(Phys.org) —The floor of a NASA hangar and an adjacent laboratory in Southern California’s high desert have been in constant motion this month as scientists prepare their instruments for installation on two of the agency’s specialized science aircraft that will begin a major NASA airborne science campaign in early August. …read more
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We’re in the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season, and with a single storm cycle our world can get turned upside down. A new map released by Climate Central, an independent organization of scientists and journalists, shows that over 3,000 coastal cities and towns are threatened by rising sea levels. Climate change deniers can say what they will, but the facts are that sea levels have already risen 6.7 inches in the last century, according to NASA. …read more
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After 2 1/2 months in Space, astronauts’ calluses start peeling off. NASA astronauts Mike Massimino and Don Pettit explain why and how in this episode of the ISS Science Garage. …read more
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Traveling to remote locations sometimes involves navigating through stop-and-go traffic, traversing long stretches of highway and maneuvering sharp turns and steep hills. The same can be said for guiding spacecraft to far-flung destinations in space. It isn’t always a straight shot. …read more
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No sooner had Tropical Storm Flossie dissipated then another tropical cyclone called Tropical Depression 7E formed yesterday, July 30, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA’s TRMM satellite saw “hot towers” in the storm’s center early on July 31, that indicated it would likely strengthen, and it became Tropical Storm Gil hours later. …read more
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Data management is inherently tricky, but when it involves robots in space-communicating via a low-bandwidth intermittent link#8212;it’s trickier. NASA is leveraging Data Distribution Service for Real-Time Systems to help it solve that problem as part of its Human Exploration Telerobotics project. …read more
By ScottCWaring
Of the 10 cases, one of them is an intriguing UFO video case that took place in Ball Ground, Georgia, a town about 50 miles north of Atlanta. The witness says “We saw a black, bird like shaped object that made no noise along with blinking lights in the sky.”
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Tropical Depression 7E formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean during the morning of July 30, and a NASA satellite was overhead to get an infrared baby picture. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the depression and saw strong, but fragmented thunderstorms around the center. …read more
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The U.S. space agency is in need of more women among its ranks, NASA’s second-in-command said last week during a panel on women in space. …read more
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Tropical Storm Flossie weakened as it interacted with the Hawaiian Islands and became a depression. NASA’s TRMM satellite saw mostly light rain and one isolated area of heavy rainfall within the storm after it weakened. All watches and warnings were dropped for the Hawaiian Islands on July 30. …read more
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Does life exist elsewhere or is our planet unique, making us truly alone in the universe? Much of the work carried out by NASA, together with other research agencies around the world, is aimed at trying to come to grips with this great and ancient question. …read more
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Fifty-five years ago today, a space agency was born. NASA launched into existence on July 29, 1958, when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (Pub.L. 85-568) into law. It opened for business on Oct. 1. …read more
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shows where water leaked, soaking spacewalker Luca Parmitano’s head, during his July 16th, 2013 EVA. The event frightened the astronauts and mission controllers. NASA is still investigating the exact cause. …read more
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(Phys.org) —The Office of the Inspector General, led by Paul Martin, has published the results of an audit of NASA’s cloud computing efforts and has found many such efforts lack proper security. The report also notes that many cloud efforts run by the agency were operating without the knowledge of its own Office of the Chief Information Officer. …read more
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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano guided a NASA rover through a series of trials last week, operating the Earthbound robot as he orbited several hundred miles above our planet’s surface. …read more
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NASA and NOAA satellites continue to keep a close eye on the remnants of Tropical Storm Dorian as they make their way through the eastern Caribbean Sea. …read more
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NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm Flossie as it neared Hawaii. …read more
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Accomplished planetary geologist Ellen Stofan has been appointed NASA’s chief scientist, the space agency announced today. Stofan — an expert on the terrain of Venus, Mars, Saturn’s moon Titan, and Earth — will assume her new post on Aug. 25. …read more
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Technological innovation isn’t necessarily one size fits all for NASA. The space agency and private industry are working to help spacecraft go farther and more efficiently into space than ever before, but different missions have different needs. …read more
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