All posts tagged "Nasa"
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70PhysicsIt’s Official: NASA Is Opening The International Space Station to Tourists
NASA just announced that it will officially allow regular citizens – not just certified astronauts – on board the International Space Station, as well...
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166ResearchNASA Is About to Announce a Massively Exciting Mars Discovery
At 2 pm EDT (6 pm UTC) this Thursday, NASA will have a big Mars announcement to make. As with most announcements of...
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212ResearchNASA PUT DANGEROUS BACTERIA ON A SATELLITE TO FIND TREATMENTS FOR FUTURE SPACE TRAVELERS
Traveling in space makes our immune systems weaker—and as if that weren’t bad enough already, it might also make bacteria better able...
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163PhysicsScientists detect gravitational waves from a new kind of nova, sparking a new era in astronomy
Some 130 million years ago, in a galaxy far away, the smoldering cores of two collapsed stars smashed into each other. The...
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205UncategorizedRussia, US shoot for the moon with joint lunar station project
Russia and the United States agreed Wednesday to cooperate on a NASA-led project to build the first lunar space station, part of...
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211ResearchSpaceX delivers for Intelsat on heavyweight Falcon 9 mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rumbled into the sky Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, flexing the rocket’s muscles and...
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256ResearchScientists make giant leap in age-old pursuit of longer, healthier life
Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the...
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277PhysicsThe Newly Discovered TRAPPIST-1 Star System Was Hiding In Elite: Dangerous All Along
NASA had some big news this past week. No, it wasn’t aliens. It was the next best thing: the discovery of seven...
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265PhysicsNASA Has A Whole Lot Of Science Planned For 2017
NASA has a whole lot of research planned for 2017, including continued work to transport humans to Mars and efforts to track...
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440PhysicsNASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
LAST WEEK, NASA announced its scientists had found “surprising activity” on Jupiter’s moon Europa. And, just like you’d expect, the space-dork corner...