- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
NASA Decommissions the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
The mission orbited our planet for more than 16 years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 22nd, 2011
James Webb's Mirrors Complete Cryogenic Testing
The new NASA telescope is meant to replace the Hubble
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Harpooning Comets Will Enable Advanced Exploration Techniques
NASA is developing new technologies for studying comets
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2011
How Global Warming Influences Plant Distribution and Density
New decades-long study focuses on northern Quebec, Canada
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2011
Earth's Schumann Resonance Detected from Space
Planetary scientists are surprised to notice the phenomenon from orbit
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 23rd, 2011
Infrared Instrument on NPP Satellite Comes Online
The newly-launched spacecraft is slowly being fully activated
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2011
Steel Assembly for JWST Installed in NASA Clean Room
Experts are now ready to move ahead with building the spacecraft
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 10th, 2011
Pine Island Expedition Will Be Led by GSFC Expert
NASA represents a major component of the international group
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 10th, 2011
NASA Proposes Mission to Study Neutron Stars
These objects are called cosmic zombies for good reason
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 9th, 2011
NASA Creates Extremely Black Material
The stuff may open the way to new technologies for space exploration
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 2nd, 2011
Landsat's New TIRS Instrument Finishes Thermal Testing
Several other rounds of testing are now scheduled for the tool
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
Antarctic Ozone Layer Hole Reaches Annual Peak
The damage done to this layer is still pretty much obvious
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 20th, 2011
Core Satellite Undergoes Centrifuge Testing
The maneuvers are carried out in Greenbelt, Maryland
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 19th, 2011
Exoplanets Can Form Spiral in Stellar Protoplanetary Disks
The presence of forming planets can be detected in this manner
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 18th, 2011
NASA to Send 'Firestation' in the Upper Atmosphere
The instrument will help researchers understand lightning in more detail
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 17th, 2011
HiRISE Pierces Secret of Martian Dust Devils
The instrument clocks the speeds of winds within the formations
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 12th, 2011
NASA Launches NetworKing Video Game
The new educational program is highly interactive