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| Astronomers Identify Two New Solar Systems |
(Thu, 26 Aug 2010)
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One of the new systems has two planets; the other has as many as seven. Though these planets aren't the type that can support life, scientists say detecting planets that can is looking very likely. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| Images Show A Shrinking Moon |
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010)
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Scientists say images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon for more than a year, show that the moon contracted about a billion years ago, relatively recently in geologic time. Space scientist Thomas Watters describes the lunar images. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| Astronauts To Conduct Third Spacewalk To Fix Pump |
(Sun, 15 Aug 2010)
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On Monday, two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will venture outside for a third spacewalk to fix a pump that failed a few weeks back. NPR's science correspondent Joe Palca talks to host Guy Raz about why the faulty coolant system is so hard to fix, and why this probably won't be the last time astronauts have to strap on their tool belts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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| SETI Throws A Party |
(Fri, 13 Aug 2010)
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute -- SETI -- turns 25 this year, and it's celebrating with "SETIcon." Participants, including SETI father Frank Drake and the director of the Center for SETI Research, Jill Tarter, discuss the conference and their work. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| Astronauts Pry Off Pump From Space Station |
(Wed, 11 Aug 2010)
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The broken coolant pump that has hampered operations at the International Space Station. An attempt to make the emergency repair over the weekend was thwarted by an ammonia leak. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| NASA Schedules Spacewalk To Fix Broken Pump |
(Tue, 10 Aug 2010)
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A crucial cooling pump has failed aboard the International Space Station, and astronauts are scheduled to perform a spacewalk Wednesday to replace it. The pump circulates ammonia that cools essential components on the orbiting outpost. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| 'Packing For Mars' And The Weightless Life |
(Mon, 02 Aug 2010)
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A manned mission to Mars would take a minimum of two years from lift off to homecoming, but the most difficult engineering problem isn't how we get there; it's what we do once we're on our way. Mary Roach, author of Packing For Mars, explains why we can't take beer into space and other challenges of space travel. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| DIY Satellites Let You Find Your Own Space |
(Sat, 24 Jul 2010)
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A California company is introducing shoebox-sized do-it-yourself satellite kits that will enable students and hobbyists to conduct their own space experiments. But at $8,000 a pop, who's buying? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| Biggest Star Still Managed To Hide Until Just Now |
(Sat, 24 Jul 2010)
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Earlier this week, scientists released their discovery of what is the most massive star ever recorded. R136a1 once weighed almost 320 times as much as our sun, and shines with nearly 10 million times the luminosity of it. Host Scott Simon talks with Michael Shara, curator of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, about the discovery. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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| One More Ride On The Space Shuttle (Simulator) |
(Sat, 24 Jul 2010)
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After 30 years, two tragedies, and 130 successful missions that seemed to make space flight almost routine, the shuttle program is coming to a close. What's next in human space flight for America is unclear. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| Mapping Oil From Space: A Tricky Task For NASA |
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010)
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Photographing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from space isn't as easy as you might think. Cloud cover, water smoothness and the reflection of sunlight off the water make gathering useful satellite photos a difficult task for NASA. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| NASA: The Nerdiest Paparazzi |
(Tue, 20 Jul 2010)
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NASA's WISE mission has just completed photographing the entire sky. And much like the paparazzi, it has brought failed stars to the foreground. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| NASA Waits For Spirit To Send Signal From Mars |
(Mon, 19 Jul 2010)
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The Mars rover Spirit has been in a deep sleep for the long, cold Martian winter, and scientists aren't sure what shape the seven-year-old mobile outpost will be in when it awakes. On the opposite side of the planet, Spirit's twin, Opportunity, continues trudging along its 12-mile trek. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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| What's Next For The Final Frontier? |
(Thu, 15 Jul 2010)
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Planetary scientists are whittling down a list of potential missions to other worlds. And just about everything under the sun is on the table. "The solar system is completely wide open," says one astronomer. "Almost anywhere we go, I'm sure we would learn a lot." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us |
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