NASA's Kepler Spacecraft pauses science observations to download science data
Jul 07, 2018, at 07:24 am
Washington, July 7 (IBNS): Earlier this week, NASA’s Kepler team received an indication that the spacecraft fuel tank is running very low.
NASA's NuSTAR Mission proves superstar Eta Carinae shoots cosmic rays
Jul 04, 2018, at 08:21 am
Washington, July 4 (IBNS): A new study using data from NASA’s NuSTAR space telescope suggests that Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, is accelerating particles to high energies — some of which may reach Earth as cosmic rays.
NASA tests solar sail for CubeSat that will study near-Earth asteroids
Jun 30, 2018, at 03:38 pm
New York, June 30 (IBNS): NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a successful deployment test June 28 of the solar sail that will launch on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1).
NASA uses Earth as Laboratory to study distant worlds
Jun 30, 2018, at 03:34 pm
New York, June 30 (IBNS): The study of exoplanets -- planets that lie outside our solar system -- could help scientists answer big questions about our place in the universe, and whether life exists beyond Earth.
Jun 19, 2018, at 08:39 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): After “relentless” progress in space technology, the focus for the international community must now shift to ensuring that the benefits of space science are available to everyone, everywhere, a senior United Nations official told a major conference on Monday.
Ramp-up in Antarctic ice loss speeds sea level rise: NASA
Jun 15, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Washington, June 15 (IBNS): Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency).
NASA encounters perfect storm for science
Jun 15, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Washington, June 15 (IBNS): One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half.
NASA flies large unmanned Aircraft in public airspace without chase plane for first time
Jun 13, 2018, at 04:45 pm
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. This historic flight moves the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in the airspace used by commercial and private pilots.
Icy dunes on Pluto reveal a diverse and dynamic dwarf planet
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:43 am
Washington, June 9 (IBNS): Newly discovered dunes on Pluto tell us the dwarf planet’s geology and atmosphere is far more dynamic than previously expected, with the winds of its thin and multi-layer atmosphere helping shape the landscape.
NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
Jun 08, 2018, at 09:59 am
Washington, June 8 (IBNS): NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.
NASA’s new planet hunter snaps initial test image, swings by Moon toward final orbit
May 19, 2018, at 01:24 pm
Washington, May 19 (IBNS): NASA’s next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to searching for new worlds after successfully completing a lunar flyby on May 17.
Mars helicopter to fly on NASA’s next red planet rover mission
May 12, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Washington, May 12 (IBNS): NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars.
NASA’s NICER mission finds an X-ray Pulsar in a record-fast orbit
May 11, 2018, at 02:52 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): Scientists analyzing the first data from the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission have found two stars that revolve around each other every 38 minutes — about the time it takes to stream a TV drama.
NASA Satellite images show fissures from Hawaii Volcano
May 09, 2018, at 03:08 pm
Washington, May 9 (IBNS): The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano.
‘Marsquakes’ could shake up planetary science
May 05, 2018, at 01:47 pm
Washington,May 5 (IBNS): Starting next year, scientists will get their first look deep below the surface of Mars.
NASA expands plans for Moon exploration
May 04, 2018, at 11:40 pm
Washington, May 4 (IBNS): NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners as part of an overall agency Exploration Campaign in support of Space Policy Directive 1.
NASA’s first mission to study the interior of Mars awaits May 5 launch
May 04, 2018, at 01:45 pm
Washington, May 4 (IBNS): All systems are go for NASA’s next launch to the Red Planet.
NASA sets sights on May 5 launch of InSight Mars Mission
Apr 29, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Washington, Apr 29 (IBNS): NASA’s next mission to Mars, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars.
Birmingham scientists to observe brightest stars in sky, NASA to launch new observatory into space
Apr 16, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Washington, Apr 16 (IBNS): NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Monday.
NASA’s Juno Mission provides infrared tour of Jupiter’s north pole
Apr 12, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Washington, Apr 12 (IBNS): Scientists working on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet’s polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, powering the magnetic field for any planet beyond Earth. Those are among the items unveiled during the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, April 11.
Tiny sea creatures hold secrets to Earth’s climate: NASA
Apr 11, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Washington, Apr 11 (IBNS): Each new season brings change. Seasonal change on land is something that we’re familiar with and adjust to regularly.
NASA scientist collects bits of the solar system from an Antarctic Glacier
Apr 09, 2018, at 11:01 pm
Washington, Apr 9 (IBNS): On rare calm days, the most striking thing you notice at an altitude of more than 8,000 feet on an Antarctic glacier is the silence.
Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seen
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): More than halfway across the universe, an enormous blue star nicknamed Icarus is the farthest individual star ever seen. Normally, it would be much too faint to view, even with the world’s largest telescopes. But through a quirk of nature that tremendously amplifies the star’s feeble glow, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were able to pinpoint this faraway star and set a new distance record.
NASA prepares to launch next mission to search sky for new worlds
Mar 29, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS): NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its Apr 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life.
Hubble solves cosmic 'Whodunit' with Interstellar Forensics
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding—and only NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope can see who’s winning.
Jupiter's great red spot getting taller as it shrinks, NASA team finds
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:43 pm
Washington, Mar 14 (IBNS): Though once big enough to swallow three Earths with room to spare, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been shrinking for a century and a half. Nobody is sure how long the storm will continue to contract or whether it will disappear altogether.
3 NASA satellites recreate solar eruption in 3-D
Mar 11, 2018, at 12:06 am
Washington, Mar 10 (IBNS): The more solar observatories, the merrier: Scientists have developed new models to see how shocks associated with coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, propagate from the Sun — an effort made possible only by combining data from three NASA satellites to produce a much more robust mapping of a CME than any one could do alone.
NASA outlines new lunar science, human exploration missions
Mar 10, 2018, at 01:09 am
Washington, Mar 9 (IBNS): NASA is focused on an ambitious plan to advance the nation’s space program by increasing science activities near and on the Moon and ultimately returning humans to the surface.
Hubble finds huge system of dusty material enveloping young star HR 4796A
Mar 08, 2018, at 01:59 pm
Washington, Mar 8 (IBNS): Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a vast, complex dust structure, about 150 billion miles across, enveloping the young star HR 4796A. A bright, narrow, inner ring of dust is already known to encircle the star and may have been corralled by the gravitational pull of an unseen giant planet.
Hubble finds huge system of dusty material enveloping young star HR 4796A
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:52 pm
Washington, Mar 7 (IBNS): Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a vast, complex dust structure, about 150 billion miles across, enveloping the young star HR 4796A. A bright, narrow, inner ring of dust is already known to encircle the star and may have been corralled by the gravitational pull of an unseen giant planet.