Press Releases

US-UK Collaborate on Space Weather

By Staff Writers on June 27, 2012

Artist's rendition of spacecraft being impacted by Space weather (Credits: ESA). On June 26, the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir John... Read more →

Deep Space Exploration

Approaching a New Era of Space Exploration: Interstellar Travel

By Stavros Georgakas on June 27, 2012

Recent data from Voyager 1 have led NASA scientists to believe that the deep-space probe has reached a region where charged particles from beyond... Read more →

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Earth Safe from Asteroid 2012 LZ1 for 750 Years

By Merryl Azriel on June 26, 2012

Asteroid 2012 LZ1 as photographed by the Arecibo Observatory (Credits: Arecibo). Asteroid 2012 LZ1 was discovered on June 10, 2012 and classified... Read more →

Extreme Solar Weather

Noctilucent Clouds Photographed from ISS

By Staff Writers on June 26, 2012

Source: NASA Polar mesospheric clouds in the Northern Hemisphere are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 31 crew member on the... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

NASA and ESA to Test Laser Communication

By Pedro Vaz Teixeira on June 26, 2012

A green laser aims for the moon in an optical test (Credits: ESA). NASA and ESA are scheduled to test a laser communication link from a NASA... Read more →

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NASA Engineers Anticipating “Seven Minutes of Terror” During Curiosity Landing

By Staff Writers on June 25, 2012

The massive, nuclear powered Mars Science Lander is due to land Curiosity on the Martian surface on August 5. In the intervening months since MSL's... Read more →