.
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19Mar/15

NASA confirms ocean on Jupiter moon, raising prospects for life

March 19, 2015SpaceAstronomical objects, Astronomy, Callisto, Enceladus, Environment, Europa, Exploration of Jupiter, Galilean moons, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter, Moons of Jupiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Outer planets, Outer space, Planemos, Planetary science, Planets of the Solar System, Saturn, Solar System, Space, Technology/Internetsmbale

NASA confirms that a moon orbiting Jupiter has an ocean beneath its icy surface.
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03Mar/15

NASA spacecraft to enter Ceres’ orbit later this week

March 3, 2015Space4 Vesta, Asteroid, Astronomy, Ceres, Cryovolcano, Dawn, Dwarf planet, Environment, Minor planets, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NEXT MEDIA, Planet, Planetary geology, Planetary science, Solar System, Space, Space science, Spaceflight, Technology/Internet, [email protected]smbale

(Next Media) – NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will reach dwarf planet Ceres on Friday, marking the end of its eight-year journey. The spacecraft’s mission is to study both Vesta, one of the largest asteroid in our solar system, and Ceres, an icy dwarf planet.
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26Feb/15

Scientists find giant black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns

February 26, 2015SpaceAbraham (Avi) Loeb, Astronomy, Avi Loeb, Black hole, China, Environment, Galaxies, National Geographic, Natural sciences, NEXT MEDIA, Outline of black holes, Physical sciences, Physics, Quasar, Radio astronomy, Space, Supermassive black hole, Supernova, Technology/Internet, Xue-Bing Wusmbale

(Next Media) – The discovery of a giant black hole which is growing faster than usual challenges our current theories of black hole expansion.
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