Monday, February 18, 2013
The agency is reported to be investing $5 million in a project.
A Hawaii news outlet reports NASA has invested in a project that would provide early detection of asteroids and meteors entering Earth's atmosphere. ATLAS — or Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — recently received $5 million in funding from the agency, Khon 2 reports. The system will be able to detect when and where a space rock will hit. News of the project comes after a meteor disintegrated Feb. 15 over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, injuring more than 980 people. The meteor had no connection, NASA said, to an asteroid that camee within 17,200 miles of Earth the same day. You might also be interested in reading: Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission launch is set for 1:02 p.m. EST on Monday, if weather conditions are favorable.
Given favorable weather conditions in California, where the launch is set to take place, NASA will continue its Landsat Data Continuity Mission, a 40-year, ongoing effort to observe the surface of the earth. Liftoff is set for 1:02 p.m. EST/10:02 PST on Monday, Feb. 11, and there will be a 48-minute launch window, according to a post on redOrbit.com. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is a joint mission with the U.S. Geological Survey. The satellite will be situated in a polar orbit, circling the Earth about 14 times daily from an altitude of 438 miles, helping to provide a complete picture of the planet’s surface every 16 days. SPACE.com reports the Landsat satellites have enabled better understandings of deforestation, glacial retreat…
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Beginning at 11 p.m. meteor experts from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be available to answer questions via a late-night Web chat.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Geminid meteor shower, the final major meteor shower of 2012, is what NASA calls the most intense of the year and will peak overnight Dec. 13 to 14. From 11 p.m. today, Dec. 13, to 3 a.m. Dec. 14, EST, meteor experts from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be available to answer your questions via a late-night Web chat. There will be two ways to ask your questions: The year 2012 has been an interesting one for skygazers, with the Orionid meteor shower in October, a blue moon in August (the last until 2015), the Perseid meteor shower, the discovery of a fifth moon around dwarf planet Pluto in July and the Venus transit in early June. Do you follow the what's happening in space? Tell us in comments. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The rover is just four months into a two-year mission on the Red Planet.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Anyone hoping for the detection of signs of life on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover may be disappointed with information released during a press conference Monday. First, the $2.5 billion rover that landed in Mars on Aug. 5 is there to determine if the Red Planet could ever have supported microbial life. Scientists are particularly interested in organic compounds. But there's more that complicates the mission for those who just want to know if there's life on Mars. "Organic molecules do not equal life," Patrick Rowan writes for The Republican. "They are just a major component." But Rowan just wants to know — Is there life on Mars or not? "You’d think that after all the probes we’ve sent there over the years — including four rovers (two…
Sunday, October 21, 2012
In addition to Orionids, skygazers will see Venus, Mars, the dog star Sirius and bright winter constellations such as Orion, Gemini and Taurus.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
According to NASA, the 2012 Orionid meteor shower is peaking this morning. Best viewing tips? Find dark skies away from city lights, look straight up at the skies, allowing your eyes to take in as much of the sky as possible. Allow your eyes at least 30 minutes to "dark adjust" and see the meteors. NASA is also hosting a web chat until 3 a.m. Also view a live Ustream video feed of the Orionid meteor shower showing the skies over Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Did you know the smallest iPod, an 8-gigabyte iPod Nano, is 100,000 times more powerful than Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2?
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Considered a relic of the early Space Age, Voyager 1 is still in operation approaching the boundary that separates the solar system from interstellar space — the space between the solar system and the stars. Wednesday, Sept. 5, marks the 35th anniversary of Voyager 1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn, and according to an Associated Press report posted on NewYork.Newsday.com, Voyager 1 used Saturn as a gravitational slingshot to catapult itself toward the edge of the solar system, which is enveloped in a giant plasma bubble, and is now flitting around the fringes. Outside the bubble is a new frontier in the Milky Way — the space between stars. Voyager 1 is in uncharted celestial territory, the report reads, and the boundary that separates …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Some meteors will be visible after 10 p.m., but the best times to view them will be from midnight to dawn, with peak time from 3 to 5 a.m.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Did you miss out on seeing meteors last night? Look up again tonight! According to NASA, while the rates of meteors will be lower — about 40 per hour — skywatchers can still see Perseids after 10 p.m. The best times to view them will be from midnight to dawn, with peak rates between 3 and 5 a.m. Sky gazers should look for dark, clear skies away from city lights. NASA recommends lying on your back and looking straight up, taking in as much of the sky as possible. Allow your eyes at least 30 minutes to adjust to the dark. About the Perseids The Perseids have been observed for at least 2,000 years and are associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Each year in August, the Earth passes through a cloud …
Perseid rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in the night sky.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
The 2012 Perseids peak is under way, and here are some viewing tips from NASA astronomer Bill Cooke. According to Cooke, the Perseids should have become visible about 10 p.m. local time, with rates increasing till dawn. Observers with clear, dark skies can expect rates of one per minute or thereabouts. Standard meteor viewing applies. Lie on your back (blanket, sleeping bag, lawn chair) and look straight up. Don't use binoculars or telescopes — they have too small a field of view — and don't look toward the radiant in Perseus, as the meteors in the direction will have short trains and be less spectacular. Avoid looking at the waning crescent moon if possible. Perseid rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The chat will run until 1 a.m.
Curious about Venus's glide across the sun? Have questions? NASA is hosting a live web chat with planetary and solar scientists, during which you can ask questions and learn more about this astronomical event. From 9 to 11 p.m., Dr. Melissa McGrath will take questions as the transit peaks and begins to wane. Some of the questions asked so far include: About chat expert Melissa McGrath Melissa A. McGrath serves as the Chief Scientist in the Science & Technology Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. She has undergraduate degrees in Physics and Astronomy, and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Virginia. She is a planetary scientist who specializes in studies of the gas giant planets and their satellites, particularly Io, …
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